1 Lead Domain Architect
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The National Disability Insurance Agency is seeking 1 x EL2 Domain (Data) Architect (Labour Hire) to provide strategic architectural leadership and direction across a defined business or technology domain. The Role The role is responsible for developing and maintaining the domain architecture, target state and transition roadmap, ensuring technology investments and solutions align with organisational strategy, enterprise architecture principles and business priorities. The role works across programs, projects and multidisciplinary teams to provide authoritative architectural advice, guide solution design and ensure consistency and interoperability across the domain. It identifies dependencies, opportunities for reuse and emerging architectural risks, and supports informed investment and technology decisions. At the EL2 level, the role operates with a high degree of autonomy and influence, providing strategic advice to senior executives and governance forums and leading the resolution of complex architectural issues that span multiple systems, programs and organisational boundaries. Role Requirements As part of the eligibility and suitability requirement, NDIA seeks Labour Hire Workers who are Australian citizens only. Successful candidates will be required to furnish valid evidence of citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check. Applicable for ACT, VIC and QLD: labour hire licences are required in the state that specified personnel are being contracted. The proposed rate should reflect the candidate's skills and experience against the Evaluation Criteria. Candidates that do not demonstrate these criteria will not be assessed. Candidates should be aware that rates may be negotiated further as part of the selection process. Tender Briefing A supplier briefing will be held for this role. Date: Wednesday 16th September Time: 1PM Meeting details will be posted in the "Q&A" section of the RFQ for invited Sellers only.
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