Solutions /Application Architect -Canberra, Brisbane, …, Brisbane City

One of our leading federal govt clients is seeking to engage Solution Architect
- Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney location – Hybrid Please note candidate must have NV1 Security clearance Extension term
- 18 months Location of work
- Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney Working arrangements
- Hybrid Overview The Solution Architect will assist the Business Area by assisting with the implementation of primarily ICT/digital transition and transformation services, ensuring effective prioritisation of efforts, resource management, risk management and sound governance in accordance with enterprise frameworks. Key duties and responsibilities The role will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- 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 significant 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.
- Performing other duties as directed from time-to-time by Directors/Team Leaders or a delegate. Qualifications and experience
- Demonstrated experience (3-5 years) working as a Solution (Application) Architect on a large-scale transformation project or program.
- Proven experience designing applications and solutions for traditional on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Proven experience designing and documenting applications that meet business requirements and align with the client’s strategic vision and operational constraints.
- Demonstrated technical proficiency and experience using:
- Microsoft365
- Azure DevOps
- Azure API Management
- Azure Application Service Environments
- Azure Functions and Logic Apps
- Azure Service Bus
- Knowledge of and experience using various Microsoft and industry frameworks, including:
- Blazor, React and other Single Page Application Frameworks
- OpenAI and HATEOAS
- Asynchronous integration frameworks
- Composable applications frameworks
- Data microservices
- Well-developed communication skills, including the ability to distil technical information in Plain English to communicate with influence.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, including the ability to translate clearly between technical teams and business areas Submission format In order for your submission to be considered compliant, we will require your submission in the following format. Everything should be provided in 1 PDF document which includes: a cover page that contains candidate name, submitting consulting name, availability, security clearance level, upcoming leave (exceeding 1 week), employment history with AEC and consultant comments (no more than 500 words); a one-page pitch addressing the selection criteria (not to exceed one page); a resume of no more than three pages. We will strictly adhere to the requirements outlined above, as such submissions that do not meet the listed criteria will be deemed non-compliant. Qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications or industry recognised certification in Information Management, Computer Science, or a relevant discipline.
- Solid skills in Archimate (3.1) as an architecture documentation and definition language.
- Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale ICT transformation projects/programs, preferably in a Commonwealth Government setting.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Commonwealth Government frameworks, including the ICT frameworks.
- Demonstrated understanding of Agile ways of work (e.g. SCRUM, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar). If you would like to apply for the above role, then please send your updated CV with Cover Letter to #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rs510