Shiraz Mohammed
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Experienced Chief Enterprise and Transformation Architect with over 25 years in technology and leadership roles across diverse sectors. Proven expertise in developing strategic plans, leading technology transformation, and aligning IT investments with business goals. Skilled in governing technology portfolios, driving innovation, and enhancing team performance. Demonstrated success in steering organisations towards secure and efficient technological solutions.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Skills
- Executive Leadership
- Technology Architecture Development
- Strategic Business Collaboration
- Program Management Director
- Stakeholder Relations
- Strategic Consultant
- Strategy and Planning
- Informed Recommendations
- Strategic Resource Planning
Work History
Head of Enterprise Architecture
VicRoads
01.2023 - Current
- Reporting to the CTO, Shiraz works closely with the business and VicRoads leadership team to present opportunities for major innovation and modernisation underpinned by effective astute technology enablement
- Plan and develop Enterprise Roadmap linking cohesively VicRoads JV domain architectures, solution architectures, digital and data products, platforms, applications, and cloud environments to support the strategic roadmap enabling future state business capabilities through an integrated technology environment
- Establish and manage enterprise technology governance and architecture guild
- Work across programs to migrate off the mainframe and other legacy components to enable a simplified IT landscape for the VicRoads, comprising of secure, modern and sustainable solutions
- Ensure obligations across the VicRoads business and providing Regulatory guidance and consultation to the State (Government) concerning Modernisation portfolio initiatives
Director Strategy and Security
VicRoads
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Ensured that Enterprise Security Architecture was aligned with Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF) and that any Solution was Architecturally lead and Secure by Design.
- Build, deliver and update the security framework to ensure the structures, components and practices protect the business information systems and data from threats and vulnerabilities
Director, IT Strategy & Value Delivery
Department of Transport and Planning
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Shiraz reported to the CIO and is responsible for overseeing IT Strategy, planning and partnering across DTP and the wider transport sector
- Development and ongoing custodianship of the IT Risk, audit and compliance posture across DoT
- Enterprise Architecture governance and strategic solutions
- IT Portfolio Performance and Optimisation
- IT Sourcing and Vendor Management
Chief Architect
Department of Transport and Planning
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Shiraz is responsible for the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) technology strategy and oversees information technology services to drive transport systems to improve the delivery of services to Victorians for simpler, quicker and safer journeys
- He is accountable for proactively and holistically leading the Departments responses to disruptive technologies forces by identifying and analysing the execution of change toward the desired business vision and targeted outcomes
- Develop 3-year Technology, Data and Cyber strategy and a transition architecture roadmap
- Establish and Chair Enterprise Governance for the Department to enable investment and prioritisation of program and projects
- Provide support and governance for VicRoads JV transition program to ensure timely outcomes for the TSA and rTSA
- Provide transitional and target state architecture for incoming Land and Planning function through Machinery of Government (MoG)
- Develop architectural roadmap for significantly large program of works for the department including but not limited to Common Corporate Platform, Human Capital Management System, Finance System, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System, Enterprise Asset Management (Geospatial) System
- Interfaces with: Department of Government Services (Digital Victoria), Cenitex, Department of Transport MTIA, CPVV, SRLA, Vendors, Research Organisations
Head of Enterprise Architecture
Department of Treasury and Finance
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Reporting to the CIO, Shiraz provides key strategic advice, operational models, financial/ cost-benefit analysis, overall direction, guidance, definition and facilitation for the development of programs and architectures required to meet DTF’s corporate goals and strategic priorities
- Shiraz acts as a thought leader on emerging technologies and business models
- Shiraz represents the CIO in leadership forums, advisory boards, project control boards and governance across the department and Whole of Victorian Government (WoVG)
- Establish Enterprise Architecture practice at the department defining principles, standards and framework to deliver new business solutions
- Developed an ICT strategy and roadmap with transitional and target state architectures
- Reshaped the data strategy for the State Resource Information Management System (SRIMS) – the Vic State’s Budget system
- Report to the CIO as his advisor in providing advanced advice in WoVG initiatives and directions
Program Director (Head of Data and Analytics)
Department of Justice
01.2016 - 01.2018
- As a Program Director and Head of Business Intelligence and Analytics practice at the department, Shiraz provided leadership and oversight necessary to realise the future state architecture and detailed program of work
- Shiraz was responsible for creating and developing BI Strategy, roadmap and architecture to establish a sustainable and business-centric business intelligence competency to enable evidence-based decisions by increasing use of data and analytics to achieve the department’s strategic priorities
- Lead a team of 60+ high performance team, responsible for governance, technical architecture and delivery, functional design and overall success of a $50M program
Management Consultant
Terra Firma
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Clients included: Telstra, Department of Justice, Scope, Bendigo Bank, WorkSafe Vic, Melbourne Water
- As a Strategy & Architecture Senior Management Consultant for Terra Firma, Shiraz was responsible for developing a three-year Digital Strategy Roadmap for transforming the business by delivering digital services through effective and efficient 'as a service' partnerships
- Created a clear decision-making process to be used for making recommendation for future decisions based on alignment to the strategic principles, impact on the business, complexity, and priority
- Enabled Terra Firma to support their business and engage with their clients to meet their service needs by bridging the digital divide
Management Consultant
DWS
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Clients included: Telstra, Australia Post, Melbourne Water, CUB, VicRoads
- As a Senior IT Management Consultant for DWS’s IT Strategy, Architecture and Business Consulting group, Shiraz assisted multiple clients with the development of business cases, process improvements and value streams
Education
Advanced Diploma -
01.2025
Master of Business and Technology -
01.2010
Bachelor of Computer Science -
01.2002
Accomplishments
- Worked with AI Engineering team to develop principles and framework, maturity assessment, governance, procurement guidelines for building responsible, ethical, fair and transparent AI and Gen AI, for AI and Gen AI systems.
- Developed and implemented three-year Technology, Data and Cyber Strategy, Technology Investment Roadmap and successful delivery through agile programs.
- Designed, established and chair a centralised Enterprise Design Authority (EDA) and Solution Design Authority (SDA) governance, consolidating the governance across 4 technology divisions and virtual relationships across 18 agencies and portfolios.
- Developed an organisation-wide Business Capability Model as a common reference to anchor the enterprise and connect stakeholder requirements with strategy and projects.
- Strategic influence and guidance of legacy system transition by ‘architecture led and secure by design’ to modernisation of a large $50M+ programs.
- Successfully led a team of IT professionals across the Business partnering, Enterprise and Solution Architecture (all domains), and Strategy & Planning functions to deliver on key IT management activities. Managed EA and Solution Architect resource demands for large organisations.
- Executed and achieved the overall business strategy and vision. The value of DTP’s investment in Information Technology has been maximised through conscientious engagement of significant stakeholders across government.
- Developed Investment Prioritisation Framework (quarterly/ annually) as an efficient means of filtering and prioritising initiatives that are most likely to deliver to an organisations corporate strategic plans, and to the relevant technology strategic plans and roadmap.
- Implemented an Enterprise Architecture tool (Orbus iServer360) and centralise all architectural artifacts for application rationalisation across the organisation.
- Set up Architecture Practice with standardised framework, principles, guardrails using TOGAF as a framework.
- Collaboratively worked with the senior leadership to support the strategic planning process and delivery of departmental priorities.
- Conference speaking – ICT Transformation Roadshow - The Foundations Underlying Next Generation Digital Business Models Within Government.
- Actively work with Forrester Research and Gartner, having a Technology Executive seat to shape a technology strategy that is adaptive, creative and resilient by design.
Certification
- Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) member
- Australian Computer Society (ACS)
- Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
- International Association of IT Architects (IASA)
- Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt, 2022
- Leading SAFe
- TOGAF 9.1 Certification, 2016
Activities
Outside of work, Shiraz enjoys 4-wheel drives and camping. He is a licensed football coach and has enjoyed coaching youth teams. He is also a keen property enthusiast is currently studying Advanced Diploma in Building and Construction Architecture.
Timeline
Director Strategy and Security - VicRoads
06.2024 - 12.2024
Head of Enterprise Architecture - VicRoads
01.2023 - Current
Director, IT Strategy & Value Delivery - Department of Transport and Planning
01.2022 - 01.2023
Chief Architect - Department of Transport and Planning
01.2020 - 01.2022
Head of Enterprise Architecture - Department of Treasury and Finance
01.2018 - 01.2020
Program Director (Head of Data and Analytics) - Department of Justice
01.2016 - 01.2018
Management Consultant - Terra Firma
01.2015 - 01.2016
Management Consultant - DWS
01.2011 - 01.2015
Building and Construction Architecture - Advanced Diploma,
University of New South Wales - Master of Business and Technology,
MaCQUARIE UNIVERISTY - Bachelor of Computer Science,
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