EL2 Solution Architects

Softtest Pays; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company in Melbourne is seeking a Solution Architect to lead the development of solution architectures, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and alignment with business objectives. This role requires extensive experience in cloud environments and stakeholder management. Candidates should have a robust background in architecture across various domains, including large-scale projects. Certifications in architectural frameworks and cloud platforms are essential.

Qualifications

• 10 years of Solution Architecture experience.
• Experience in financial, health, or insurance sectors.
• Ability to translate business capability into technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality solution architectures.
• Align solutions with agency goals.
• Provide technical oversight during project delivery.
• Engage with businesses to understand objectives.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Technical Oversight

Agile Project Delivery

Cloud Environments

Education

Bachelor of Science/Business in Information Technology

Tools

Azure Certification

AWS Cloud Certification

TOGAF Certification

Job description

Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.

• Contract start 29 January 2024 to 12 months, 12 months extensions.

These are key roles providing technical leadership for the ongoing enhancement of the agencys critical operational systems and services. Working with the business and under the guidance of the enterprise architects, this role will be responsible for the creation of the solution architecture assisting the agency improve the integrity of the scheme through systemic capability uplift. The Solution Architect will ensure all solutions within their domain are both technically robust and provide the best fit for the business.

The Solution Architect role will focus across one or several of the following subject areas:

• Data Warehouse / Lake, Analytics
• Integration
• Fraud & Integrity process uplift

The duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver high quality solution architectures that are fit for business purpose
• Align solutions with Agency goals and objectives
• Ensure compliance with Enterprise Architecture reference models, principles, policies, standards and the strategic ICT roadmap
• Engage with the business to understand the tactical & strategic objectives and requirements
• Provide technical oversight and facilitate complex issues resolution arising during project delivery
• Ownership and accountability for the delivery of coherent technical solutions across the domain
• Represent the solution(s) being developed through all relevant governance processes.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission.

1. Demonstrated experience with large scale projects, and/or cloud environments with extensive customer base related to one of the subject areas above.

2. Excellent listening, communication, and stakeholder management skills

3. Broad technical & architectural background delivering solution architectures for projects

4. Experience balancing project and program, project, and organisational goals, as well as tactical and strategic drivers.

5. Must be able to translate business capability into technical requirements.

6. Act as the business conduit into the ICT function.

1. Experience / Qualification: 10 years of Solution Architecture experience Industry experience across financial, health or insurance sectors. Bachelor of Science/Business in Information Technology or equivalent tertiary qualification

2. Proven record of leading the architecture of enterprise class solutions and developing solutions aligned to the assigned subject areas.

3. Experience working in both Agile and Structured delivery environments.

4. TOGAF certified or equivalent IT architectural qualification and Azure or AWS cloud architectural certifications