Solution Architect

Our client is a large, federal government department

They offer a hybrid work environment and the role can be based in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane or Hobart

This is a long term contract role to provide guidance for the delivery of a large, flagship program of work to replace several legacy systems and outdated infrastructure / applications - as well as system related, legislative changes

Role description:

The Solution Architect will work directly with IT, business areas and Agile Delivery Teams to provide strategic and technical guidance and lead/assist with the development of solution architectures.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the development of architectures for complex solutions, ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
• Providing technical guidance and governance on solution development and integration.
• Identifying and evaluating alternative architectures and the trade-offs in cost, performance, and scalability.
• Producing specifications of cloud-based or on-premises components, tiers, and interfaces for translation into detailed designs using selected services and products.
• Managing and coordinating the target architecture across multiple projects, work streams or initiatives, ensuring architecturally significantly determinations and decisions are effectively documented.
• Contributing to the establishment and maintenance of policies, principles, and practices for the selection of architecture components.
• Ensuring relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices (including security) are applied correctly and consistently.
• Evaluating requests for changes and deviations from specifications and recommending actions to delegates and governance bodies for endorsement/decision or other appropriate action.
• Working as part of an Agile project/program team or business as usual area as directed.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in architecture (including design and consulting) across multiple domains and technologies.
• Experience delivering end-end enterprise grade solutions
• Qualifications in Computer Science or a related discipline essential
• Must have a holistic view of technology stacks / digital transformation - including enterprise applications, integration, infrastructure components, cloud, service models (such as SaaS, IaaS etc)
• A technical background and an understanding of networks, storage solutions, servers and operating systems that form a part of a solution stack
• Proven track record of utilising architectural management principles / architectural frameworks and related disciplines
• Strong skills in Archimate (3.1) as an architecture documentation and definition language
• Demonstrated knowledge of Commonwealth Government frameworks, including the ICT frameworks.
• Experience socialising solution intent, models and process to technical (i.e. architectural review board) and non-technical audiences (i.e. Business stakeholders).
• Proficient in generating professional, detailed, and accurate documentation for Architecture artefacts with experience in technical system design specifications - based on functional and non-functional requirements and current / target state analysis
• Demonstrated understanding of Agile ways of work (e.g. SCRUM, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework [SAFe] or similar)
• Must be eligible to attain a Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) security clearance - current Baseline Security clearance is essential

Consultant: Colin Massey

Keywords: Architect, Solution Architect, government, Archimate (3.1), TOGAF, Agile, NV1 security clearance, Baseline security clearance, Commonwealth Government frameworks, cloud, transformation, applications, migration, integration, securityAt AAR Consulting Group we embrace diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.

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