About the Opportunity

As Enterprise Architect, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future technology direction of WorkCover Queensland. Reporting to the Head of Architecture, you'll provide enterprise-wide leadership across technology strategy, architecture governance and transformation initiatives. Working closely with senior business and technology leaders, you'll help ensure technology investment decisions align to strategic objectives and deliver long-term value.

Working across a diverse portfolio of business and technology initiatives, you will:

• Lead the development of enterprise architecture roadmaps and target-state architectures that support WorkCover's strategic vision.  
• Chair the Architecture Design Authority (ADA), influencing enterprise-wide architecture and technology investment decisions.
• Partner with executives, business leaders, product owners, program and project managers to align business priorities with technology outcomes.
• Provide strategic guidance across cloud, data, integration, digital and enterprise platforms, enabling informed and future-focused decision-making.
• Shape and evolve architecture governance, standards, policies and practices that support a modern and scalable technology environment.
• Mentor architects and champion architectural thinking across the organisation, helping strengthen capability and architectural maturity.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities that deliver meaningful business outcomes.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Enterprise Architect seeking broad enterprise influence, executive engagement and the chance to shape the strategic direction of technology within a purpose-driven organisation.

What You Will Bring

You are an accomplished Enterprise Architect with a proven ability to influence business and technology strategy within complex environments. Combining strategic thinking with pragmatic decision-making, you're comfortable engaging senior stakeholders, guiding technology investment decisions and driving enterprise-wide outcomes.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, strategic technology planning, architecture consulting or large-scale technology transformation initiatives. [
• Proven success developing target-state architectures, technology roadmaps and enterprise-wide architecture strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Deep expertise across modern technology ecosystems, including public cloud, SaaS, APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, integration and data platforms.
• Experience operating within medium to large organisations, working across both project-based and product-based delivery models.
• Strong architecture governance experience, including the development of architecture standards, policies, practices and decision-making frameworks.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across business and technology functions.
• Experience coaching and mentoring architects and technology professionals, helping lift organisational capability and architectural maturity.
• A strong understanding of technology investment, business strategy, financial management, risk management and value realisation.
• Experience within financial services or similarly regulated environments will be highly regarded.
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

How do I apply?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Applications close at 5pm, Monday, 26th October 2026.

We are committed to ensuring WorkCover reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTQIA+SB community, people of all ages, people who are neurodivergent, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Acceptance of applications submitted after advertising closes is at the discretion of the selection panel.

To ensure you have the best and most inclusive experience, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you confidently showcase your skills and potential. You can contact us at recruitment@workcoverqld.com.au or let our recruitment team know during your conversation with them.

Pre-employment checks will be conducted on all prospective employees. This includes a Right to Work in Australia Check, Police Check, Education Check, Reference Check, and where appropriate a Visa Check. The information provided will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld). All permanent appointments are subject to a probationary period in accordance with our policy.