Information Architect
At Wollongong City Council, we continuously strive to create an Extraordinary Wollongong. We focus on the delivery of exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.
Wollongong is a great place to work, live and play! Together, our responsibility is to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. Our strength is the diversity of our people.
We lead with courage, openness and curiosity and believe our employees are the key to our success. Learn more about us here.
The Opportunity
Play a key part in shaping how Council manages, governs, and uses information across the organisation. You'll be the go‑to for designing information standards, guiding data governance practices, and helping teams across Council make confident, informed decisions.
You'll join a supportive, collaborative Information Management team where your ideas are genuinely valued. You'll work closely with stakeholders from across the organisation from technical teams to senior leaders, helping them understand, use, and protect our information assets in smarter and more strategic ways.
If you enjoy autonomy, influencing outcomes, and building organisation‑wide alignment around information practices, this opportunity allows you to have a real impact.
This is a Permanent Full-Time position. Salary from $114,532 up to $136,938 per annum, plus superannuation. (Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)
What you will be doing
In this role, you will:
- Lead the development, implementation, and continual improvement of Council's information architecture and data governance practices.
- Develop enterprise data models, metadata standards, classification structures, and information management policies.
- Provide guidance across the organisation on data quality, accessibility, security, and lifecycle management.
- Analyse current and future information requirements to support system design and decision‑making.
- Partner with stakeholders to drive adoption of consistent information standards and lead consultative processes that support organisational outcomes.
- Contribute to and influence strategic information initiatives, including major digital transformation and data‑related projects.
About you
As an Information Architect with an Advanced Diploma or higher in Information Management or similar, and experience working across enterprise‑level information management environments, you bring:
- Demonstrated experience with data governance, information architecture, and stakeholder engagement.
- A proven ability to work independently and lead organisational alignment on data and information standards to shape Council‑wide information practices, and lead governance‑focused outcomes.
- A track record in architecting and implementing enterprise‑level data warehouses, master data management systems, data integration solutions, BI/analytics platforms, content management systems, and broader enterprise data management frameworks.
You are someone who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, translating complex information concepts into practical outcomes, and lifting organisational capability through influence rather than technical enforcement.
Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!
- True work-life balance
We know you work hard, and we make sure that effort is rewarded with real flexibility. Our hybrid work options, flex-time, and rostered days off mean you can maintain balance while delivering great outcomes.
- Great working conditions
Enjoy a 35-hour work week or a 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off (RDO).
- Career growth and recognition
We are committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Our initiatives include a reward and recognition program, corporate learning opportunities, study assistance, and leadership development programs to help you grow and succeed.
- Generous leave provisions
Benefit from five weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata) and access long service leave after just five years.
- Health, safety, and wellbeing
We prioritise a safe workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere. Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best and include an Employee Assistance Program, skin and hearing checks, vaccinations, and discounted gym memberships.
- A vibrant social culture
Join our Social Club for monthly activities, an annual trivia night, and fantastic Christmas events!
Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.
For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.
Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 16 March 2026.
We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability and veterans.
Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.
Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.
