Senior Solution Architect
Whizdom ·whizdom.shazamme.com
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About the Role:
The Solution Architect will provide specialist architecture expertise to support the delivery of the Departments Project.
The Solution Architect will lead the development of the solution design, ensuring the target architecture aligns with business, technical, security, and operational requirements. The role will provide architectural leadership across application, integration, data, identity, networking, and platform domains to support the successful migration and modernisation.
The role will ensure solution designs align with Australian Government requirements, including the Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), and relevant (DTA cloud architecture) architectural standards. The Solution Architect will contribute to design governance, technical decision-making, and knowledge transfer activities to build enduring agency capability.
Primary Duties:
Location and Contract Term: This role is ACT based. Initial 12 month contract with 2x6- month contract extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens and hold a NV1 security clearance.
How to Apply: Applications close 9am 31 August.
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
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
The Solution Architect will provide specialist architecture expertise to support the delivery of the Departments Project.
The Solution Architect will lead the development of the solution design, ensuring the target architecture aligns with business, technical, security, and operational requirements. The role will provide architectural leadership across application, integration, data, identity, networking, and platform domains to support the successful migration and modernisation.
The role will ensure solution designs align with Australian Government requirements, including the Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), and relevant (DTA cloud architecture) architectural standards. The Solution Architect will contribute to design governance, technical decision-making, and knowledge transfer activities to build enduring agency capability.
Primary Duties:
- Lead the design and development of the target-state architecture for the Project, ensuring alignment with business requirements, Azure best practices, Australian Government security requirements, and Whole-of-Government (WofG) standards.
- Design end-to-end Azure cloud solutions across application, data, integration, networking, identity and security domains to support the migration from legacy infrastructure to Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
- Provide architectural leadership and technical guidance on application migration, modernisation and cloud-native design approaches to maximise performance, resilience, maintainability and operational supportability.
- Design and govern Azure landing zones, identity architectures, networking patterns, governance frameworks and security controls to ensure secure, compliant and well-managed cloud environments.
- Collaborate with security architects, cloud engineers, developers, business stakeholders and delivery partners to ensure solution designs meet business, security, operational and project objectives.
- Support architecture governance, design reviews and assurance activities, including security accreditation, operational readiness and transition to Business-as-Usual (BAU) operations.
- Support Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation initiatives, and Azure DevOps deployment pipelines.
- Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies, technical debt and design decisions throughout the cloudification lifecycle.
- Support security assurance, operational readiness and resilience activities, including disaster recovery, business continuity, IRAP assessments, remediation of security findings..
- Develop and maintain architecture documentation, solution designs, integration specifications, architecture decision records (ADRs), and other technical artefacts required to support delivery and operational outcomes.
Location and Contract Term: This role is ACT based. Initial 12 month contract with 2x6- month contract extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens and hold a NV1 security clearance.
How to Apply: Applications close 9am 31 August.
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
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
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The Senior Solution Architect role with Whizdom is based in Canberra, ACT, AU.
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