Information Architect

At Harrison McMillan, our mission is simple: to change lives, one placement at a time. As a trusted recruitment partner to government and industry, we connect exceptional people with opportunities where they can make a genuine impact.

Harrison McMillan is seeking an experienced Information Architect to support information architecture, governance, taxonomy, metadata, and enterprise information management initiatives.

This is a long-term contract until 30 June 2027 with 3 x 12-month extension options and is based in Canberra, ACT. Hybrid working arrangements are available, with an expectation of approximately 2 days per week onsite.

Due to the nature of this role, a Baseline security clearance is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct stakeholder engagement and information discovery workshops.
• Assess current-state information environments, repositories, and information assets.
• Design enterprise information architecture frameworks, taxonomies, metadata structures, and classification models.
• Develop information governance standards, recommendations, and documentation.
• Support integration and interoperability requirements across systems and services.
• Contribute to Agile delivery practices and maintain work items in Azure DevOps.
• Provide stakeholder briefings, governance presentations, knowledge transfer, and implementation support.

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and governing enterprise information architectures.
• Experience developing information models, taxonomies, metadata frameworks, classification structures, and content architectures.
• Proven ability to engage and influence business and technical stakeholders, including executives and governance forums.
• Experience establishing information governance frameworks, standards, and compliance practices.
• Strong communication, workshop facilitation, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.

Desirable Criteria:

• Ability to demonstrate positive social, environmental, and sustainability outcomes.
• Competitive and low-risk pricing approach.
• Ability to present a low-risk delivery model for the engagement.

RFQ Closing Date: 11 September 2026

Apply now or contact the Harrison McMillan team for a confidential discussion.