Solution Architect
Whizdom ·whizdom.shazamme.com
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Seeking a Solution Architects with 7+ years of hands-on work experience in a system/platform technical design, software development or system/platform administration field.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Architecture Outcomes for Operational Maturity: Drive a strategic approach to technology investment that prioritises the delivery of a seamless, secure, and integrated digital ecosystem, ensuring technical output aligns directly with business value.
• Drive Technology Rationalisation: Ensure all proposed technical solutions align with the Branch’s strategic priorities—specifically reducing technical debt, eliminating ecosystem redundancy, and accelerating the transition to a high-velocity cloud environment.
• Institutionalise Technical Knowledge: Develop and maintain a centralised repository of reference architectures, standards, and blueprints to eliminate
Key-person risk and provide repeatable, optimised frameworks for service delivery.
• Enable Innovation and Velocity: Identify and integrate emerging technologies and intelligent automation to pivot human capital from repetitive sustainment tasks toward strategic, high-impact initiatives.
• Mitigate Systemic Operational Risk: Proactively identify and manage architectural risks and critical dependencies, ensuring enterprise resilience and the stability of corporate workflows.
• Foster a Collaborative Enablement Culture: Build strategic partnerships across the technical cohort and external agency partners to optimise organisational throughput and ensure a cohesive approach to digital ecosystem delivery.
Mandatory Qualifications
Tertiary qualifications in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering- related discipline
Desirable Qualifications
Required Knowledge/Experience and tools
• Demonstrated 7+ years of hands-on work experience in a system/platform
technical design, software development or system/platform administration field.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities, including communicating technical and architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in analysing business and technical requirements to provide strategic guidance and support decision making.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering multiple lines of tasking in a resource constrained environment.
• An eagerness to learn and inspire others.
• Ability to think critically and respectfully contest ideas to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Resilience and drive to work independently with minimal supervision to achieve outcomes.
Desirable:
• Enterprise and Business Architecture-Level 5 • Strategic Planning (ITSP) - Level 4 • Business Process Improvement (BPRE) - Level 4
Contract: 12 Months Contract with 2 x 12 month extensions
Security Required: TSPV Security Clearance required
Location - Canberra
How to Apply - Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Closing date: Sunday 6 September 2026 by 9am
Call Joanne Finchett on 0480 002454 or email Joanne@whizdom.com.au for any further information
Key Responsibilities
Lead Architecture Outcomes for Operational Maturity: Drive a strategic approach to technology investment that prioritises the delivery of a seamless, secure, and integrated digital ecosystem, ensuring technical output aligns directly with business value.
• Drive Technology Rationalisation: Ensure all proposed technical solutions align with the Branch’s strategic priorities—specifically reducing technical debt, eliminating ecosystem redundancy, and accelerating the transition to a high-velocity cloud environment.
• Institutionalise Technical Knowledge: Develop and maintain a centralised repository of reference architectures, standards, and blueprints to eliminate
Key-person risk and provide repeatable, optimised frameworks for service delivery.
• Enable Innovation and Velocity: Identify and integrate emerging technologies and intelligent automation to pivot human capital from repetitive sustainment tasks toward strategic, high-impact initiatives.
• Mitigate Systemic Operational Risk: Proactively identify and manage architectural risks and critical dependencies, ensuring enterprise resilience and the stability of corporate workflows.
• Foster a Collaborative Enablement Culture: Build strategic partnerships across the technical cohort and external agency partners to optimise organisational throughput and ensure a cohesive approach to digital ecosystem delivery.
Mandatory Qualifications
Tertiary qualifications in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering- related discipline
Desirable Qualifications
Required Knowledge/Experience and tools
• Demonstrated 7+ years of hands-on work experience in a system/platform
technical design, software development or system/platform administration field.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities, including communicating technical and architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in analysing business and technical requirements to provide strategic guidance and support decision making.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering multiple lines of tasking in a resource constrained environment.
• An eagerness to learn and inspire others.
• Ability to think critically and respectfully contest ideas to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Resilience and drive to work independently with minimal supervision to achieve outcomes.
Desirable:
• Enterprise and Business Architecture-Level 5 • Strategic Planning (ITSP) - Level 4 • Business Process Improvement (BPRE) - Level 4
Contract: 12 Months Contract with 2 x 12 month extensions
Security Required: TSPV Security Clearance required
Location - Canberra
How to Apply - Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Closing date: Sunday 6 September 2026 by 9am
Call Joanne Finchett on 0480 002454 or email Joanne@whizdom.com.au for any further information
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Where is the Solution Architect job located?
The Solution Architect role with Whizdom is based in Canberra, ACT, AU.
What does the Solution Architect role pay?
Whizdom lists the Solution Architect role at AUD 160–185 per hour.
Is the Solution Architect role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Whizdom.
What experience level is the Solution Architect role?
The Solution Architect position is aimed at mid-level candidates.
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