Solution Architect

About the role

The Solution Architect shapes and designs end-to-end technology solutions in response to new business demand across the Department of Education. Working with Product Managers, business stakeholders, Platform Managers, Platform Architects and technology delivery partners, the role translates business needs into conceptual solution designs, evaluates options and provides effort estimates to inform investment and delivery decisions. Solutions must be technically sound, aligned with enterprise architecture and standards and integrated across the department's technology ecosystem.

Key responsibilities

• Translate business needs into conceptual end-to-end solution designs and develop and evaluate solution options, including technology choices and reuse opportunities.
• Assess technical feasibility, complexity, scope and effort using an agreed T-shirt sizing approach, and identify dependencies, constraints, risks and resource requirements.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, technology standards and approved design principles, and are interoperable with existing applications, platforms, data, integration, infrastructure and security.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, reuse and reduce duplication and technical debt.
• Engage Platform Managers, Platform Architects, enterprise architecture, suppliers and delivery teams, and coordinate technical input so components form a cohesive solution.
• Ensure security, privacy, information management and operational requirements are considered, and support architecture governance and Design Authority processes.
• Run solution design workshops, communicate options and recommendations, and work with Product Managers to keep solutions aligned with business requirements.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in solution architecture or enterprise technology design, including assessing options, feasibility, complexity and dependencies.
• Experience working across business stakeholders, technical teams and external suppliers.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, technology standards, cyber security and privacy.
• Desirable: experience with Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Microsoft technologies, and in large or government organisations.

Required skills

• End-to-end solution architecture and conceptual design.
• Broad enterprise technology knowledge across applications, platforms, cloud, data and integration.
• Enterprise integration, interoperability and architecture standards and governance.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

Applications close on 23 November 2026.