ASD 6 & EL1 Solution Architects

Australian Signals Directorate; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Signals Directorate in Australia is seeking an EL1 Solutions Architect to lead a team, guide design and architecture across divisions, and manage key stakeholder relationships to deliver strategic ASD capabilities.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and delivering outcomes aligned with ASD Enterprise Architectures. Applicants should be ready to operate in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Think critically and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Be innovative, team oriented with a passion for building ASD capability.
• Exhibit initiative and focus on continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence to collaborate in a growing team.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with delivery divisions to develop designs, policies, standards and frameworks to support a broad range of business use cases, ensuring consistency across the organisation, and compliance with security standards.
• Identify and apply appropriate tools and methods in architecture development to ensure consistency across projects.
• Facilitate reviews and evaluate proposals against existing architectural standards, guidelines, principles, design patterns and technical reference models.
• Act as a subject matter expert to ensure architectural designs align with ASD’s Enterprise Architectures.
• Demonstrate research and analysis skills to support solution design and development of options for business needs.
• Represent the interests of ASD on internal and external forums and committees.
• Draw on project management knowledge to contribute to project plans and documentation.
• Actively manage key stakeholder relationships and communicate methodologies to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Team player

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Continuous improvement

Job description

An ASD 6 and EL1 Solutions Architect may lead a team and will be accountable for the outcomes of the teams work through appropriate use of resources to produce and achieve outcomes. An EL1 Solutions Architect will also be responsible for actively managing key stakeholder relationships.

Key Duties:

• Work collaboratively with delivery divisions to develop designs, policies, standards and frameworks to support a broad range of business use cases, ensuring consistency across the organisation, and compliance with security standards.
• Ensures appropriate tools and methods are identified, understood and employed in architecture development. In order to retain consistency with specified requirements across projects or programs.
• Facilitate the review and evaluation of proposals against existing architectural standards, guidelines, principles, design patterns and technical reference models.
• Act as a subject matter expert and a source of guidance for projects to ensure architectural designs and solutions align with ASD’s Enterprise Architectures.
• Demonstrate detailed research and analysis skills in support of the solution design activities and the development of options to achieve the required business needs.
• Represent the interests of the ASD on a range of internal and external forums and committees.
• Draw upon project management knowledge to contribute to project plans and documentation.
• Actively manage key stakeholder relationships and be required to identify relevant stakeholders’ expectations and concerns to develop and communicate methodologies and practices to achieve outcomes.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au)

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for applicants with the ability to think critically, those who are able to communicate with both technical and non-technical people, and who are motivated to learn and develop their skills. Our Ideal candidates will:

• Have the ability to be innovative, team orientated and have a passion for building or supporting strategically important ASD capability.
• Be able to exercise good judgement, demonstrate initiative and have a focus on continuous improvement.
• Be team players, great communicators and have a high level of emotional intelligence to work within our growing team and bring others on the journey as we mature ASD’s enterprise architecture practice.
• Have a passion for providing excellent support to business stakeholders, senior leadership and the organisation as a whole.
• Value the importance of being part of a diverse and inclusive team to deliver results in support of broader organisational goals and aims in a fast-paced environment.
• Have the ability to think critically, communicate with both technical and non-technical people, and who are motivated to learn and develop their skills.
• Embrace the challenge of joining an organisation undergoing rapid growth and transformation, and supporting outcomes to further Australia's national interest.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 13 September 2026