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Form of work- Senior Solution Architect, UNSW IT, daily rate contract role
- Kensington based, Hybrid working environment
- Contract duration – 12 months
The Senior Solution Architect is required to design, develop, and deliver high quality, cost effective and sustainable Integrated solutions that meet the needs of the business.
The role will also provide high level, strategic advice, and recommendations to the business in shaping solutions, based on their specialist expertise and experience.
The Senior Solution Architect reports to the Lead Solution Architect in the Sub Domain Model and has no direct reports.
Accountabilities
- Work with Lead Solution Architect and Enterprise Architects to ensure the solution architecture developed is aligned with the approved reference architecture and technology standards.
- Provide specialist input, advice, and suggestions to assist in the development of RFx and evaluation criteria.
- Proactively partner with our Business Analysts to understand customer requirements and lead their articulation as functional and logical designs.
- Contribute to the development of architectural methods, processes, standards that align with overall business, technology, and cyber security strategies.
- Design, architect and guide the implementation of cyber security protocols for strategic technology & business projects and BAU change for Group or Division.
- Work with the Lead Solution Architect and Enterprise Architecture competency centre to establish and apply standard methods, tools, templates, processes, and practices.
- Develop systems architectures in specific business or functional areas, using appropriate tools and frameworks, including logical models of components and interfaces.
- 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 and ensure that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied correctly.
- Relevant tertiary qualification as well as a minimum of 10 years’ professional experience in IT including at least 5 years in a Solution Architecture role.
- Demonstrated and effective solution architecture and system design skills.
- Experience developing security, Integration patterns, designs and requirements in a hybrid and cloud-centric environment (e.g. AWS & Azure).
- An understanding of Cloud, Managed Service and on-site deployment and integration architectures.
- AWS CI/CD and DevOps.
- An understanding of Industry recognised architectural frameworks – TOGAF.
- Demonstrated understanding of procurement processes (RFP/I) etc.
- Integration architecture experience including iPaaS, API Gateways, ETL, ESB and related technologies (e.g. REST, JSON, etc)
- Experience in Higher Education is highly favourable.
- Familiarity with myUNSW
- Familiarity with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions v9.2.
- Specific Domain experience with the following is highly desirable:
- Academic Curriculum Management Concepts and Processes within the Higher Education Industry. Products and systems that support Curriculum Management - most particularly, Stellic Systems.
- University Admissions Management Concepts and Process with the Higher Education Industry, Products and systems that support Admissions Management - most particularly PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.
Contact:
Jen MacLachlan, Talent Acquisition, email is ************@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: Sunday 10th of March 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.
