EL2 Senior Solution Architect
EL2 Senior Solution Architect
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Job Description
- Initial contract duration for 24 months with further extension up to a maximum of 12 months
- Location: ACT NSW QLD SA VIC WA
- Must be able to obtain Negative Vetting Level 1
- Working Arrangements:
Hybrid
Office location is capital city of selected states. In the office is expected for the first 6 weeks before a flexible working arrangement will be considered usually a minimum of 3 days/week onsite. One or more Reduced Activity Periods (RAP) may be implemented. Candidates will not be required to undertake work for the Buyer during a RAP. The Buyer will not be liable to pay any charges during a RAP except for days worked by candidates with prior written approval of the Buyer. - Maximum hours
40 hours per week
About the Role:
SoftLabs is seeking EL2 Senior Solution Architect for ICT Labour hire at their technology consulting based in ACT NSW QLD SA VIC WA.
Solution Architects are responsible for the quality of solution architecture work across an organisation. They provide technical leadership in the design and implementation of systems and software to solve business problems.
- The Department is seeking to procure a Senior Solution Architect to play a pivotal role in leading and delivering complex application development projects across the Technology and Digital Program (TDP) Group that align with the agency s strategic objectives. The position requires a seasoned professional with extensive
experience and a strong understanding of the Department landscape. The incumbent will be responsible for the function of designing and delivering new functional solutions and providing ongoing operational support for ICT solutions while ensuring adherence to time budget and scope constraints. - Solution Design describes the function of designing and delivering new functional solutions and providing ongoing operational support for ICT solutions.
- Senior Solution Architects are responsible for setting the overall vision strategy architecture and roadmap for enterprisewide solutions. They are accountable for the endtoend solution design. Senior Solution Architects are responsible for evaluating customer requirements and mapping them to business processes as well as functional and solution architecture and ensuring a proper implementation from a solution architecture point of view.
- Senior Solution Architects operate with a significant degree of independence with a high level of autonomy with decisionmaking highly dependent on their own judgement. In performing a leadership role Senior Solution Architects identify and drive innovation manage and lead change and has an active role in contributing to and implementing the agency s strategic direction.
- The Senior Solution Architect is vital in ensuring that the Department effectively leverages technology to enhance service delivery and meet the needs of the community.
Key duties and responsibilities
Duties may include some or all of the following:
- Identify the appropriate endtoend solution portfolio considering all relevant ICT solutions and service offerings such as best practices.
- Identify solution gaps and develop gap closure options such as the inclusion of components from Independent Software Vendors or customerspecific development.
- Architect the endtoend functional landscape and solution design to support desired business processes and business/ICT requirements of the customer ensuring alignment.
- Document present and discuss the endtoend architecture and solution options recommendations and implications facilitate and support the decision process.
- Identify crossprocess and crosssolution integration points and lead the coordination across various software and service components of the endtoend solution.
- Lead endtoend solution analysis design integration architecture coexistence and migration.
- Ensure work aligns with business processes and overall delivery outcomes.
- Act as single point of contact to orchestrate the various parties involved in large and complex projects/programs from a primarily architecture/technical perspective.
- Drive innovation continuous improvement and manage and lead change.
- Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert.
- Oversee and prepare a range of technical documentation and reports.
- The role operates with a significant degree of independence and to deliver quality outcomes. They operate with a high level of autonomy with decision making highly dependent on their own judgement. In performing their role they will show leadership collaborate influence outcomes identify and drive innovation manage and lead change and has an active role in contributing to and implementing the agency s strategic direction.
- Collaborate with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
- Resolve very complex sensitive and/or escalated technical issues.
Technical Skills
Relevant technologies and architectures including cloud platforms microservices and enterprise integration Cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud and relevant tools (eg Apache Hadoop Spark Kafka) Understanding of enterprise patterns Security Architecture Principles DevOps Practices Technical concepts that drive architectural strategies to alignment with the agency Architecture principles technologies frameworks Patterns Security Architecture Principles and DevOps
Essential Criteria
1. Business process improvement: Level 6 (SFIA)
Plans and leads strategic large and complex business process improvement activities aligned with automation or exploiting existing or new technologies. Develops organisational policies standards and guidelines for business process improvement. Leads the introduction of techniques methodologies and tools to meet business requirements ensuring consistency across all user groups. Leads the development of organisational capabilities for business process improvement and ensures adoption and adherence to policies and standards.
2. Consultancy: Level 6 (SFIA)
Manages the provision of consultancy services and/or a team of consultants. In own areas of expertise provides advice and guidance to consultants and/or the client when delivering consultancy services. Engages with clients and maintains client relationships. Establishes consultancy agreements/contracts and manages completion and disengagement.
3. Enterprise and business architecture: Level 5 (SFIA)
Develops models and plans to drive the execution of the business strategy taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance. Contributes to creating and reviewing a systems capability strategy which meets the businesss strategic requirements. Determines requirements and specifies effective business processes through improvements in technology information or data practices organisation roles procedures and equipment.
4. Innovation: Level 6 (SFIA)
Obtains organisational commitment to innovation. Develops organisational capabilities to drive innovation. Leads and plans the development of innovation capabilities and implementation of innovation processes tools and frameworks. Leads the communication and an open flow of creative ideas between interested parties and the setup of innovation networks and communities.
5. Solution architecture: Level 5 (SFIA)
Leads the development of solution architectures in specific business infrastructure or functional areas. Leads the preparation of technical plans and ensures that appropriate technical resources are made available. Ensures that appropriate tools and methods are available understood and employed in architecture development. Provides technical guidance and governance on solution development and integration. Evaluates requests for changes and deviations from specifications and recommends actions. Ensures that relevant technical strategies policies standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly.
6. Stakeholder relationship management: Level 6 (SFIA)
Leads the development of comprehensive stakeholder management strategies and plans. Builds longterm strategic relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external). Facilitates the engagement of stakeholders in support of the delivery of services and change projects. Acts as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders facilitating relationships between them. Negotiates to ensure that stakeholders understand and agree on what will meet their needs and that appropriate agreements are defined. Oversees monitoring of relationships including lessons learned and appropriate feedback. Leads actions to improve relations and open communications with and between stakeholders.
7. Systems design: Level 6 (SFIA)
Expected Start Date: Tuesday 01 April 2025
Job Type: Contract
Rate: As per Australian Market Standards
Employment Type
Full Time
