Lead Solution Architect

Queensland Fire Department
 

Status   

Permanent Flexible Full-time 

Classification:

AO8

Division:

Strategy & Corporate Services

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Work Unit:

Frontline IT Solutions & Services

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Closing Date:

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Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site

The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness, and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.

The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate, and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.

The QFD is an organisation that is committed to reframing the department's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through activities identified in the QFD Reframing the Relationship Plan, contributing to Closing the Gap outcomes and building our cultural capability.

Frontline IT Solutions and Services is responsible for the management and delivery of frontline business solutions and systems which directly support the Fire and Rescue Service, State Operations and Rural Fire Service.  The purpose of this role is to ensure that solutions and platforms are designed and managed to meet the departments IT vision and strategy within the areas of responsibility.  

Reporting to the Director, you will be responsible for the delivery of Solution Architecture activities across our Frontline IT systems and infrastructure, inclusive of ESRI, GIS, Azure, AWS, and Digital and Online platforms along with technology infrastructure solutions across our frontline architecture solution projects.  You will create manage and oversee project deliverables for managing the departments portfolio of "to be" and "as is" solutions — including line of business systems, enterprise services and components to enable and drive targeted business outcomes and deliver continuous improvement to achieve shared community safety objectives. 

Highly desirable requirements 

• Significant experience as a Solution Architect in large and complex enterprise environments, or experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including technical architecture, application development and security. Preferable with experience across Enterprise Business Systems.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments and/or system analysis activities on complex Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products.
• Experience in developing plans or roadmaps which match changing organisational capabilities to technical solutions.
• Awareness of ICT framework or similar process methodologies and/or qualification in Information Technology or Computer Science.
• Certification in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) or similar industry recognised certification.
• Knowledge and/or experience in both waterfall, agile and/or PRINCE 2 project methodologies.

Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

• Lead the delivery of complex solution architecture projects that deliver integrated enterprise-level solutions and ensure all technical aspects of Frontline IT systems support operational service delivery and organisational requirements.
• Translate business strategy and enterprise direction into solution architecture through understanding business drivers and capabilities (current and future state), and determine technical, and systems analysis of enterprise design artefacts and solutions that impact on service delivery and operational capability.
• Provide high-level advice and recommendation relating to the design, development and effectiveness of operational frontline IT solutions, products and services to ensure successful implementation of key initiatives and effective decision making processes that support long-term and future state architecture.
• Develop, review and maintain IT architectural 'blueprints' of designs and analysis through business and technical requirements to provide strategic roadmaps that align with the overall IT strategy and architecture principles, and ensures consistency, security and efficiency. 
• Develop solution architect plans, and manage the engagement of vendors and system integrators to ensure successful selection, adoption and delivery of high-quality designs which meet the needs and effectiveness of organisational and operational capability.
• Conduct critical analyse and research of conceptual architecture design across applications and technologies, identifying strategies to mitigate risk, and address issues and dependencies to ensure systems are developed in line with business strategy, capabilities, value-streams and enterprise standards.
• Represent the department at working groups and forums to develop and incorporate design artefacts that can be used to assess applications across government to support prioritisation, inform funding request processes and provide a consistent basis for comparing different systems and services.
• Build and maintain effective networks and liaisons, between internal teams, projects and other key stakeholders to assist, collaborate and negotiate, ensuring shared understanding and acceptance of proposed or current development and implementation of innovative enterprise architecture solutions.

To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:

Leadership Competency Stream – Program Leader (Leads teams and/or projects)

Vision

• Leads strategically
• Stimulates ideas and innovation
• Leads change in complex environments

Results

• Builds enduring relationships
• Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability

• Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values:

• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Courage
• Loyalty

To find out more about the behaviours and competencies required for this role, visit Leadership competencies for Queensland | For government | Queensland Government

Want more information?  

Please contact Grant Katavich, Director on phone TBA or email 

You can also visit our website to find out more information about joining our team.

How to apply

Please refer to the QFD Public Service Application Guide [All PS Classifications/Streams and Senior Officer] for information on how to apply for this role and contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments if required.