Digital Business Programs - Senior Solution Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Remuneration

24/7 Wellbeing Support

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Fitness Passport

Novated Leasing

Job summary

Sydney Water in New South Wales seeks a Senior Solutions Architect within Digital to lead solution delivery and provide architecture leadership across Corporate & Governance programs. You will define end-to-end solution designs, collaborate with development teams, estimate total cost of ownership, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture to support the Digital Strategy.

This is a 24-month fixed-term backfill role; Australian citizenship or permanent residency is required.

Qualifications

• 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 years’ experience as a solutions architect.
• Good working knowledge of the Enterprise Architecture function.
• Proven architecture experience and skills across Corporate & Governance domains.
• Proven experience applying technology solutions to business problems at scale and complexity.
• Development and deployment experience on more than one platform.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement solutions within the Digital Business programs portfolio, aligning with Sydney Water Digital Strategy.
• Support Architecture Practice Improvement.
• Define, maintain and govern end-to-end solution designs and estimates to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure solutions align with defined architectures.
• Balance design choices for strategy, total cost of ownership, risk, and delivery timing to optimise business value.
• Estimate cost of end-to-end solutions and recommend options for minimal TCO.
• Ensure alignment to enterprise architecture, policies and standards.
• Ensure lifecycle management processes are in place.

Skills

Solutions Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

Architecture Evaluation

Multi-Platform Development

Education

IT/CS degree

TOGAF certification (Desirable)

Job description

About us

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 a Senior 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.
• Support Architecture Practise Improvement
• 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
• TOGAF certification – Desirable

Dive into Our Great Benefits:

• 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’s Terms and Privacy Policy and Sydney Water’s Privacy 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.

Do you think you are up for the challenge? We would love to hear from you! Please submit your resume, cover letter outlining your experiences and respond to the screening questions as part of the application.

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

If you require further information regarding this vacancy, please email [e-mail]

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