Solution Architect_EL2

DFP Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is seeking an EL2 Solution Architect (Labour Hire) to deliver complex enterprise architecture across the CDoF domain. You will produce architecture artefacts, designs and provide technical leadership to development teams and stakeholders.

Key duties include leading solution design, governance engagement and ensuring solutions align with agency goals while managing sensitive projects and external relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of Architecture experience with broad technical knowledge and leading complex enterprise design.
• Demonstrable experience developing and deploying enterprise-scale analytical solutions (SAS).
• Experience leading architectural design for Enterprise CRM and/or large-scale integration projects; Salesforce experience preferred.
• Excellent listening, communication and stakeholder management skills; translate business capability into technical requirements.
• Experience balancing fast-paced project goals with strategic and tactical drivers.
• Proven ability to contribute effectively within a team across mixed business and technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality solution designs and architectures that align with agency goals.
• Create and maintain architecture artefacts and detailed designs.
• Engage with business to understand objectives and requirements.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, leads and stakeholders to ensure alignment across domains.
• Provide technical oversight and resolve complex delivery issues.
• Represent the solution in governance councils and processes.
• Leverage SMEs and architects to maximize knowledge across the agency.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Analytical solutions (SAS)

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related

Tools

Salesforce

SAS

TOGAF

Azure

AWS

Job description

Job details

Role/s: 1 x EL2 Solution Architect

The EL2 Solution Architect (Labour Hire) is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes across the functions of the NDIA.

The position will exercise a considerable degree of independence to engage in very complex problem solving and issues management functions. The position requires exercising sound decision-making and judgement to produce high level architectural advice and operational support.

The EL2 Solution Architect (Labour Hire) is required to coordinate and assume responsibility and technical ownership for varied activities and sensitive projects. This includes producing architecture artefacts, detailed designs and providing direction and guidance to the development teams. The position is responsible for actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships and where required will represent and negotiate on behalf of the NDIA to advance the NDIA’s interests across a range of forums.

This a key role within the agency, providing technical leadership for the ongoing enhancement of the core technology platforms that support the Agency systems. Working with the business this role will be responsible for delivering cohesive solution architecture and designs across the Crack Down on Fraud (CDoF) domain. The key to performing in this role will be the ability to facilitate technical, business and procurement teams, as well as the broader architecture community, to create and deliver solutions and designs that are fit for purpose, technically sound, robust and secure, aligned to the agencies broader charter and technology strategies.

Supplier Briefing

A supplier briefing will not be held for this role

Citizenship

As part of the eligibility and suitability requirement, NDIA seeks Labour Hire Workers who are Australian citizens only. Successful candidates will be required to furnish valid evidence of citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check.

Labour Hire Licence

Applicable for ACT, VIC and QLD: Labour hire licences are required in the state that specified personnel are being contracted.

Key duties and responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Delivering high-quality solution designs and architecture that are fit for business purpose and ensure solutions align with the Agency goals and objectives.
• Development, ownership and accountability for creation and maintaining all relevant documentation pertaining to the Solution.
• Engage with the business to understand the tactical and strategic objectives and requirements.
• Engage with the enterprise architects, solution leads, business representatives, development team and other relevant stakeholders to ensure solution alignment across domains.
• Provide technical oversight and facilitate complex issues resolution arising during project delivery.
• Represent the solution throughout all governance councils and processes.
• Consult with the broader team of SMEs and architects to ensure the depth of knowledge and experience within the agency is leveraged to its full extent.

About the organisation

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency that is responsible for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers. The NDIA values a positive contemporary attitude to disability.

As a Federal Agency, we work within a legislative and regulatory environment. We adhere to the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct as set out in section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999.

Our work is driven by the Corporate Plan which provides strategic direction to achieve our purpose of making a difference so that people with disability can choose and achieve their goals.

NDIA Values

• We value people – We put participants at the heart of everything we do.
• We grow together – We work together to deliver quality outcomes.
• We aim higher – We are resilient and always have the courage to do better.
• We take care – We own what we do and we do the right thing.

Our values reflect our passion and commitment to building a positive, participant-centred culture.

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters.

Essential criteria

1. Minimum 7 years of Architecture experience with broad technical knowledge, including demonstratable experience leading the design of complex enterprise class platforms.
2. Demonstrable experience developing and deploying enterprise scale analytical solution (SAS).
3. Experience leading and driving architectural design for Enterprise class CRM and/or Large-scale integration projects, with Salesforce experience preferred.
4. Excellent listening, communication and stakeholder management skills, must be able to translate business capability into technical requirements.
5. Experience balancing fast-paced project and program, project and organisational goals, as well as tactical and strategic drivers.
6. Proven experience contributing effectively within a team environment – the ability to adapt to the role performed based on the audience. The need to be equally comfortable facilitating or contributing ion large groups of mixed business functions and varied technical expertise.

Desirable criteria

1. Bachelor of Science/Business in Information Technology or equivalent tertiary qualification.
2. Industry experience across health or insurance sectors, or other related industries with large customer bases and complex supply chain interactions.
3. TOGAF certified or equivalent IT architectural qualification; Azure or AWS cloud experience.
4. Functional experience across applied analytics, embedding analytics into core business functions, preferably with SAS or equivalent enterprise scale solutions.

DFP inclusivity statement

DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via [e-mail] or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.

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