Solutions Architect

LDK Healthcare Pty; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Purchased leave options

Salary packaging with novated leasing

Rewards and retail discounts program

Continuous professional development

Excellent company culture underpinned"

Employee referral bonus and retention

Job summary

LDK Seniors Living seeks a senior technology leader to shape its Enterprise and Solution Architecture while guiding the Business Systems function within ICT Operations. The role will be roughly 80% Solution Architecture and 20% Business Systems Management, with two future pathways emerging as the business scales.

You will own the future direction of LDK's business applications, enterprise architecture, integration landscape, and data foundations, leading a growing Business Systems function

Qualifications

• Degree in Technology, Information Systems or a related field.
• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Business Systems Management (2-5 years).
• Strong understanding of SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, integrations and cloud environments.
• Experience leading stakeholders through organizational and digital change.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to engage with senior executives, operational leaders and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the overarching Enterprise and Solution Architecture frameworks.
• Developing LDK's application, integration and data architecture roadmap.
• Designing future-state technology solutions that align to business strategy.
• Leading architecture reviews and providing technical direction to projects and programs.
• Defining architecture standards, principles and governance processes.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and identifying opportunities for innovation.
• Developing enterprise integration and information management strategies.
• Improving data quality, governance and reporting capabilities.
• Supporting future AI, analytics and automation initiatives.
• Designing solutions that enable trusted, connected and accessible information across the organisation.
• Create a Cyber Security Architecture for the organisation.
• Developing and contributing to strengthening the corporate cyber security posture and awareness.
• Advancing cyber security measures with key SaaS and Solution Partners.
• Creating standards and specifications for security for solutions.
• Reviewing new solutions for security maturity and capabilities.
• Leading and continuously improving LDK's enterprise business systems portfolio.
• Establishing governance frameworks and lifecycle management practices.
• Driving optimization, standardisation and adoption of business-critical applications.
• Ensuring systems are reliable, resilient, scalable, secure and aligned to operational requirements.
• Managing system owners, business analysts and application specialists.
• Managing strategic vendor and partner relationships.
• Design and implement solution optioning and vendor selection frameworks.
• Supporting procurement, solution evaluations and business case development.
• Contributing to risk management, cybersecurity and compliance initiatives.
• Establish reliability metrics and measurement processes around systems and tools.
• Establish and develop strong vendor relationships and avenues for product enhancements.
• Establishing escalation processes and pathways.
• Define the ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ solutions architecture and logical data model.
• Define and implement data governance and quality frameworks.
• Develop high level requirements and cost-efficient designs for applications and infrastructure solutions.
• Lead and conduct workshops and meetings to develop an architectural roadmap and solutions.
• Provide architectural subject matter expertise and coach project teams to achieve outcomes.
• Owner of Business Systems Management and the reporting line of System Owners (about 20%).

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Business Systems Management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Technology, Information Systems or related field

Job description

LDK Seniors Living vision is for every senior Australian to be treated with Love, Decency & Kindness in their ageing journey. Our core values of Love, Decency & Kindness underpin our culture and guide every aspect ofeverything we do for our residents and ourteammembers. All LDK villages combine the best part of retirement living and agedcare to deliver our unique One Move Promise® – our guarantee that once our residents call LDK home, they will never have to move again.

About the role

This is a rare opportunity to combine the strategic focus of a Solution Architect with the operational leadership of a Business Systems Manager. The role will primarily focus on Solution Architecture and to a lesserdegreeBusiness Systems Management. We believe theinitialallocation would beroughly 80%Solution Architecture and 20% Business Systems Management. There would be two distinct future pathways from this role. We expect that each of these functions will become separate roles as the business and team scale. This should create the opportunity to pursue either pathway at some point in the future.

You will own the future direction of LDK's business applications, enterprise architecture, integration landscape, and data foundations while leading a growing Business Systems function within ICT Operations. You will work across every part of the business including care, village operations, finance, sales, people and culture, data and AI, and project delivery.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both strategic thinking and practical delivery, and who wants to create meaningful outcomes that improve the lives of residents and employees.

The Solution Architect will create and maintain the overarching Enterprise and Solution Architecture frameworks by which all systems and solutions are guided. The role will be heavily involved in the definition of requirements (technical and non-functional) and the acquisition process for new solutions across the organisation . This role will, d eliver the business’ technology vision and strategic ambitions through the develop ment and delivery architecture of our future-state technology solutions , our data and integration model and the detailed architecture needed to deliver the technology roadmap .

The role will d efine a nd deliver the ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ solutions architecture , the logical data model and high-level requirements and designs for applications and infrastructure solutions . Critical to the role is the development and implementation of our integration model and the development of our solution optioning processes .

A key focus of the role will be the evaluation of all technology options, for each specific business need and the recommendation of alternative s. These options include evaluating all core systems and their current use and designing improvements and integration between systems as well as the possible replacement of systems with better alternatives, where warranted .

Role responsibilities

• Create and maintain the overarching Enterprise and Solution Architecture frameworks
• Developing LDK's application, integration and data architecture roadmap.
• Designing future-state technology solutions that align to business strategy.
• Leading architecture reviews and providing technical direction to projects and programs.
• Defining architecture standards,principlesand governance processes.
• Evaluating emerging technologies andidentifyingopportunities for innovation.

Data & Integration

• Developing enterprise integration and information management strategies.
• Improving data quality,governanceand reporting capabilities.
• Supporting future AI,analyticsand automation initiatives.
• Designing solutions that enable trusted,connectedand accessible information across the organisation.

Cyber Security

• Creatinga Cyber SecurityArchitecture for the organisation.
• Developingandcontributing to strengthening of the corporate cyber security postureand generalorganisational awareness.
• Furtheringand advancingcyber security measures withkey SaaS and Solution Partners.
• Creating thestandards and specifications for security for solutions.
• Reviewingnew solutionsfor security maturity and capabilities.

Business Systems Management

• Leading and continuously improving LDK's enterprise business systems portfolio.
• Establishing governance frameworks and lifecycle management practices.
• Driving optimisation,standardisationand adoption of business-critical applications.
• Ensuring systems are reliable,resilient,scalable,secureand aligned to operational requirements.
• Managing system owners, businessanalystsand application specialists.
• Managing strategic vendor and partner relationships.
• Design and implement solution optioning and vendor selection frameworks.
• Supporting procurement, solutionevaluationsand business case development.
• Contributing to risk management, cybersecurityand compliance initiatives.
• Establish reliability metrics and measurement processes around systems and tools.
• Establishand develop strong vendor relationships andavenues for product enhancements.
• Establishing escalation processes and pathways.

Position Accountabilities

• Define the ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ solutions architecture and logical data model.
• Define and implement data governance and quality frameworks.
• Develop high levelrequirementsandcost-efficientdesignsfor applications and infrastructuresolutions.
• Lead and conduct workshops and meetings todevelopanarchitectural roadmapand solutions.
• Providearchitectural subject matterexpertiseand coachproject teamsto achieveoutcomes.
• Owner of Business Systems Management and the reporting line of System Owners (about 20%).

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Degree in Technology, Information Systems or a related field.
• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Systems Management or similar technology leadership roles.(2-5 Years)
• Proven experience developing technology roadmaps and future-state architecture.
• Strong understanding of SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, integrations and cloud environments.
• Experience leading business and technical stakeholders through organisational and digital change.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to effectively engage with senior executives, operational leaders and external vendors.

Highly Regarded

• TOGAF, Azure, ITIL or similar architecture and technology certifications.
• Experience within healthcare, aged care, retirement living or other regulated industries(2-5 Years)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, GCP and modern cloud ecosystems.
• Knowledge of data governance, analytics and integration platforms.
• Experience with contemporary AI technologies, including automation, agents, large language models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), model orchestration and enterprise AI solutions.

Our Employee Value Proposition

LDK villages have established a reputation of being ‘truly happy places’ for residents. We know that this can only be achieved if our team feel connected, respected and valued. When you join LDK, you will be joining a for-purpose, values-led, people-first organisation that empowers and invests in our employees to develop, nurture and grow individual professional capability. You will work in a friendly, open and welcoming environment.

• Competitive salary package
• Purchased leave options, giving you the flexibility to take extra time off when you need it.
• Salary packaging with novated leasing options
• Rewards and retail discountsprogram
• Continuous professional development and promotion opportunities
• Excellent company culture underpinnedby Love, Decency and Kindness (LDK) s
• Employeereferral bonus and retention bonus

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Police Clearance. LDK Seniors' Living has a mandatory vaccination policy in relation to influenza.

Our Vision

LDK Seniors’ Living's vision is that all seniors in Australia willbe treated with Love, Decency and Kindness on their ageingjourney. We live, breathe and play by our 3 core values of Love,Decency and Kindness every day. We are proud that every aspect ofour business revolves around these values and our vision to createa senior living option truly worth of Australian seniors, with a‘one move’ promise.

Our employees are valued members of the LDK Family, whether theyare a Registered Nurse or Personal Carer, a Cleaner,Administrator, or a Cook for our residents in our kitchen. Ourongoing commitment is to support and foster their growth anddevelopment, so together we deliver the best possible outcomes forour residents.

Please, only consider employment with LDK Seniors Living if you feelas strongly about our vision and our values as we do.

Questions

• What interests you about the Solutions Architect role at LDK, and how does it align with your career goals?
• How many years of experience do you have in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Business Systems Management, or a similar technology leadership role?
• What are your salary expectations for this position?