Senior Digital Architect

About the Role

The Senior Digital Architect will serve a pivotal role in shaping the technology frameworks that underpin the Civil Aviation Authority's fulfillment of its safety and regulatory duties. This involves collaborating closely with business leaders, digital experts, and external collaborators to provide architectural guidance that ensures technology initiatives are practical, secure, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and deployment of solution architectures for various business and technology projects.
• Offer expert architectural advice and support to project teams and stakeholders.
• Create architecture alternatives and recommendations to achieve strategic objectives.
• Ensure all solutions adhere to enterprise standards, security protocols, and best practices.
• Work alongside stakeholders to comprehend operational requirements and translate these into effective technological solutions.
• Assess new and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to enhance organizational capabilities.
• Drive architectural decision-making and keep design documentation clear and up to date.
• Review and validate technical designs to confirm solutions meet their intended purpose.
• Develop business cases, including detailed analyses of costs, risks, impacts, and benefits.
• Support continuous advancement of system, data, infrastructure, and network architecture capabilities.

Candidate Profile

• Extensive experience in delivering architecture and design solutions within complex organizational environments.
• Capability to convert business demands into sustainable and practical technological solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence key decisions confidently.
• Competence in assessing technology alternatives and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills complemented by a pragmatic approach.
• Skilled at communicating intricate technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Proven experience leading architectural initiatives across projects, programs, or organizational efforts.
• A collaborative manner and dedication to building trusted relationships.
• Strong documentation, project planning, and governance skills.
• Holds relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience; TOGAF certification is particularly valued.

About the Organization

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) acts as New Zealand's aviation safety and security regulator, playing a vital role in protecting travellers, aiding the aviation sector, and enhancing the country's international standing. The organization's guiding principles are Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Transparency, and Collaboration. CAA is dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all employees feel respected, secure, and appreciated.

Benefits

• Five weeks of annual leave, plus an extra two days after five consecutive years of service.
• Immediate entitlement to sick leave and ten days of domestic leave annually.
• Employer contributions to KiwiSaver up to 4%.
• Vision care assistance.
• Flu vaccination program.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is NZD 136,939 to NZD 168,191, with starting pay determined by the candidate's expertise, skills, and experience as well as internal salary structures. Applications are welcomed from candidates who have the architectural know-how and passion to influence strategic technological outcomes and address complex challenges within the aviation system. The recruitment process is designed to be accessible and equitable; candidates with accessibility needs are encouraged to request support.