Solution Architect

Beyond Recruitment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangement

Job summary

Beyond Recruitment in Wellington is seeking experienced Solution Architects to join a nationally significant transformation programme delivering modern digital capabilities across government and local government. Opportunities exist at Senior and Lead levels with a salary band up to NZD 200,000 per annum.

Design end-to-end architectures spanning business apps, integration services and cloud environments, lead multi-stream architecture activities, and guide data sharing and governance across

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Solution Architecture, with experience designing complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture (Azure preferred).
• Experience designing API-led and event-driven integrations.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, microservices and modern application architectures.
• Experience working with data platforms, analytics, information management and data governance.
• Understanding of security architecture principles including authentication, authorisation and identity management.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures spanning business applications, integration services, data platforms and cloud environments.
• Define architecture patterns and standards for APIs, interoperability, identity, security and information exchange.
• Lead architecture activities across multiple delivery streams, ensuring alignment to enterprise and target-state architecture.
• Shape data integration and data sharing approaches across diverse systems and stakeholders.
• Evaluate technology options and provide architectural guidance for cloud-native and SaaS solutions.
• Produce architecture artefacts including solution designs, architecture decision records, interface specifications and roadmaps.
• Support architecture governance, assurance and investment decision-making.
• Work closely with delivery teams to ensure architecture intent is realised through implementation.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cloud architecture

API-led integrations

Data governance

Security architecture

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Job description

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Beyond Recruitment – Wellington, North Island

• Wellington preferred, other locations considered

We are seeking experienced Solution Architects to join a nationally significant transformation programme delivering modern digital capabilities across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. This is an opportunity to influence the design of future-ready solutions that support better information sharing, improved services, digital innovation, and more effective decision making across government and local government.

Opportunities exist at both Senior and Lead Solution Architect levels,with a salary band up to $200,000per annum, and appointment based on experience, capability and demonstrated leadership.

What You'll Do

• Design end-to-end solution architectures spanning business applications, integration services, data platforms and cloud environments
• Define architecture patterns and standards for APIs, interoperability, identity, security and information exchange
• Lead architecture activities across multiple delivery streams, ensuring alignment to enterprise and target-state architecture
• Shape data integration and data sharing approaches across diverse systems and stakeholders
• Evaluate technology options and provide architectural guidance for cloud-native and SaaS solutions
• Produce architecture artefacts including solution designs, architecture decision records, interface specifications and roadmaps
• Support architecture governance, assurance and investment decision-making
• Work closely with delivery teams to ensure architecture intent is realised through implementation

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years in Solution Architecture, with experience designing complex enterprise solutions
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture (Azure preferred)
• Experience designing API-led and event-driven integrations
• Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, microservices and modern application architectures
• Experience working with data platforms, analytics, information management and data governance
• Understanding of security architecture principles including authentication, authorisation and identity management
• Ability to translate business requirements into pragmatic technical solutions
• Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups, vendors and delivery teams

Highly Desirable Experience

• Power Platform
• Dynamics 365
• Data platforms and analytics solutions
• Government interoperability frameworks

Why Apply?

• Both Senior and Lead Solution Architect opportunities
• Generous salary banding up to $200,000 dependent on experience, capability and demonstrated leadership
• Fixed term through to June 2027
• Work on complex integration, data and digital transformation challenges that will deliver lasting impact
• Flexible working arrangement

For more information please reach out to ***************@beyond.co.nz