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Harrison McMillan is seeking a Solution Architect to work with a Federal Government Department in Canberra.
Job
This role spans enterprise‑level strategic architecture and solution‑level design and assurance. It is suitable for candidates with a background in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or a combination of both, who can operate effectively across strategy, portfolio planning, and delivery contexts.
The role works closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, and governance bodies to ensure architecture is coherent at the enterprise level and executable at the solution level.
Key duties and responsibilities
Enterprise architecture responsibilities
* Design and implement an enterprise architecture framework
* Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artefacts such as business capability models, target state architectures, technology roadmaps, and technical landscape overviews
* Support and strengthen architecture governance to enable consistent, scalable, and well‑assured technology decisions
* Translate strategic objectives, policy drivers, and investment priorities into actionable enterprise architecture guidance
* Provide authoritative architecture advice to support portfolio planning, investment proposals, and whole of government alignment
Solution architecture responsibilities
* Lead or assure the development of end‑to‑end solution architectures for digital and ICT initiatives, from discovery through to delivery
* Produce and review solution architecture artefacts including high‑level designs, detailed designs, options analyses, and architectural assessments
* Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and whole‑of‑government policies
* Work collaboratively with delivery teams, platform specialists, cyber security, and business stakeholders to design fit‑for‑purpose, sustainable solutions
* Identify architectural risks, constraints, and dependencies and provide clear recommendations
Capability uplift and collaboration
* Collaborate across business and ICT to ensure architecture is understood, adopted, and applied consistently
* Coach and support architects, delivery teams, and stakeholders
* Contribute to the continuous improvement of architecture capability, tools, patterns, and guidance
Essential criteria
* 5+ years’ experience operating as an Enterprise Architect and/or Solution Architect within Australian Government environments. Demonstrated ability to work across both enterprise‑level strategic architecture and solution‑level design and assurance
* Proven experience developing enterprise architecture artefacts and solution architectures in complex environments. Demonstrated experience translating strategic objectives and business requirements into actionable architecture deliverables
* Strong understanding of architecture principles, practices, and governance, and the ability to apply them pragmatically
* Experience designing end‑to‑end solutions across application, data, integration, infrastructure/cloud, and security domains
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technical audiences
* Deep understanding of Australian Government digital policies, architecture standards, and whole of government strategies