Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Recruitment Manager Hays | Technical Recruiting Solution Architect Opportunity within VIC Govt Expertise in System Integration, Microservices, Service Orientated Architecture, and AWS Cloud Native solutions Required Great Pay Rates Your new company Your new employer is a prominent Victorian Government Department whose responsibilities and work have a positive impact on the quality of life for all Victorian Citizens. Be a part of an organisational culture that delivers innovation, energy and results and values your technical skills. This regulatory is committed to building a culture that values diversity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence. Your New Role Reporting to the Manager IT Project Delivery, the Solution Architect is responsible for the architecture and development of the Business Application solutions to ensure they are in line with the enterprise architectural plan and meet business requirements. This position will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to provide input into the strategic direction of technology investments assisting with the design and development of solution architecture to maximise the return on scalable technology investments. There is a heavy emphasis on aligning the Software Development and AWS Cloud Native solution strategy to the Group Strategy and enterprise architecture. Oversees all aspects of solution development, architecture, and management processes from concept ideation through development, launch and maintenance. Interface with development, business, and executive management to develop and grow their portfolio of solutions and offerings and to increase company productivity and improve services, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, goals and objectives. Provide leadership and strategic guidance during the solution development process to ensure bridging of the gap between business problems faced by the business and benefits available from company solutions and services. Translate business requirements into operational strategies associated with each solution ensuring business needs are met, (including monitoring, quality assurance, CI/CD and DevOps). Direct the IT/technology architecture activities. Providing application architecture for the business problem, platform integration with third party services, designing and developing integration solutions and integration flows. Establish solution design specifications that are compliant with the design standards and regulations, translating the proposed solution into business processes, supporting services, applications, infrastructure, and information repositories capable of meeting business and enterprise architecture requirements. Identify and track service dependencies and work with other system owners to ensure functional integrity with other systems and 3rd party integrations such as Office and messaging APIs, including any automated data exchange. Create, drive and complete POCs (Proof of Concepts) or prototypes progressively to test new ideas and apply emerging technologies. Conduct and/or actively participate in meetings related to the designated project/s, with project teams, business units and/or partners. Utilise the business change for the preparation of technical plans. Cooperate with business assurance and project staff ensuring that appropriate technical resources are made available including the design of roadmaps, architectural diagrams and various artefacts. Research existing business environment including trends, best practices and company preferred architectural frameworks and alliances to ensure company services match business trends. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to align strategies with business needs, thus ensuring a high-level of customer satisfaction. Design and deliver complex cross-domain solutions encompassing a rich variety of technologies and using a mixture of agile and waterfall methods. Provide 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 are applied correctly. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE In-depth understanding and expertise in System Integration, Microservices, Service Orientated Architecture, and AWS Cloud Native solutions. Strong understanding of modern technologies and trends with proven ability to maintain knowledge with Microsoft and AWS solution components (identity, security, networking, compute, data stores, messaging, APIs). Experience driving value through strategic partnerships with technology vendors/partners. Strong modelling skills using modelling standards such as UML and BPMN. Experience in conducting and facilitating discovery workshops. Experience in developing domain architecture strategy. Experience working with development methodologies, clean code principles, C#, Java, ASP.Net, JSON, Node, Angular, XML, SOAP, Web API, TSQL, YAML, REST and data interface formats. Broad understanding of all technical domains and having the ability to identify system, infrastructure and project interdependencies. Broad knowledge of modern technologies depending on the requirements of each project, SharePoint Online, C#, ASP.Net, CSS, HTML, APIs, and webservices. Working knowledge of AzureDevOps and Agile methodology is desirable. Architecture Principles such as TOGAF/Zachman is desirable. Delivery of performance optimisation of interfaces, software testing as well as unit test automation and related tools (i.e. Postman, Swagger, etc.) is desirable. SQL Database Administration and IT Security Management is desirable. IT Service Delivery, Operations and Event Management (ITIL) is desirable. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, information technology or related field is desirable. Certification on ASP.Net and AWS solution development and solution architecture is desirable. What you'll get in return: Work with a team that values innovation, collaboration and excellence Excellent environment with focus on work-life balance Enjoy the diverse and inclusive workplace What you need to do now: Apply for this role now or to speak to our Experts in Technology for a confidential discussion send through your updated resume to Kanika.Behlhays.com.au. Hays appreciates the importance of workforce diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunities employer and have policies, procedures and relationships in place to promote our understanding of all forms of diversity. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Information Technology Industries Information Services and Software Development J-18808-Ljbffr