Lead Solution Architect - Technology & Integration

Worley; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Employee wellbeing programs

Professional development

Job summary

Worley is seeking an experienced Lead Solution Architect to steer integrated architectures for mining technology outcomes. You will guide strategic direction, align business objectives with engineering plans and ensure cross‑discipline architecture alignment across IT and OT environments.

Responsibilities include delivering architecture governance, assurance, and senior guidance to project teams throughout study, design and delivery phases. A hybrid, flexible work approach is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Eng, or related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Architecture or IT is desirable.
• Experience leading architecture in mining, resources or infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of integrated solution architectures across technology and OT environments.
• Maintain architecture deliverables to support planning, design, governance and delivery.
• Provide input to business and technology requirements to support delivery.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, decisions and deliverables.
• Coordinate inputs across disciplines for alignment of business, tech and engineering outcomes.
• Define integration requirements and interoperability approaches across systems.
• Support governance, assurance and client approval through the project lifecycle.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to project teams.

Skills

Solution architecture leadership

IT/OT expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Traceability management

Architecture governance

Integration design

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Postgraduate architecture qualification

Tools

TOGAF

SABSA

ArchiMate

Azure Solutions Architect

AWS Solutions Architect

IEC 62443 / cybersecurity certs

Job description

Building on our past. Ready for the future.

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

The opportunity

Join Worley's team delivering EPCM services for one of Australia's largest copper growth programs with a leading global mining company. Spanning major underground mine expansions and processing infrastructure projects, this portfolio will help unlock future copper supply while offering the opportunity to work alongside a collaborative team that values belonging, innovation and shared success.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Solution Architect to lead the development and assurance of integrated solution architectures that support the successful delivery of technology outcomes across mining projects and studies.

As the architecture lead within a multidisciplinary project environment, you will provide strategic technical direction, guide architecture decision‑making, and ensure solutions align with business, operational and engineering objectives.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development of integrated solution architectures that support project objectives across technology and operational technology environments.
• Develop and maintain architecture deliverables required to support project planning, design, governance and delivery.
• Provide architecture input to business and technology requirements to support project delivery and operational objectives.
• Establish and maintain traceability between requirements, architecture decisions and project deliverables.
• Coordinate architecture inputs across project disciplines to ensure alignment between business, technology and engineering outcomes.
• Define integration and interface requirements to support effective interoperability across project systems and technologies.
• Support architecture governance, technical assurance and client approval processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide architecture leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to project teams throughout study, design and delivery phases.

What You'll Bring

• Extensive experience leading solution architecture development for major mining, resources, industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Ability to translate business, operational and technology requirements into architecture deliverables, including high‑level designs, architecture assessments and solution options.
• Knowledge of technology architectures supporting mining and industrial operations, including communications networks, operational technology, control systems, cybersecurity and enterprise applications.
• Experience working across Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) environments.
• Capability to define integration requirements, interface models and system interoperability approaches across enterprise, operational and engineering systems.
• Experience establishing and maintaining traceability between requirements, architecture decisions and project deliverables.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to build alignment across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience supporting architecture governance, technical assurance and client approval processes.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in Architecture, Engineering, Information Technology, Digital Transformation or Business.

Preferred Certifications

• TOGAF Foundation or TOGAF Certified.
• Architecture certification such as SABSA or ArchiMate.
• Cloud architecture certification such as Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Solutions Architect.
• Cybersecurity or industrial security certification such as IEC 62443 Foundation/Practitioner or CISSP.

Why you should apply

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.
• Ongoing professional development, learning opportunities and career progression.
• The opportunity to work on some of the world's most significant energy, chemicals and resources projects.
• A diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive.
• The chance to contribute to delivering a more sustainable world.

Moving forward together

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are empowered to thrive. We value diversity in experiences, perspectives and backgrounds, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you're excited by the opportunity to lead technology architecture outcomes for one of Australia's most significant mining growth programs, we'd love to hear from you.