Enterprise Architect (Health Domain)
- Macquarie University
- Australia, NSW
- Jun 19, 2026
Job Description:
PRIMARY DETAIL
$198,236 – $209,250 (HEW Level 10, Band 2), plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
2-year fixed-term appointment | Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office per week)
Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde
Macquarie University Health (MQH) is embarking on one of its most significant digital transformations to date. As part of our 2025 to 2029 Digital Health Vision, we are reimagining how technology enables clinical care, research and teaching, with the goal of becoming a leading Academic Healthcare Institution. At the heart of this journey is the replacement of our core Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, a foundational enabler of the strategy.
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect (Health Domain) to provide strategic leadership and architectural oversight that ensures our technology investments, platforms and roadmaps align with the Digital Health Vision, operational priorities and target patient experiences. This is a rare opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology strategy while playing a pivotal role on a landmark EMR program.
Reporting to the Director, IT Architecture, you will guide transformation initiatives across health functions, improving interoperability, simplifying complexity, strengthening governance, and enabling scalable, sustainable and secure digital services.
About the role
As an Enterprise Architect (Health Domain), you will develop and maintain the enterprise architecture across the health domain, ensuring current and future technology decisions support MQH objectives and the digital vision. You will:
Provide enterprise-wide architectural leadership to guide technology direction, simplify complexity, and align with organisational strategy and priorities.
Define, maintain and communicate the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards and roadmaps, including current-state, target-state and transition architectures, capability models and strategic roadmaps.
Provide architecture governance and assurance for major programs, projects, procurements and technology investments, and review and endorse solution architectures for alignment with enterprise standards.
Contribute to architecture governance boards and design authorities, managing exceptions, risks and technical debt in a controlled and transparent way.
Partner with internal IT teams to rationalise, modernise and optimise the technology landscape, reducing duplication and managing lifecycle costs.
Ensure architecture decisions incorporate security, privacy, compliance, resilience and sustainability requirements.
Mentor and guide solution architects, domain architects and technical leaders to uplift architecture capability and consistency of practice.
About us
Macquarie University Health is a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research.Australia's first and only fully integrated academic health sciences centre brings together Macquarie University Hospital, Clinics and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. Macquarie University Health | Hospital and clinics | Sydney
Macquarie University Information Technology (IT) supports the organisation's mission through reliable, contemporary and strategically aligned digital services and technology capabilities. With a strong service ethos and a commitment to collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, we work in trusted partnership with stakeholders across the University to enable digital transformation that drives clinical outcomes, service improvements and exceptional experiences.
About You (Selection Criteria)
You are a seasoned enterprise architect with deep expertise in the health domain, combining strategic insight with the ability to influence technology direction across a complex organisational environment. You bring strong commercial, technical and stakeholder capabilities, and a proven track record of aligning architecture practice with health business strategy and transformational outcomes.
Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline, or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience, with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
Extensive experience in enterprise architecture or senior architecture roles within a health context, including an understanding of hospital operations, clinical workflows and the digital health landscape, balancing business value, risk, cost, complexity and delivery feasibility.
Sound knowledge of enterprise architecture disciplines, frameworks, governance and strategic planning processes (TOGAF certification or training is highly regarded).
Well-developed strategic and critical thinking skills, with the proven ability to translate business needs into enterprise architecture direction, standards and actionable roadmaps aligned to organisational priorities.
Broad knowledge of core clinical platforms, cloud, data, integration, business architecture (process excellence) and customer experience journey mapping.
Capable stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and achieve outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups with competing priorities.
Experience in architecture governance and assurance, including reviewing solution designs, managing exceptions and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
How to Apply
To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the selection criteria (above).
Applications Close
Applications for this role will close on 5th July at 11 PM.
Why Join Us?
Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation over 60 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today.
We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index. Explore the fantastic benefits available to you when you become part of the team at Macquarie University.
Flexible, hybrid work arrangements
17% Superannuation
Subsidised onsite parking options
Extensive training and professional development programs
Onsite childcare facilities to support working parents
Onsite vacation care during school holidays
Discounted health insurance
Subsidised membership at our Sport & Aquatic Centre
Access to an Employee Assistance Program for free and confidential support
Convenient onsite GP, imaging, and physiotherapy clinics
Pre-Employment Checks
Macquarie University cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.
If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.
Applications Close:
05/07/2026 11:59 PM
A Place Where You Belong
At Macquarie, we believe diversity makes us stronger, inclusion drives our success, and belonging inspires us to do our best work. We are proud to foster a community where different backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued, and where our people are empowered to thrive through supportive leadership, shared responsibility, and a deep commitment to genuine care and respect for our community. Find out more about our vision for a truly inclusive workplace in our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework.
Flexible Work
At Macquarie, we believe by providing flexibility in when, where and how work is done, we can support our staff to manage their personal commitments, while optimising their work performance and contributions to the University. See how we lead in flexible work to enable an outcome focused and inclusive workplace. To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit our Jobs at Macquarie page.
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Job Description:
PRIMARY DETAIL
$198,236 – $209,250 (HEW Level 10, Band 2), plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
2-year fixed-term appointment | Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office per week)
Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde
Macquarie University Health (MQH) is embarking on one of its most significant digital transformations to date. As part of our 2025 to 2029 Digital Health Vision, we are reimagining how technology enables clinical care, research and teaching, with the goal of becoming a leading Academic Healthcare Institution. At the heart of this journey is the replacement of our core Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, a foundational enabler of the strategy.
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect (Health Domain) to provide strategic leadership and architectural oversight that ensures our technology investments, platforms and roadmaps align with the Digital Health Vision, operational priorities and target patient experiences. This is a rare opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology strategy while playing a pivotal role on a landmark EMR program.
Reporting to the Director, IT Architecture, you will guide transformation initiatives across health functions, improving interoperability, simplifying complexity, strengthening governance, and enabling scalable, sustainable and secure digital services.
About the role
As an Enterprise Architect (Health Domain), you will develop and maintain the enterprise architecture across the health domain, ensuring current and future technology decisions support MQH objectives and the digital vision. You will:
Provide enterprise-wide architectural leadership to guide technology direction, simplify complexity, and align with organisational strategy and priorities.
Define, maintain and communicate the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards and roadmaps, including current-state, target-state and transition architectures, capability models and strategic roadmaps.
Provide architecture governance and assurance for major programs, projects, procurements and technology investments, and review and endorse solution architectures for alignment with enterprise standards.
Contribute to architecture governance boards and design authorities, managing exceptions, risks and technical debt in a controlled and transparent way.
Partner with internal IT teams to rationalise, modernise and optimise the technology landscape, reducing duplication and managing lifecycle costs.
Ensure architecture decisions incorporate security, privacy, compliance, resilience and sustainability requirements.
Mentor and guide solution architects, domain architects and technical leaders to uplift architecture capability and consistency of practice.
About us
Macquarie University Health is a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research.Australia's first and only fully integrated academic health sciences centre brings together Macquarie University Hospital, Clinics and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. Macquarie University Health | Hospital and clinics | Sydney
Macquarie University Information Technology (IT) supports the organisation's mission through reliable, contemporary and strategically aligned digital services and technology capabilities. With a strong service ethos and a commitment to collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, we work in trusted partnership with stakeholders across the University to enable digital transformation that drives clinical outcomes, service improvements and exceptional experiences.
About You (Selection Criteria)
You are a seasoned enterprise architect with deep expertise in the health domain, combining strategic insight with the ability to influence technology direction across a complex organisational environment. You bring strong commercial, technical and stakeholder capabilities, and a proven track record of aligning architecture practice with health business strategy and transformational outcomes.
Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline, or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience, with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
Extensive experience in enterprise architecture or senior architecture roles within a health context, including an understanding of hospital operations, clinical workflows and the digital health landscape, balancing business value, risk, cost, complexity and delivery feasibility.
Sound knowledge of enterprise architecture disciplines, frameworks, governance and strategic planning processes (TOGAF certification or training is highly regarded).
Well-developed strategic and critical thinking skills, with the proven ability to translate business needs into enterprise architecture direction, standards and actionable roadmaps aligned to organisational priorities.
Broad knowledge of core clinical platforms, cloud, data, integration, business architecture (process excellence) and customer experience journey mapping.
Capable stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and achieve outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups with competing priorities.
Experience in architecture governance and assurance, including reviewing solution designs, managing exceptions and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
How to Apply
To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the selection criteria (above).
Applications Close
Applications for this role will close on 5th July at 11 PM.
Why Join Us?
Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation over 60 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today.
We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index. Explore the fantastic benefits available to you when you become part of the team at Macquarie University.
Flexible, hybrid work arrangements
17% Superannuation
Subsidised onsite parking options
Extensive training and professional development programs
Onsite childcare facilities to support working parents
Onsite vacation care during school holidays
Discounted health insurance
Subsidised membership at our Sport & Aquatic Centre
Access to an Employee Assistance Program for free and confidential support
Convenient onsite GP, imaging, and physiotherapy clinics
Pre-Employment Checks
Macquarie University cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.
If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.
Applications Close:
05/07/2026 11:59 PM
A Place Where You Belong
At Macquarie, we believe diversity makes us stronger, inclusion drives our success, and belonging inspires us to do our best work. We are proud to foster a community where different backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued, and where our people are empowered to thrive through supportive leadership, shared responsibility, and a deep commitment to genuine care and respect for our community. Find out more about our vision for a truly inclusive workplace in our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Framework.
Flexible Work
At Macquarie, we believe by providing flexibility in when, where and how work is done, we can support our staff to manage their personal commitments, while optimising their work performance and contributions to the University. See how we lead in flexible work to enable an outcome focused and inclusive workplace. To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit our Jobs at Macquarie page.
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