Solution Architect

You will work as part of an enabling function within the client's Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment and will be responsible for designing robust, scalable, and secure solutions that meet business requirements and align with the client's technology strategy.

The Solution Architect works closely with stakeholders, development teams, and other architects to ensure that solutions are well integrated, align with enterprise architecture principles and security requirements, and deliver value to the client.

Key responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end technology solutions that meet business, security, privacy, integration, performance and regulatory requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear technical requirements, including non-functional requirements, interfaces, integrations, dataflows, and technology components.
• Develop and maintain solution architecture artefacts, including designs, diagrams, Architecture Decision Records, decision papers and other governance documentation.
• Provide architecture guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle and oversee implementation of approved designs through review, advice and technical decision-making.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including Microsoft and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, and assess their secure and responsible integration into the client's technology ecosystem.
• Participate in architecture governance and assurance processes to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, reusable patterns, and the client's target state.
• Collaborate across application, data, integration, infrastructure, security and enterprise architecture functions to improve solutions, business processes, and ICT capabilities.

Personnel requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in a solution or software architecture role within government or a regulated environment, including development of end-to-end solution designs and architectural artefacts.
• Demonstrated experience working within a scaled agile delivery environment and providing architecture guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of architecture standards, frameworks, patterns and modelling techniques, with particular expertise in Microsoft and Azure technologies.
• Demonstrated experience designing and assuring secure Microsoft-based solutions, including:

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Power BI

Azure services and cloud-native architectures

.NET Core

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear designs, diagrams, Architecture Decision Records and decision papers.

Desirable requirements:

• Relevant professional certifications, such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and other relevant Microsoft certifications.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Current knowledge of Australian Government security requirements (e.g. PSPF, ISM), privacy, digital, records management, and responsible AI requirements.