ICT Infrastructure Architect (Grade 6), SWARH

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ICT Infrastructure Architect (Grade 6), SWARH

Employment Type- Temporary Full Time

Hours per fortnight -80

Job Category -Technical - Information Technology/Services

• Build your career with Victoria's largest regional health service and make a difference across South West Victoria with SWARH
• Join a supportive, high-performing team making a real community impact
• Enjoy great work-life balance in our beautiful town, just minutes from the Great Ocean Road and Bellarine Peninsula
• Temporary full-time role until 29.10. hours per fortnight ADOs Five weeks' leave (pro-rata) & salary packaging benefits

About the role

As the ICT Architect you will be responsible for designing, developing, and governing the ICT systems required to support safe, reliable, and innovative delivery of health services. This role provides strategic and technical leadership in shaping ICT roadmaps for SWARH and the health service members, ensuring that all technology platforms, whether on premises, cloud-based, or hybrid, are secure, stable, cost-effective, and aligned with clinical and operational priorities.

You will provide expert guidance on complex system integration, resilience, disaster recovery planning, and the adoption of modern technology patterns. You'll drive standardisation, reduce technology risk, and ensure that technology decisions support the organisation's long-term digital strategy while enhancing patient care, clinical safety, and operational efficiency.

Keyresponsibilities

• Develop and maintain ICT architecture, technology roadmaps, standards and patterns aligned with organisational, clinical and digital health priorities.
• Ensure technology solutions are secure, resilient and compliant with cybersecurity, privacy, clinical safety and health industry requirements.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide specialist ICT architecture advice across procurement, vendor selection and contract negotiations.
• Drive the adoption of emerging technologies, automation, standardisation and fit-for-purpose solutions that improve clinical workflows, patient outcomes and service efficiency.

What we're looking for

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in ICT architecture or senior ICT engineering roles across multiple technical domains, including networking, storage, compute, data centres, cloud platforms and identity.
• Experience with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, SABSA), or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud platforms and hybrid architectures.
• High-level of effective communication skills (oral presentation, written, information presentation).
• Demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to business problems proactively identifying improvement opportunities to add value to business operations.

Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.

Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction

A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Attractive salary packaging benefits

Living expenses capped at $9,010

Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

For more information about working at Barwon Health,please clickhere

Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples,people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

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