Enterprise Architect

Spirit Super is a national, profit-for-member, industry super fund managing approximately $29 billion in funds. The fund offers strong outcomes, award-winning service, product excellence and financial sustainability to members across Australia. We are focused on creating Australia’s most dynamic superannuation fund by bringing customised super solutions to our members across all locations and life stages. 
Spirit Super and CareSuper are pleased to announce that they have entered into a binding agreement to merge the two funds. This comes after an extensive due diligence process, with the merger expected to be completed in late 2024.
About the role.

Reporting to the Manager, Cloud and Architecture, the Enterprise Architect works closely with other architects and the team to develop and mature the architecture practice and associated processes within the business. They will help to drive alignment between business goals and technological solutions, ensuring that IT investments deliver maximum value and drive organisational growth.
  
Picture yourself.

• Defining various architectural artifacts and processes to drive adoption and maturity of our architecture function
• Developing various current/target-state strategies and roadmaps to enable business growth and transformation
• Developing and maintaining the Enterprise Architect tool to proactively identify opportunities for application or cost rationalisation
• Staying connected with the latest trends and innovations in the IT industry, and developing plans on how the business might adopt or implement them
• Providing support and guidance to solution architects and various delivery teams across the organization
• Leading the Maturity Business Capability Model in consultation with business stakeholders
• Providing guidance and direction around technology impacts in implications of proposed business initiatives
• Applying a commercial focus on all architecture work to ensure the desired business outcomes are cost-effective
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

Who are we looking for?

We want people with spirit! We are looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in information technology or a related field
• Certification in a public cloud vendor (Azure or AWS)
• TOGAF, COBIT or similar certifications
• Extensive experience in various architect related roles, with at least two years at an Enterprise/Principle or Lead architect level
• Experience working at a high level across multiple architecture domains (business, application, data/integration, and technology)
• Deep understanding of architectural principles, methodologies, and best practices, with the ability to translate objectives into actionable plans
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

What’s in it for you.
Join a super fund on the rise. Spirit Super is growing and getting better all the time.  We are about to merge with Care Super and proud of it.
We need great people to help us fly into our merge. We celebrate diversity and inclusivity - it's in the heart of everything we do. As a valued member of our team, you can look forward to:

• We enjoy flexible/remote working arrangements. Hybrid employees have freedom to choose what days they work from home
• Career opportunities — we’re growing and love to promote internally
• Generous leave entitlements including five weeks annual leave per year
• A leading wellbeing program, including counselling, financial advice, nutrition and wellness coaching
• Thorough onboarding, induction, and training programs to set you up for success!

How to apply?

For now, all you will need is the information in this advertisement to apply by submitting your resume with a cover letter by 9am, Friday 5 April 2024.  You will receive a copy of the position description during the process if selected to proceed to an interview.
Your details will remain highly confidential in line with privacy legislation but may be shared with our merge partner Care Super in the future with your permission. 
And don’t forget…
Visit www.spiritsuper.com.au/about-us/work-with-us and view our current opportunities and other great benefits of working with Spirit Super.
At Spirit Super we recognise that prioritising diversity and inclusion and placing this at the core of everything that we do is essential to our success. To make sure that our culture and focus on our members best interest continue to accurately reflect and champion the varied perspectives of our community, we celebrate diversity and always strive to be inclusive, regardless of: social identity, that is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, age, caring, responsibilities, cultural background, disability status, gender, faith/no religion, LGBTQIA+ status and social class: and, professional identity, that is profession, education, work experiences and organisational role. 
Spirit Super is committed to accessibility and providing reasonable accommodations to all individuals participating in the application and interview process, and while performing their role. If you have any specific requests to help your application, please contact us at joinus@spiritsuper.com.au and one of our People and Culture team will follow up with you. 
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to reach out to us, we’d love to learn more about you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.Permanent, full-time, Competitive salary + 14% superannuation, Flexible, hybrid environment, work from anywhere in Australia