Digital Business Programs - Senior Solution Architect

Sydney Water; City of Parramatta; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Wellbeing support

Discounted private health insurance

Fitness Passport

Novated leasing

Job summary

Sydney Water in Parramatta is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead design and delivery across Digital and Corporate governance programs. You will define end-to-end solution architectures, ensuring alignment with the Digital Strategy and enterprise standards, while guiding development teams.

The role requires a tertiary IT degree and 10 years in IT architecture, with at least 5 years as a Solutions Architect, and strong experience across governance domains.

Qualifications

• Ten years of IT architecture experience with five years in solutions architecture.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture and governance.
• Experience applying technology solutions to large-scale business problems.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement end-to-end digital solutions aligned with strategy.
• Govern solution designs, estimates, and architectures across programs.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure architectural alignment.
• Balance design choices for cost, risk, and delivery timing.
• Provide leadership across Digital and Governance portfolios.

Skills

Solutions Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Cost of Ownership

Leadership

Project design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology / Computer Science

Job description

Digital Business Programs - Senior Solution Architect

At Sydney Water, we're passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities, and our employees. We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve.

What will you be doing?

As aSenior Solutions Architect within Digital, this role is responsible both for solution delivery and for leadership across the Digital, Business Programs team. You will be supporting project design to ensure solutions meet business and user requirements and align to Digital Strategy.You will be part of team delivering key programs, projects within Corporate and Governance.

Your role will involve:

• Define and implement solutions within the Digital Business programs portfolio, effectively aligning with good practise, agreed patterns and the Sydney Water Digital Strategy.
• Define, maintain and govern Digital end to end solution designs and estimates to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Development teams to ensure that solutions as delivered are aligned with the agreed Solution Architectures.
• Balance solution design choices for execution of strategy, cost of ownership, risk, delivery timing and other business or technical constraints to define viable solutions optimised for business value over the life and portfolio of solutions.
• Estimate the cost of end-to-end solutions. Recommend solution choices according to minimal total cost of ownership optimising strategic content and delivery of enterprise roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment to enterprise architecture, policies and standards.
• Ensure that technical life cycle management processes are in place.
• 24 Months Fixed Term - Full Time (Secondment Backfill)

About the candidate

• Tertiary degree qualification in information technology, computer science or similar or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Information Technology architecture of which 5 year’s experience as a Solutions Architect.
• Good working knowledge of the Enterprise Architecture function
• Proven architecture experience and skills across Corporate & Governance domains
• Proven experience in the application of technology solutions to business problems in scale and complexity commensurate with Sydney Water
• Development and deployment experience on more than one platform
• Expert skills and considerable experience in the evaluation of business solutions and technology options
• Competitive Remuneration:We'll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.
• 24/7 Wellbeing Support:Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance:Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans.
• Fitness Passport:Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW.
• Novated Leasing:Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options.

As part of the application process, Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. Your personal information may also be used to establish a Dayforce talent profile. Your personal information will be collected in accordance with Dayforce'sTermsandPrivacy Policyand Sydney Water'sPrivacy Collection Statement - recruitment.

Please note as part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which include a criminal history check.

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.

Application close date: Friday the 21st of September 2026 11:59pm