Technical Solution Architect

NSW Health; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary packaging

Fitness Passport gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

NSW Health Pathology is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to shape digital health and laboratory transformation initiatives across NSW. You will design secure, scalable solutions in hybrid AWS/Azure environments, aligning with enterprise standards and guiding technical decision-making within agile teams.

Based in St Leonards or Newcastle with flexible working options, you’ll lead architecture efforts across cancer genomics, interoperability and automation, delivering patient-centered

Qualifications

• Experience in Solution Architecture in large and complex environments.
• Knowledge of architecture patterns in workflow, integration and databases.
• Experience with TOGAF and enterprise architecture.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with HL7, FHIR, PRINCE2/PMBOK frameworks.
• Full stack development skills such as TypeScript, Java, MuleSoft and Microsoft Power Platform.

Responsibilities

• Guide solution design and implementation of technology solutions, ensuring alignment with standards.
• Lead sprint delivery and day-to-day management of sprint resources.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, engineers and partners to translate requirements into architectures.

Job description

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time up to two years, with potential availability of ongoing employment
Position Classification:Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration:$153,559 - $182,954 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ693656
Location: Negotiable
Applications Close: 18 October 2026 - 11:59pm

About the opportunity

Help shape technology that improves health outcomes for millions of people across NSW. Join NSW Health Pathology as a Technical Solution Architect and play a key role in delivering some of our most significant digital health and laboratory transformation initiatives.

Working across modern cloud, data, integration and application platforms, you’ll design secure, scalable and resilient solutions that support areas such as cancer genomics, healthcare interoperability, laboratory automation and digital patient care. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, engineers and delivery partners to translate complex clinical and business requirements into practical architectures and implementation roadmaps.

You’ll provide technical leadership across the solution lifecycle, working within contemporary hybrid AWS and Azure environments while ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture, security and engineering standards. You’ll also help guide technical decision-making within agile delivery teams, manage risks and dependencies, and contribute to the broader technology direction of NSW Health Pathology.

Based in either St Leonards or Newcastle with flexible working options, this is an opportunity to join a highly skilled and collaborative technology team, work on complex and meaningful projects at statewide scale, and deliver solutions that have a genuine impact on patient care, public health and medical research.

What you'll be doing

The Technical Solution Architect guides the solution design and implementation of technology solutions and products, ensuring alignment to organisational standards and best practices. They are responsible for sprint delivery and day to day management of allocated sprint resources, including leading sprint showcases with program management staff.

What we can offer you

Financial Benefits - Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits

Work-life Balance - Up to 12 additional days off per year in addition to Annual Leave (for full-time employees)

Professional Growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning

Health & Wellbeing - Fitness Passport gym discounts and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and families.

• Experience in Solution Architecture in large and complex environments and/or relevant qualifications.
• Solution Architecture experience and knowledge in the following: architecture patterns in workflow, integration, relational and NoSQL databases, analytical architectures and technologies, API Gateway, mobility, BPM, security technologies; identity and access management solutions; platforms such as Azure, AWS, extending to IoT platforms such as Azure IoT; technologies and architectures including LAN/WAN, converged infrastructure, storage, hardware load balancing and virtualisation.
• Knowledge and experience in applying TOGAF.
• Excellent analytical skills including the ability to analyse and interpret complex information from multiple sources.
• Well-developed interpersonal, influencing, negotiation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• An ability to quickly identify, digest and apply a variety of relevant industry reference models (such as HL7 2.x and FHIR) to new and existing business solutions.
• Knowledge of, and experience working within, project frameworks and methodologies, such as PRINCE2 and PMBOK.
• Full stack software development skills and experience, such as TypeScript, Java, MuleSoft and the Microsoft Power Platform

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Information for applicants

NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We value, and welcome all suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

NSW Health Pathology is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations and ensuring our recruitment process is flexible, inclusive, and free from barriers, promoting equal opportunities for all to succeed. Please reach out if you need adjustments.

NSW Health Pathology is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce in public health. For Aboriginal candidates, support is available through the Stepping Up website

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