Technical Solutions Architect

Paxus; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative and flexible environment

Supportive leadership

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Technical Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable data and integration solutions using Azure and Snowflake. This role offers the opportunity to shape technical standards and guide delivery teams. The ideal candidate has at least 7 years of experience in solution architecture, strong hands-on expertise with Azure, and proven Snowflake experience. Competitive contract terms are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years' experience in solution architecture or senior engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Azure.
• Proven experience with Snowflake, including Python Connector and JDBC/ODBC drivers.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for data integration.
• Translate complex business needs into technical designs.
• Coach and mentor engineers and analysts.

Skills

Azure (API Management, Functions, App Services, Data Factory, Monitor)

Snowflake

Python, C#, Node.js, or Java

RESTful APIs

Git (GitHub or Azure Repos)

integration patterns

cost control

observability

Tools

Postman

Swagger UI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

Role

• Role: Technical Solution Architect (Level AO7)
• Location: Brisbane
• Contract Type: Contract

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Technical Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable data and integration solutions using Azure and Snowflake. This role offers the opportunity to shape technical standards, guide delivery teams, and drive high-quality production outcomes across enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for data integration, APIs, and event-driven services across Azure and Snowflake.
• Translate complex business needs into secure, reliable, and cost-optimised technical designs.
• Define and maintain API design standards, observability frameworks, CI/CD practices, and automation governance.
• Provide reference architectures, design patterns, and decision records to enable consistent and efficient delivery.
• Collaborate with security, networking, and platform teams to ensure safe and compliant production deployments.
• Coach and mentor engineers and analysts to uplift technical capability and delivery maturity.

About You

• Minimum 7 years' experience in solution architecture or senior engineering roles.
• Strong hands‑on expertise with Azure (API Management, Functions, App Services, Data Factory, Monitor).
• Proven experience with Snowflake, including Python Connector, JDBC/ODBC drivers, and SnowSQL CLI.
• Proficient in at least one of Python, C#, Node.js, or Java, following production‑grade standards.
• Experienced in designing and testing RESTful APIs using Postman and Swagger UI.
• Skilled in using Git (GitHub or Azure Repos) with strong branching and peer review practices.
• Deep understanding of integration patterns, data modelling, event-driven architectures, cost control, and observability.
• Excellent stakeholder leadership with the ability to facilitate design workshops and produce architectural decision records.

Desirable Skills

• CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep or Terraform).
• Knowledge of data pipeline design (batch and streaming).
• Exposure to regulated or complex enterprise environments.

Why Join

• Play a key role in shaping enterprise data and integration strategy.
• Work in a collaborative and flexible environment with supportive leadership.
• Influence and set technical standards across a modern Azure and Snowflake stack.

How to Apply

Submit your resume and a short statement addressing the essential criteria. Please include one example demonstrating your end-to-end ownership of an Azure and Snowflake solution.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Anna Reyes at [phone] or email [e-mail] and quote the above job reference number.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.