Strategic Solution Architect – Cloud, Data & API Integration

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

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