Lead Solutions Architect

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Hive Pty Ltd is assisting a federal government regulator in Canberra to appoint a Lead Solutions Architect.

You will mentor a team of Solution Architects, set architectural direction, and ensure end-to-end designs meet business, security, performance, and regulatory requirements. You will work with stakeholders to translate needs into architectures, maintain artefacts and governance, and provide delivery oversight in line with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in software, solution, or system architecture within government or regulated environments.
• At least three years leading solution architecture teams or practices.
• Experience in scaled agile environments and PI Planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Solution Architects.
• Oversee end-to-end technology solution design and governance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into architectures.
• Develop and maintain architecture artefacts and governance docs.
• Provide governance and delivery oversight aligned with standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Solution architecture

Regulatory/government domain

Job description

Our client, an independent Federal Government regulator responsible for administering emissions reduction, carbon and renewable energy schemes, require the services of a Lead Solutions Architect.

Duties of the Lead Solution Architect:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Solution Architects, providing technical leadership, architectural direction, and quality assurance across solution design activities.
• Oversee the design and assurance of end-to-end technology solutions that meet business, security, performance, integration, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, to understand needs and translate requirements into solution architectures, and support informed decision-making.
• Develop and maintain solution architecture artefacts, including designs, diagrams, architectural decisions, and governance documentation.
• Provide architecture governance and delivery oversight, ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, reusable patterns, and the clients target state.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in software, solution, or system architecture role within government or regulated environments, including the development of end-to-end solution designs, architectural artefacts.
• At least three 3 years demonstrated experience leading solution architecture teams or practices, including providing technical leadership, assuring the quality of architecture deliverables, mentoring and driving architecture capability uplift.
• Demonstrated experience working within scaled agile environments, including participation in Program Increment (PI) Planning and feature assessment, facilitating architecture team scrum events, and architecture work prioritisation.
• Strong knowledge of architecture governance, technology evaluation, and technical risk frameworks (e.g. SABSA, TOGAF), and experience in integrating emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) into existing enterprise architecture and technology ecosystems.

Please note, applications close on Monday 12th October 2026 at 12pm, Canberra time. Recruitment Hive welcome late applications to be considered for future opportunities

Job ID 679818

We Value Diversity

The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.