Solution Design and Assurance Lead

Permanent Full Time, 38hr week- Generous Salary & Salary Packaging options, including novated leases- Location: Fortitude Valley with hybrid and flexible working arrangements

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There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. Our passion drives us to leverage digital innovation and technology to revolutionize the water industry. Join us in shaping our digital future, making a lasting impact, and transforming our teams. And it's why we need people like YOU. Come and shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.

Your opportunity:
Our Digital & Information group have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Solution Design and Assurance Lead to join our newly established Digital Utility team.

Digital & Information is responsible for digitally enabling Urban Utilities today and digitally transforming future capability to enable provision of digital services to our customers, community and people. The group is accountable to formulate and execute Urban Utilities’ digital & data strategy, deliver Urban Utilities digital portfolio and provide day-to-day operations of information technology (IT), operating technology (OT), data, and the Internet of Things (IOT), including security, infrastructure management, system administration, network operations, and support services.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Digital Design, the Solution Design & Assurance Lead is accountable for ensuring the quality, efficiency, and appropriateness of Urban Utilities' solution designs across various digital platforms and technology landscapes.

Leading a team of Architects and Analysts, this role is responsible for leading the creation of end-to-end solution designs and overseeing the assurance processes to align with Urban Utilities' digital objectives and critical outcomes as outlined in digital and data strategy and plans. This involves collaborating closely with senior stakeholders throughout the organisation to design and evolve existing solution architectures to support the delivery of technology roadmaps.

The position entails establishing robust governance frameworks and decision -making protocols while overseeing the adoption and integration of tools and repositories for managing solution design artefacts in accordance with established standards.

About you:
- A Bachelor’s degree in IT or Computer Science, complimented by significant industry knowledge and experience- Relevant qualifications in architecture (eg TOGAF) would be highly desirable- Demonstrated experience in delivering digital solution architectures within a large, complex organisation in a climate of transformational change to the technology landscape.- Strong knowledge of new and emerging digital trends and an understanding of how they will impact on business service models in IT, OT, IOT & data environments.- Highly developed capability in the design of largescale, user-friendly, customer-focused systems.- Strong experience in security related work as it applies to system and solution design.- International Information System Security Certification ISC2 and CISSP qualifications are highly desirable.- Familiarity with the water sector or similar industries, understanding the role of digital transformation- Minimum 5 years’ experience running a similar multi-f unction unit in a large organisation, ideally with a customer centric model. This in particular applies to these domains:
- Engaging with stakeholders to identify business requirements.-
- Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and leading innovation in the technology space.-
- Leading, managing and directing a team of professionals in the design of end -to-end solutions in a complex environment. Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here’s just a samp