At Water Corporation we're shifting our focus to the next phase of our strategic plan - building on strong foundations to strengthen capabilities, modernise systems, and accelerate innovation across the business. This phase is about elevating how we deliver technology services: making them faster, more responsive, and more closely aligned to the needs of our people, our operations, and our customers. To support this evolution, we're recruiting for key roles that will be pivotal in strategically shaping a modern, collaborative, and customer‑centric Information & Technology Group. If you're excited about leading innovation, finding smarter ways of working, and making a meaningful impact, now is the perfect time to join us.
About the role
Water Corporation is seeking a highly experienced Principal – Infrastructure Architect with a proven background in traditional enterprise infrastructure and a strong track record of leading organisations through cloud‑first transformation.
This senior role is responsible for developing and implementing infrastructure roadmaps that modernise legacy environments and enable cloud adoption, ensuring platforms and services are secure, resilient, scalable and aligned with business and technology strategy.
Real benefits that matter
- Real flexibility with options to work from home or negotiate flexible work hours
- An additional 2 well-being days each year
- Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
- Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 16%. This includes an 12% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution
- Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
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What the role will involve:
In this role, you will guide enterprise infrastructure architecture strategy and ensure technology investments and platform evolution support business priorities and long-term sustainability.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading development of infrastructure architecture roadmaps aligned with corporate and IT strategy, these will include End User and Mobility Services, Network Services, Storage Services, Platform Services and System Management.
- Providing strategic input into future infrastructure planning, focusing on transitioning to Cloud Services, Infrastructure as Code and Governance as Code.
- Guiding technology selection and integration to maximise value and support business priorities
- Translating infrastructure lifecycle strategy into short- and long-term planning
- Reviewing business requirements and recommending appropriate infrastructure solutions
- Collaborating with delivery teams and service providers to ensure solution quality and alignment with standards
- Developing and maintaining infrastructure architecture standards and governance practices
- Ensuring projects and platform teams comply with architecture principles and standards
- Developing phased infrastructure uplift and transition plans across platforms and environments
- Supporting governance processes and contributing to enterprise architecture repository accuracy
- Participating in architectural governance forums and collaborating on architectural decisions to guide critical technology decisions
- Researching emerging infrastructure and platform technologies to inform future capability.
Mandatory skills and experience:
You will bring strong enterprise infrastructure architecture experience combined with the ability to influence strategic technology outcomes across a large organisation.
You will demonstrate:
- Degree qualification in Information Technology or related discipline
- Extensive experience in infrastructure architecture and strategic planning
- Experience defining and implementing infrastructure strategy in complex enterprise environments
- Strong experience across infrastructure lifecycle management including installation, operation and optimisation
- Experience working within Agile or scaled Agile delivery environments
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and governance frameworks such as TOGAF
- Appropriate certifications including AWS Architecture certifications
- Ability to understand technical and organisational dependencies across enterprise environments
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
In addition, the following will be desirable:
- Experience with Operational Technology
- Experience with Firewalls
- Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Experience with ArchiMate
Apply: If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.
Applications close Tuesday 10th March 2026
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace
Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.
We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.
Applicants with disability who require adjustments during the recruitment process including an alternative format of the application form, can contact a Recruitment Officer at [email protected]or 08 9420 2000.
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