Senior Solution Architect | April Start
Our Federal Government client is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of complex, enterprise-scale digital solutions. This role provides architectural leadership across multiple domains, ensuring alignment with whole‑of‑organisation strategy, enterprise standards, and government architecture principles.
Key Responsibilities
* Own end‑to‑end solution and integration design, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Architecture standards, target reference architectures, and technology principles.
* Provide architecture leadership across cross‑functional teams - analysts, designers, developers, and fellow architects.
* Develop solution designs, functional specifications, roadmaps and blueprints, including proposals and business cases.
* Work closely with SMEs, Project Managers and Architects to scope, shape and govern overarching solution approaches.
* Ensure architecture recommendations meet evolving business needs and deliver secure, scalable, flexible and supportable solutions.
* Support production and deployment challenges with expert guidance when required.
* Contribute to Architecture Governance processes, including presenting and seeking endorsement at Architecture Boards.
* Maintain the architecture repository and support BAU operations of the Solution Architecture practice.
* Provide leadership to junior architects and contribute to improving architecture practice maturity.
Skills & Experience
* Extensive experience designing enterprise-scale, end‑to‑end solution architectures within government or large complex organisations.
* Strong background in application architecture, integration, APIs, digital platforms, workflows, low‑code platforms, identity and access management.
* Experience with modern technology platforms
* Experience delivering Digital Experience solutions or DXP platforms highly regarded.
* Proven capability working in multi‑cloud environments (M365, Azure, AWS).
* Experience with Agile delivery, DTA Digital Service Standards and service design desirable.
* Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman, and Architecture Governance frameworks.
* Ability to manage or mentor other architects and uplift architecture practices across an organisation.
* Demonstrated experience running or contributing to Architecture Governance forums, including decision‑making and technical leadership.
Ideal Candidate Profile
* Has previously led an Architecture Practice or provided senior oversight across multiple architects.
* Strong grasp of architecture governance in a Federal or State Government context.
* Proven examples of uplifting architecture maturity, improving processes, or leading practice transformation.
* Comfortable chairing or presenting at Architecture Boards or Governance forums.
Eamon Ridgway
Consultant
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