Solution Architect (Baseline)

About the role

The government agency is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to lead the review, design and sustainment of its application portfolio. You will work closely with IT, business units and development teams to ensure solutions align with strategic goals and security standards.

Key responsibilities

• Review and develop application governance artefacts, including strategies, architecture, roadmaps, policies and practices.
• Assess existing on‑premise and cloud deployments for documentation, sustainability and alignment with agency governance.
• Document issues, risks and opportunities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support scoping, costing, planning and delivery of new application services.
• Ensure technical strategies, policies, standards and security are applied consistently.
• Evaluate change requests and advise governance bodies on appropriate actions.
• Participate in Agile project teams or business‑as‑usual areas as directed.

Required profile

• 5+ years experience as a Solution (Application) Architect.
• Proven ability to design cloud‑based applications and document solutions that meet business requirements.
• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into plain English.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships between technical and business stakeholders.
• Active AGSVA Baseline Security clearance and eligibility for Negative Vetting 1 clearance.

Required skills

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions.
• ServiceNow platform.
• Cloud architecture and design.
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).