About us

Sydney Metro is Australia's biggest public transport project and first fully-automated metro rail network, connecting customers and transforming the way Sydney travels. Our new generation of driverless trains are fast, safe and reliable, and link with Sydney's existing public transport network to provide seamless journeys. Our 46 state of the art, fully accessible metro stations and precincts are designed to meet the evolving needs of our customers and communities.

With the Northwest line already in operation and works well underway on the City & Southwest, West and Western Sydney Airport lines, Sydney will enjoy a fully operational Metro network by 2030.

About the IT Team

The Sydney Metro IT team has undergone a recent transformation and consists of a vibrant group of experienced professionals who deliver lifecycle management across digital, product/platform, security and risk, customer experience, service management, application development/integration, architecture and technology portfolio management. 

The Strategy & Architecture Function

Leads technology design decisions and ensure overall technology alignment and interoperability within Sydney Metro and across the Transport for NSW portfolios.

Strategy & Architecture provides:

Business advisory and strategic alignment

Technology strategy

Technology governance, guardrails and Principles

Domain and solution architecture

Domain Architecture

Accountable to our customers, for our deliverables and for our behaviours by demonstrating the Corporate Values

Specialise in their area of practice & work as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the particular area, responsible for maintaining expertise and in-depth knowledge in their specialization

Challenge ourselves and each other to deliver quality outcomes for our customers in the most effective and efficient manner, delivering business value

Provide technical leadership and strategic advice to ensure continuous alignment between their domain and the broader ICT Strategy.

Ensure Strategic alignment to the Transport 2056, Corporate Plan, IT Strategy & supporting product & platform / application roadmaps

Stakeholder Management – actively engage in strategic stakeholder management to advise & influence the direction and prioritization of technology investment

Engaging across business (all levels) AND technology stakeholders to conduct Strategic Planning and define forward work plans, aligned to strategic direction

Vendor Management – Establish strong relationships with our strategic vendors and partners

Manage disruption to the portfolio through ad-hoc, cluster-wide or inter-agency demand

Contribute to the iteration of the IT Strategy, where required, in response to changing demands of the business

Prioritize work and manage time effectively to ensure we deliver against our commitments

The opportunity

Domain Architect – Business

Establishes and maintains key relationships with senior stakeholders to build and maintain a holistic view of the organisational strategy, processes, information and ​information technology assets, ensuring that the business and IT are in alignment, and links the business mission, strategy and processes of an organisation to its IT strategy. 

Builds and maintains the business architecture, including maturity across people, process and technology to underpin the technology portfolio, inform and prioritize investment based on corporate and business strategy and assess the impact of technology and organizational change. Looks across the Transport cluster for opportunities to consolidate and converge and leverage existing solutions where duplicate capabilities exist.

provides a clear picture of how organisational existing and future technology requirements may be accomplished in an effective, agile, sustainable and flexible manner. ​

chairs the Sydney Metro Portfolio Design Authority (PDA)

Your key accountabilities are:

Live the NSW Public Sector and organisational values to achieve outstanding outcomes for the organisation and customers

Provide high-level strategic advice, co-develop financial and business case models to assess technologies and assist in the prioritisation of future investment in technology systems and processes to support business objectives and the business eco-system

Lead all phases of enterprise architecture development, understanding demand, defining scope, modelling systems, analysing requirements and planning implementations in support of business objectives to enable the business to become operationally efficient and effective

Develop standards and reference models that support the implementation of the IT strategy for the organisation and provide architectural leadership in the resolution of inter-program and inter-project issues, including cyber security and translate business practices and processes into architectural roadmaps to enable delivery

Provide guidance and direction for design and implementation of development frameworks, guardrails and principles for consumption across multiple development teams

Undertake high-level research, horizon scanning and analysis to identify future IT trends, and assess and explain the value of existing investments and emerging technologies and their applicability to support business objectives for the domain

Maintain strict quality control with data standards within the organisation and lend expertise to other architectural domains to ensure quality and assurance

Support the platform teams in aligning their demand prioritisation and forecasting to the enterprise strategy, ideation and project costing

Support the business engagement team with strategic portfolio management and strategic planning to support business outcomes

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About you  

Experience or exposure to any or all of the Asset Lifecycle: Transport (Rail), Engineering and Design, Construction, Asset Management & Operations, Maintenance (desirable)

Experience developing a Business Architecture or high level business process map aligned with organizational strategy & operating model

Experience working with multiple strategic partners to deliver consistent IT services 

Experience Identifying and addressing complex IT issues and providing alternate solutions, based on well considered and balanced assessment of the facts and consequences

Recent certification in TOGAF & Business Architecture or Business Analysis (or equivalent experience)

Experienced in the use of Technology Architecture modelling tools (iServer365 preferred)

Experience assessing and responding to the impact of changes in the IT and public sector operating environment and ensuring a high integration with the agency’s strategic directions 

Salary and Benefits 

This is a Transport Senior Service role offering an attractive remuneration package. 

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Interested?   

Joining Transport for NSW, you’ll have access to a range of unique government benefits in a flexible work environment like no other. If you’re ready to step into this meaningful and rewarding role, we want to hear from you!  

How to apply 

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and answer all questions within the online application process.

Applications close: 11:59PM Friday 22nd April 2022

We are the community we serve

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.

We enable our people to work in ways that work for them and their teams. Working virtually and from different locations including regional locations, staggering work hours and job sharing are just some of the ways our people can work flexibly.

Please contact the Talent Specialist below if you require any adjustments to be made to how you interact with us throughout the recruitment process or would like to discuss flexible work options.

For any enquiries, please email Malcolm Constable at MALCOLM.CONSTABLE@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

We’re certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace

Our flexible work practices and policies for parental leave, employee and family wellbeing and family care enable us to provide genuine support for our people to thrive at work and at home.

Apply today to register your interest!

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Find out more about Sydney Metro at https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydney-metro. ​

Our COVIDSafe Measures Policy

All Transport for NSW workers are required to have:

appropriate evidence of being fully vaccinated with a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine; or

an approved medical contraindication.

You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status or apply for a medical exemption prior to securing this role.

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