Solution Architect - SecurityHybrid

Cenitex; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Employee discounts

Salary progression

CBD offices

Job summary

Cenitex is seeking a Solution Architect - Security to shape technology solutions for the Victorian Government. You will translate business needs into secure, scalable architectures and advise on risk, capacity and service continuity.

Lead with architectural thinking across projects, engage with customers and senior stakeholders, and contribute to Cenitex’s security strategy and delivery of modern IT services.

Qualifications

• Substantial knowledge and experience in IT Security/Cybersecurity strategy creation and macro designing IT Security/Cybersecurity infrastructure-based solutions.
• Superior leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to credibly communicate, negotiate and obtain strategic outcomes at the most senior level.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to analyse issues from different perspectives and draw commercially sound recommendations.
• Strategic thinker and commercially astute, with an ability to see the ‘big picture’ and deliver outcomes in accordance with strategic direction.
• Baseline security cleared is a requirement; NV1 security clearance would be highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Translate and describe business requirements to IT-based requirements.
• Ensure projects are comprehensively planned and macro designed to meet stakeholder requirements and Cenitex standards.
• Undertake high level architectural thinking and decision making in absence of operational policies.
• Ensure macro designs cover IT Capacity, Availability and Service Continuity.
• Understand risk context to identify macro architectures and countermeasures to mitigate risks.

Skills

IT Security/Cybersecurity strategy

Architectural frameworks

Leadership & stakeholder management

Analytical & problem solving

Strategic thinking & commercial acumen

Baseline security clearance

Education

Tertiary qualifications in IT/Engineering/Business

Tools

TOGAF

ITIL

PRINCE2/Agile

Job description

Cenitex supports a modern, agile and productive public sector, and is driven by the Government’s commitment to a digital Victoria and better outcomes for the community. Cenitex’s purpose is to be the Victorian Government’s trusted IT Partner. We know uniting the best technology and the brightest individuals is the key to our success and we know it is our people who bring our values to life and contribute to the success of our customers, organisation and their colleagues.

Our People promise is that we treat our employees as people, not workers. We provide an exceptional life experience, and we focus on the feelings, not just the features that match employee needs. We do this by providing deeper connections, having a shared purpose, an inclusive environment, providing interesting work and allowing flexibility.

About the role

This is a full-time, ongoing position with a salary of VPS 6.2 $166,939 plus 12% superannuation.

As a Solution Architect - Security, you’ll play a key role in shaping technology solutions that support Cenitex and our Victorian Government customers.

You’ll work across a range of projects and initiatives, translating business needs into practical, secure and sustainable technology solutions. From shaping high-level architecture and reviewing proposed solutions, through to advising on risk, capacity, availability and service continuity, you’ll help ensure what we design can be successfully delivered and supported in operation.

You’ll bring your technical expertise and architectural thinking to complex environments, while working closely with customers, project teams, technical specialists and senior stakeholders. You’ll also have the opportunity to influence technology direction and contribute to how Cenitex delivers contemporary IT services to the Victorian Public Sector.

You’ll be supported by a broader architecture and technical community, with access to established Cenitex standards, patterns and service offerings to help you develop effective solutions.

What you will be working on

• Effectively and accurately translate and describe business requirements to IT-based requirements.
• Assurance that internal and external projects/initiatives are comprehensively planned and macro designed to meet the defined stakeholder requirements as well incorporating Cenitex IT standards, strategies, principles, practices, etc.
• Undertake high level architectural thinking & decision making in the absence of operational policies or process.
• Ensure all macro designs encompass appropriate levels of IT Capacity, Availability and Service Continuity
• Effectively and accurately understand the business and information risk context of internal and customer stakeholders, to identify and propose macro architectures and countermeasures to mitigate risks in solutions.

You are someone with:

• Substantial knowledge and experience in IT Security/Cybersecurity strategy creation and macro designing IT Security/Cybersecurity infrastructure-based solutions, in a complex technical environment with sound knowledge of project management and architectural frameworks.
• Superior leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to credibly communicate, negotiate and obtain strategic outcomes at the most senior level.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to analyse issues from different perspectives and draw commercially sound recommendations.
• Strategic thinker and commercially astute, with an ability to see the ‘big picture’ and deliver outcomes in accordance with strategic direction.
• It is a requirement of this role to be Baseline security cleared. NV1 security clearance would be highly desirable.

Tertiary qualifications in IT, Engineering, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience, are desirable. Architecture, service management or project management certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL or PRINCE2/Agile will also be viewed favourably.

Watch some great videos of our staff on our careers page www.cenitex.vic.gov.au/careers to get a better idea of what it could be like to be a part of the Cenitex team.

Culture and Benefits

Cenitex provides employees with essential support through all that life presents and want our employees to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage and support professional development and offer a flexible working environment with a focus on employee work-life balance. Here’s a taste of what’s on offer:

• Flexibility - spans where, when and how we work best
• Hybrid working - offers employees to work remotely 3 days a week, however it all starts with a conversation and from a place of flexibility
• Employee discounts - up to 10% across 500 retailers
• Automatic salary increases
• Centrally located - state-of-the-art offices and end of trip facilities in the heart of CBD
• Inclusive parental and carers leave entitlements.

We are proudly a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women and strongly encourage females to apply to the role.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Cenitex is proud of its diverse group of employeeswith a unique mix of skills and talent. We believediversity andinclusion enhances our workforce capability andcultureindeliveringoutstandingtechnologyservicesand solutions for our customers. We embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation.

Cenitex is an equal opportunity employer. We highly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

For any further questions or support contact ***************@cenitex.vic.gov.au