Solution Architect

Queensland Health; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Solution Architect within the Digitally Enabled Business Solutions team to lead architecture for large scale, complex ICT clinical projects. You will design fit-for-purpose solutions across business, information, application, technology and security domains, work with vendors, capture requirements and produce architecture documents.

Experience with clinical systems such as ieMR, pharmacy and radiology is highly regarded, with strong stakeholder engagement and

Qualifications

• Expertise in leading the development of solutions architectures for complex clinical systems.
• Ability to evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major architectural solutions and assess risks/issues.
• Promotes and ensures effective use of solution architecture techniques, methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design fit-for-purpose solutions across business, information, application, technology and security domains in line with Enterprise Architecture strategies.
• Collaborate with Vendors to identify solution capabilities and ensure strategic alignment.
• Ensure requirements are captured to drive architecture that meets stakeholder needs.
• Develop documentation including Solution Architecture Documents and Solution Implementation Designs.
• Consult, negotiate and communicate with stakeholders to promote shared understanding of the proposed solution.
• Advise on solution alternatives, architectural risks, and implications for large-scale projects.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder management

Clinical systems

Job description

An exciting opportunity is available within Digitally Enabled Business Solutions for a Solution Architect to provide expertise and undertake specialised program/project activities to enable the successful delivery of large scale, and complex ICT clinical Project.

The role

Reporting to the Program Director, this role is responsible for developing solution designs which are fit for purpose and encompass all appropriate design specifications to support successful solution build, implementation and operation.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Design fit for purpose solutions that fully encompass the architectural concerns of business, information, application, technology and security domains in alignment with Enterprise Architecture strategies, directives and standards.
• Work with Vendors to identify solution capabilities and assure strategic alignment.
• Ensure system requirements are sufficiently captured to drive the architecting of a solution that fully meets the needs and expectations of system stakeholders.
• Develop documentation including Solution Architecture Documents and Solution Implementation Designs.
• Consult, negotiate and communicate with system stakeholders and ICT professionals to promote shared and consistent understanding and acceptance of the proposed solution.
• Provide expert advice and communicate solution alternatives, architectural risks, issues and resulting implications with focus on clinical systems.
• Contribute in the development of strategic project plans and schedules, including the identification of project risks, issues and appropriate mitigation strategies.

Is this opportunity for you?

• To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate expertise in leading the development of solutions architectures for complex clinical systems as well as your proven ability to evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major architectural solutions and assess associated risks and issues. You will also have proven experience in promoting and ensuring the effective use of solution architecture techniques, methodologies and tools.
• Crucially, you will bring a positive and proactive approach to work and be able to work collaboratively within a high performing team. Building effective relationships with key senior stakeholders and decision makers is crucial to your success in this role. You will have exceptional ability to translate this into a comprehensive and efficient business solution and communicate this with stakeholders at all levels and of varying technical ability. You will be confident in consulting, negotiating with and providing high level advice around solution architecture principles, practices and processes to influence decisions on large scale project delivery.
• An understanding of clinical systems, including ieMR, pharmacy and radiology will be highly regarded, with the ability to lead technical discussions and solutions.
• You must have sound knowledge of at least one of the following:
• Enterprise Applications including complex Integrations at scale
• Clinical systems, supporting infrastructure and devices