Sr. Solution Architect (Nv1)

Xpt Software Australia Pty; Alice Springs; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Client is seeking a Senior Solution and Domain Architect to lead end-to-end technology design and coordination across data, network, and infrastructure domains. You will contribute to design forums (DA/ARB) and ensure high-quality documentation and architectures.

You will guide cross-domain teams, create reference architectures, and promote scalable, secure solutions for government ICT programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years working in ICT.
• Minimum 2 years producing solution architecture documentation.
• Experience working on secure government systems.
• Experience in complex ICT environments.
• Minimum NV1 security clearance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Designs scalable, secure, cost-effective technical solutions to meet business needs.
• Defines interfaces and data flows between systems and third-party services.
• Creates architectural diagrams and documentation to guide development teams.
• Coordinates teams during implementation and ensures designs are realized.
• Engages in Design Authority and Architecture Review Board forums and peer reviews.

Skills

Solution architecture

Architecture coordination

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

TOGAF certification

Equivalent industry certification

Job description

Job Description

Senior Solution Architect

Job details

The Business Engagement and Design Section within the Data and Service Delivery Governance Branch of Client’s Information Management and Technology Division, has a requirement to fill the role of Senior Solution and Domain Architect responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of end-to-end technology solutions to meet business outcomes. They will ensure the solution has technological compatibility, efficiency, and scalability. The Senior Solution and Domain Architects will be required to deliver against Client’s technology design and quality assurance requirements including engagement in defined forums such as the Design Authority (DA), and the Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure that projects and operational initiatives have completed high-level and detailed design documentation, along with any other documentation required of a specified body of work. Network, Application/Cloud, Infrastructure & Data domain specialists are required.

Key duties and responsibilities

Job Specific role description:

• Designs and develops scalable, efficient, secure, and cost-effective technical solutions to meet business infrastructure or functional needs.
• Researches and selects appropriate technologies, platforms and tools that best meet the project's requirements.
• Defines the interfaces and data flows between different systems and third-party services so that each component works together.
• Creates technical documentation, architectural diagrams and specifications to guide development teams and communicate the solution architecture.
• Creating reference architectures including current and target states for each domain, such as landscape views, capability models and roadmaps.
• Coordinates teams during the implementation of the chosen solution, addresses technical challenges, and oversees that the designs are effectively realised.
• Produces design documentation within DFAT’s defined templates, principles, and design guidance. i.e. High-Level Design, Detailed Designs, Solution Overviews, Conceptual Architecture Documents, Product Assessments/Comparisons, undertake technical review of procurements and produce assessments and reports against defined criteria.
• Provides constructive feedback on the departments architectural reference material and guidance, including non-functional requirements used for technology procurement and extensible patterns.
• Proactively engages in established forums such as the Design Authority (DA), and the Architecture Review Board (ARB), and promotes the engagement in these forums with colleagues.
• Ensures designs are peer reviewed with relevant stakeholders and broadly consulted prior to requesting approval.

Technical qualifications:

• Applicants must have a TOGAF or equivalent industry certification (or the ability to obtain one).
• Applicants should be able to demonstrate a range of technology certifications and/or study undertaken.

About the Team

We develop standard tools, templates and techniques to govern technology design decisions. This covers a range of tasks from conceptual architectures that support business cases, along with patterns, standards, roadmaps, reference architectures and high-level designs. These services ensure our ICT projects meet our business goals and technology strategy with high quality designs. The team is also dedicated to providing Architectural Assurance services to our department. These efforts ensure that our architectural framework is robust, efficient, and aligned with the department’s strategic goals.

Criteria

Essential criteria

• Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years working within the ICT industry.
• Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years producing solution architecture/system design documentation.
• Experience working on secure government systems.
• Experience working in complex ICT environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Minimum NV1 security clearance.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in complex global ICT environments.
• Experience applying Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential 8 controls through pragmatic design options.
• Experience with cloud computing and complex connectivity and integration patterns.
• Experience with a diverse range of technologies and mix of on site, private cloud, and SaaS technology, and the secure integration of these.