Job Description
- Fixed term through to June 2027
- Wellington preferred, other locations considered
We are seeking experienced Solution Architects to join a nationally significant transformation programme delivering modern digital capabilities across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. This is an opportunity to influence the design of future-ready solutions that support better information sharing, improved services, digital innovation, and more effective decision making across government and local government.
Opportunities exist at both Senior and Lead Solution Architect levels, with a salary band up to $200,000 per annum, and appointment based on experience, capability and demonstrated leadership.
What You'll Do
- Design end-to-end solution architectures spanning business applications, integration services, data platforms and cloud environments
- Define architecture patterns and standards for APIs, interoperability, identity, security and information exchange
- Lead architecture activities across multiple delivery streams, ensuring alignment to enterprise and target-state architecture
- Shape data integration and data sharing approaches across diverse systems and stakeholders
- Evaluate technology options and provide architectural guidance for cloud-native and SaaS solutions
- Produce architecture artefacts including solution designs, architecture decision records, interface specifications and roadmaps
- Support architecture governance, assurance and investment decision-making
- Work closely with delivery teams to ensure architecture intent is realised through implementation
What You'll Bring
- 7+ years in Solution Architecture, with experience designing complex enterprise solutions
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture (Azure preferred)
- Experience designing API-led and event-driven integrations
- Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, microservices and modern application architectures
- Experience working with data platforms, analytics, information management and data governance
- Understanding of security architecture principles including authentication, authorisation and identity management
- Ability to translate business requirements into pragmatic technical solutions
- Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups, vendors and delivery teams
Highly Desirable Experience
- Power Platform
- Dynamics 365
- Data platforms and analytics solutions
- GIS / ArcGIS environments
- Government interoperability frameworks
Why Apply?
- Both Senior and Lead Solution Architect opportunities
- Generous salary banding up to $200,000 dependent on experience, capability and demonstrated leadership
- Fixed term through to June 2027
- Influence architecture decisions at programme scale
- Work on complex integration, data and digital transformation challenges that will deliver lasting impact
- Flexible working arrangement
For more information, please reach out to kirstie.parsons@beyond.co.nz
Job Ref #133434
