We require an experienced, pro-active and versatile Solution Architect to work with a project team. Deliverables comprise High Level Solution Approaches and Solution Detailed Designs that support completion of a significant and complex projects

The Solution Architect will work with the Project Manager, Principal Architect, Vendors and internal SMEs to deliver high quality artefacts that align with reference architecture, build team and user requirements. This role may also be required to develop reference artefacts for use in other parts of DST.

The Solution Architect will have (Essential):

• Previous experience in business architecture concepts, capability design principles, technical requirement elicitation techniques.
• Previous experience in complex solution architecture, specifically in the context of application remediation
• General understanding and awareness of integration and data platforms, directory services, network design and cybersecurity (eg. ISM, IRAP, ASD Essential 8, PSPF)
• Previous experience working for a Federal government agency

The Solution Architect will have (Desirable):

• Exposure to Computational and data analytics platforms (eg. High-performance computing, compute clustering, Hadoop)
• Experience producing business architecture capability maps
• Prior experience in producing technology roadmaps
• Software development environment design principles; Software development environment technologies (eg. Atlassian, Github, Puppet, Jenkins, etc)
• Directory, identity and access management services (eg. Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, Azure Active Directory, ADFS, SAML, OAuth, MFA, etc )
• Contemporary network design and technologies

The Solution Architect will be Responsible for:

• Contributing to establishment of significant stakeholder engagement, both online and face to face
• Exploring approaches that both satisfy requirements and work within constraints
• Recommending and documenting an approach, plus recording other approaches considered, in accordance with a template
• Work through the approach approval process including responding to feedback and suggested revisions
• Formulating and documenting a detailed design in accordance with a template
• Work through the design approval process including responding to feedback and suggested revisions
• Provide advice and clarification as the project progresses

Candidates must be a resident of ACT, SA or VIC and be able to travel to site when required. Some work from home is possible.

Candidate must be an Australian citizen and able to obtain a Baseline security clearance.