Job Description
The Role:
The Senior Solution Architects will be required to deliver against the Departments technology design and quality assurance requirements to ensure that projects and operational initiatives have completed high-level and detailed design documentation, along with any other documentation required of a specified body of work. Network, Application/Cloud, Infrastructure & Data domain specialists are required.
Primary Duties:
- Designs and develops scalable, productive, secure, and cost-effective technical solutions to meet business infrastructure or functional needs.
- Researches and selects appropriate technologies, platforms and tools that best meet the project's requirements.
- Defines the interfaces and data flows between different systems and third-party services so that each component works together.
- Creates technical documentation, architectural diagrams and specifications to guide development teams and communicate the solution architecture.
- Creating reference architectures including current and target states for each domain, such as landscape views, capability models and roadmaps.
- Coordinates teams during the implementation of the chosen solution, addresses technical challenges, and oversees that the designs are effectively realised.
- Produces design documentation within the Departments defined templates, principles, and design guidance. i.e. High-Level Design, Detailed Designs, Solution Overviews, Conceptual Architecture Documents, Product Assessments/Comparisons, undertake technical review of procurements and produce assessments and reports against defined criteria.
- Provides constructive feedback on the departments architectural reference material and guidance, including non-functional requirements used for technology procurement and extensible patterns.
- Proactively engages in established forums such, and promotes the engagement in these forums with colleagues.
- Ensures designs are peer reviewed with relevant stakeholders and broadly consulted prior to requesting approval.
Skills and Experience Required:
1.• Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years working within the ICT industry.
2.• Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years producing solution architecture/system design documentation.
3.• Experience working on secure government systems.
4.• Experience working in complex ICT environments.
5.• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Location and Contract Term: This role is based in Canberra. 12 month contract with 2x12-month extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens and hold a NV1 security clearance
How to Apply: Applications close 4 December.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information