Enterprise Architect

This role sits within the Digital Services function and works closely with delivery teams, platform leads, service owners, security, data, and business stakeholders across Council. The role operates with enterprise‑wide influence, providing guidance and assurance across multiple domains

He angituutanga: The opportunity 

Are you Hamilton City Council’s next Enterprise Architect?

This is a newly created role and it’s an exciting time to join HCC as we strengthen enterprise-wide architectural decision-making and long-term sustainability across our digital environment.

Our purpose is to improve the wellbeing of Hamiltonians. To fulfil our purpose, we’re working to become the leading community‑focused Council unlocking Hamilton’s full potential and making it the best place to live. 

As our Enterprise Architect, you’ll provide enterprise-wide architecture leadership to ensure Council’s technology, data, and integration landscape is coherent, secure, and fit for purpose supporting reliable, sustainable digital services. 

Key responsibilities:

Enterprise architecture leadership

• Provide enterprise‑wide architecture leadership to ensure Council’s technology, data, and integration landscape is coherent, secure, and fit for purpose. 
• Maintain a current view of the technology landscape, key dependencies, and areas of material risk or technical debt.

Architecture standards and patterns

• Define and maintain practical architecture standards, principles, and reference patterns across applications, integration, data, and cloud.
• Ensure standards are clear, usable, and proportionate enabling delivery teams to move faster with less rework. 

Solution assurance and design guidance

• Provide architecture assurance for significant initiatives and changes, identifying design risks early and improving solution quality and maintainability.
• Guide solution design decisions in collaboration with delivery teams, platform leads, and vendors. 

Integration and interoperability

• Establish integration and API design patterns that reduce duplication and improve reliability and supportability. 
• Promote reuse and consistent approaches to integration design and documentation. 

Technology roadmaps and lifecycle stewardship

• Support the development of technology roadmaps and lifecycle planning to reduce obsolescence risk and improve investment sequencing. 
• Provide advice on technical debt and lifecycle constraints, including options and trade‑offs. 

Stakeholder engagement and influence

• Act as a trusted advisor to Digital Services leadership and key stakeholders on technology direction, options, and implications. 
• Communicate architecture decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences. 

How you’ll work (the “how”, not just the “what”)

You’ll enable delivery through early guidance and clear patterns (not late-stage gatekeeping), apply pragmatic judgement to balance delivery pace with sustainability and risk, and communicate clearly in plain language to build trust across teams.

You’ll also promote simplicity, reuse, and documentation to reduce key-person dependency, and apply proportional governance based on risk and complexity. 

We’re looking for someone who thinks in terms of organisational outcomes (not just technology solutions), demonstrates sound judgement in complex environments, and can influence across teams without line management responsibility.

You’ll be able to explain complex technical concepts in clear, plain language and bring a service-oriented mindset that helps teams succeed rather than creating barriers. 

Oo puumanawa me oo wheako | Your skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (information systems, computer science, engineering, or related); postgraduate qualification or professional certification in enterprise architecture / digital strategy / business transformation desirable. 
• At least 15 years’ post‑qualification experience in a complex environment, including substantial enterprise architecture and large‑scale systems/business transformation experience.
• Demonstrated experience defining and applying architecture standards, principles, and patterns across applications, integration, data, and platforms.
• Strong understanding of integration approaches, data architecture, and cloud-based platforms supporting reliable, scalable digital services. 
• Experience providing architecture guidance and assurance for major initiatives alongside delivery teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to balance delivery pace with long‑term sustainability, security, and risk management.

He aha te wariu o te utu kaimahi? | What’s the salary? 

Circa $160K dependent on skills and experience.

Ngaa waahi whakarato painga kei a maatou: What we offer 

• Flexible by choice; an award-winning flexible working policy.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Two Wellbeing days per year.
• Free health insurance through Unimed including hospital/surgery grade cover and discounted. membership rates for family members.
• Free annual health checks and flu vaccination.
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Eye testing/glasses cost reimbursement.
• Discounted purchases from local businesses; gym memberships, cafes, dentists, hairdressers and many more.

Me Tono Inaaianei!: Apply Now! 

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Applications close on the: 16/05/2026

Note: We will be shortlisting as we receive applications.

Council is committed to honouring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi through its relationship with Kiingitanga, Waikato Tainui, mana whenua and maataa waka within Hamilton Kirikiriroa.

All candidates will be notified of the outcome on their application via email. Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. View more information about these checks, our commitment to the Privacy act and details for international applicants by clicking here

It is important to us that we support you throughout our selection process (interview and assessments). If you have any access needs during this process, let us know in advance so we can make sure these are met.

As a council, we believe in creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and belongs. We value inclusiveness (Kotahitanga) – we respect and value the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents that everyone brings.

This role is being sourced directly. If/where Hamilton City Council requires the support of a recruitment agency, we will seek this support from our panel of selected agencies. Hamilton City Council will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any commissions, fees or other payments related to unsolicited contact.