• Daily rate contract role
• Contract to April 2026
• Kensington, Sydney with Flexible and or Hybrid working

UNSW IT is part of UNSW’s Finance and Operations Division and provides high quality, sustainable, flexible products and state of the art services to UNSW. Our priorities are to drive innovative architectures that enable UNSW’s digital future and be a trusted partner of the University.

The Solution Architect will oversee the design and communication of high-level structures to enable and guide the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs The role will also provide high level advice and recommendations, based on specialist expertise and experience, to address customer needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Mentor and guide other Solution Architects in the team, providing best practice, direction and advice for achieving the best outcome.
• Partner with our Enterprise Architects and Engagement Teams to ensure Strategic Alignment or initiate new strategic directions where necessary.
• Partner with our internal infrastructure teams as well as vendors to define the requisite infrastructure environments.
• Assist in the development of Procurement Strategy, RFx and evaluation criteria
• Partner with our Business Analysts to understand customer requirements and lead their articulation as functional and logical designs.
• Oversee and facilitate technical steering groups as part of formal or informal consultancy / project agreements.
• Work with the Enterprise Architecture competency centre to establish and apply standard methods, tools, templates, processes and practices
• Use appropriate tools and frameworks, including logical models of components and interfaces, to develop systems architectures in specific business or functional areas.
• Produce detailed component specifications and translate these into detailed designs for implementation using selected products.
• Provide specialist advice on technical aspects of system development and integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.) and ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly.
• Oversee technical teams to optimal solutions to meet business requirements.
• Review others' systems designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, and integration of multiple systems and technology.
• Make substantial contribution to policy for selection of architecture components.
• Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major design options and assess and manage associated risks.
• Ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements.

Skills and experience

To be successful in this position you will need to possess:

• Relevant tertiary qualification as well as a minimum of eight years’ professional experience in software development including at least three years’ in a Solution Architecture role.
• Well-developed solution architecture and system design skills.
• An understanding of Industry recognised architectural frameworks
• An understanding of SaaS and PaaS solution architectures
• Demonstrated understanding of procurement practices
• An understanding of various delivery lifecycles and where and why they should be used
• An understanding of Cloud, Managed Service and on-site deployment and integration architectures
• A well-developed appreciation of the relationship between Solution Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.
• Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to structure and articulate messages to different audiences at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, ensuring that the underlying problem is understood and a robust approach / solution is developed.
• Recognised as a subject matter expert, able to give specialist advice to others and with experience of driving technology change.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with different levels in an organisation.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of leading and emerging practices in Solution Architecture and provide detailed advice regarding their application and execution in practice.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV and Cover Letter outlining your suitability.

Contact

Kim Symons

email: k.symons@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Sunday 1^st June May at 11.30pm

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.