ICT Infrastructure Architect (Grade 6), SWARH

• 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 29.10.2027 | 80 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.

Key responsibilities 

• 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.

Position Description  

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

Barwon Health staff benefits 

• Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction 

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

• Extensive professional development opportunities 

• 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 click here 

Diversity and inclusion 

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. 

Child safety 

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards 

Additional information 

If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at peopleassist@barwonhealth.org.au 

All appointments are subject to: 

• Satisfactory Police Record Check 

• Immunisation Status Clearance 

• Working with Children Check (if applicable) 

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Please note: We do not accept resumes via email.