Solution Architect - Asset Management Platforms & Integration

DWS Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

DWS Group seeks a Solution Architect to lead asset management platforms, GIS, and data integration initiatives. You will drive architecture governance, integration strategy, and technology roadmaps within a hybrid environment.

The role requires senior architecting across IBM Maximo, ArcGIS, and Azure Integration Services, with strong stakeholder engagement. Hybrid work with 2+ onsite days is offered, and a 6+ month term is stated.

Qualifications

• Lead architecture across asset management, GIS, integration, and data initiatives.
• Provide expert advice on technology direction, risks, and trade-offs.
• Develop end-to-end solution architectures across applications, data, infrastructure, security, and ops.
• Act as technical authority across inception, business case, procurement, and delivery phases.
• Support pre-project and investment planning through architecture assessments and roadmaps.
• Translate strategic requirements into solution architectures and detailed design artefacts.
• Facilitate workshops and architecture reviews to validate requirements and approaches.
• Define functional and non-functional solution requirements.
• Lead architecture across IBM Maximo, ArcGIS, Azure Integration Services, API Management, and more.
• Establish integration patterns, data exchange standards, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture activities across asset management, GIS, integration, and data initiatives.
• Provide expert advice on technology direction, risks, and trade-offs.
• Develop end-to-end solution architectures covering applications, data, infrastructure, security, and operational support.
• Act as the technical authority across inception, business case development, procurement, and delivery phases.
• Support pre-project and investment planning through architecture assessments and roadmap development.
• Translate requirements into solution architectures and detailed design artefacts.
• Facilitate workshops and architecture reviews to validate requirements and proposed approaches.
• Define functional and non-functional solution requirements.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Asset Management

GIS

Azure Integration Services

API Management

Security & governance

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

IBM Maximo

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Utility Network

Service Bus

Event Grid

Function Apps

Logic Apps

API Management

Job description

Solution Architect - Asset Management Platforms & Integration

DWS is seeking an experienced Solution Architect - Asset Management Platforms & Integration to provide architecture leadership across enterprise asset management, GIS, integration, and data platforms within a large asset-intensive utility environment. This role will act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders while leading solution design, architecture governance, integration strategy, and technology roadmap activities.

Where: Shepparton, VIC
Type: ACN or Max Term
Start: ASAP
Length: 6 months+
Style: Hybrid; 2+ days onsite
Salary: Up to $1,250/day (ACN) or up to $250K inc super (Max Term)

Role Requirements

• Lead architecture activities across asset management, GIS, integration, and data initiatives.
• Provide expert advice and recommendations on technology direction, solution options, risks, and trade-offs.
• Develop end-to-end solution architectures covering applications, integrations, data, infrastructure, security, and operational support.
• Act as the technical authority across project inception, business case development, procurement, and delivery phases.
• Support pre-project and investment planning through architecture assessments and roadmap development.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand strategic and operational requirements and translate them into solution architectures and detailed design artefacts.
• Facilitate workshops and architecture reviews to validate requirements and proposed approaches.
• Define functional and non-functional solution requirements.
• Lead architecture across key technology domains including:
  • IBM Maximo Asset Management
  • ArcGIS Enterprise / ArcGIS Utility Network
  • Azure Integration Services
  • Logic Apps
  • API Management
  • Service Bus
  • Event Grid
  • Function Apps
  • Enterprise Data Platforms
  • Cloud & Hybrid Integration
  • Asset and Work Management Systems
  • GIS and Spatial Data Platforms
• Design and govern integrations between asset management, GIS, enterprise platforms, operational technologies, and third-party systems.
• Establish integration patterns, API strategies, event-driven architectures, and data exchange standards.
• Ensure Azure Integration Services are leveraged appropriately and consistently.
• Define data architecture, governance, migration approaches, and transition strategies.
• Lead data migration assessments, mapping activities, quality reviews, and data transition planning.
• Ensure data integrity, lineage, ownership, and compliance requirements are addressed.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, privacy, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Work with security and risk teams to assess risks and define appropriate controls.
• Provide technical input into procurement activities, tender responses, vendor evaluations, and solution assessments.
• Establish and maintain architecture standards, principles, reference architecture, and design patterns.
• Review solution deliverables to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture objectives.
• Identify and manage technology risks, technical debt, and architectural impacts.
• Ensure solutions are supportable, maintainable, secure, and operationally ready.
• Define support models, monitoring requirements, service management considerations, and transition plans.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, consulting, and influencing skills.
• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, energy, transport, water, or other asset-intensive environments is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting Utility Network implementations, data migration initiatives, master data management, and large-scale digital transformation programs is highly desirable.
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification is highly desirable.

About Us:

Since 1991, DWS has been helping organisations across Australia reimagine what's possible through technology, business, and management consulting. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Canberra, our 300+ locally based consultants bring deep expertise and fresh thinking to every project. We deliver end-to-end solutions spanning IT consulting, Staff Augmentation, Managed Delivery, Data & Analytics, Cloud, AI and Automation.

Our strength lies in our people; each consultant is carefully selected for their expertise, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Together, we deliver impactful solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and long-term value. At DWS, we don't just meet expectations - we redefine them.

Applicants must hold Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency (PR), or other permanent work rights - DWS are unable to sponsor or support visas.

DWS encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

www.dws.com.au