Solution Architect

Whizdom

Canberra

On-site

AUD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Whizdom in Canberra is seeking a Solution Architect with 7+ years of hands-on experience in system/platform design, software development, or administration. You will lead architectural decisions, drive cloud enablement, and foster collaboration to deliver a cohesive digital ecosystem.

The role demands strong communication, risk management, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, with a focus on resilience and strategic IT planning.

Qualifications

7+ years hands-on experience in system/platform design, software development or admin.
Strong written and verbal communication to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to analyse business and technical requirements for guidance.
Experience delivering multiple tasks in constrained resources.
Eager to learn and inspire others.
Critical thinking to challenge ideas for better decisions.
Self-motivated with minimal supervision to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture outcomes for operational maturity and business value.
Drive technology rationalisation to reduce debt and cloud transition.
Develop centralised reference architectures, standards, and blueprints.
Identify and integrate emerging technologies and automation.
Identify and manage architectural risks and dependencies.
Foster partnerships across technical teams and external partners.

Skills

System/Platform design

Software development

System/Platform administration

Technical communication

Requirements analysis

Independent work

Risk management

Education

CS/IT/Engineering-related degree

Job description

Seeking a Solution Architect with 7+ years of hands-on work experience in a system/platform technical design, software development or system/platform administration field.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Architecture Outcomes for Operational Maturity: Drive a strategic approach to technology investment that prioritises the delivery of a seamless, secure, and integrated digital ecosystem, ensuring technical output aligns directly with business value.
Drive Technology Rationalisation: Ensure all proposed technical solutions align with the Branch's strategic priorities—specifically reducing technical debt, eliminating ecosystem redundancy, and accelerating the transition to a high-velocity cloud environment.
Institutionalise Technical Knowledge: Develop and maintain a centralised repository of reference architectures, standards, and blueprints to eliminate Key-person risk and provide repeatable, optimised frameworks for service delivery.
Enable Innovation and Velocity: Identify and integrate emerging technologies and intelligent automation to pivot human capital from repetitive sustainment tasks toward strategic, high-impact initiatives.
Mitigate Systemic Operational Risk: Proactively identify and manage architectural risks and critical dependencies, ensuring enterprise resilience and the stability of corporate workflows.
Foster a Collaborative Enablement Culture: Build strategic partnerships across the technical cohort and external agency partners to optimise organisational throughput and ensure a cohesive approach to digital ecosystem delivery.

Mandatory Qualifications

Tertiary qualifications in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering- related discipline

Required Knowledge / Experience and tools

Demonstrated 7+ years of hands-on work experience in a system/platform technical design, software development or system/platform administration field.
Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities, including communicating technical and architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Proficiency in analysing business and technical requirements to provide strategic guidance and support decision making.
Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering multiple lines of tasking in a resource constrained environment.
An eagerness to learn and inspire others.
Ability to think critically and respectfully contest ideas to facilitate informed decision-making.
Resilience and drive to work independently with minimal supervision to achieve outcomes.

Desirable