Solution Architect (Cloud & Infrastructure)

* Solution Architect - ICN Cloud & Infrastructure
* 3-year contract
* Attractive VPS 6 salary between $130,673 - $174,869 + superannuation
What does the business unit do?
Emergency Management includes the department's emergency management accountabilities delivered through Emergency Management Victoria, Emergency Recovery Victoria, Sector Performance and Reform and emergency management statutory entities and offices. The work of the group supports the emergency management sector to work together and to strengthen the capacity of individuals, communities, government, agencies and business to achieve our shared vision of safer and more resilient communities and to rebuild and recover after an emergency.
EM Technology and Data is responsible for both national and state technology platforms that enable communications to and from the community, sector operational communications and sector information systems. The EM Technology business unit is responsible for delivering Strategy & Enterprise Architecture, Investment Planning; Support & Development; Procurement & Program Delivery and Vendor & Contract Management.
What will the role do?
The role of the Solution Architect will be to design and develops Solution Architectures for enterprise-class business systems. The role will be instrumental in aligning organisational digital strategy and infrastructure with overall Department and state government digital strategy.
Key accountabilities include:
* Creating architecture and design artefacts, diagrams and documentation that effectively communicate the technical vision to stakeholders.
* Owning, capturing and documenting the current architecture where there are gaps, to assist in driving and establishing the target architecture.
* Collaborating with business stakeholders and project teams to gather and document infrastructure, cloud and technical related requirements for various programs and projects. Translate business needs into technical requirements to guide solution design.
What skills and knowledge should the Solution Architect have?
As our ideal candidate, you will have:
* Extensive experience in architecting and designing cloud-based business solutions, encompassing public (AWS, Azure, Google), private and hybrid models.
* Solid understanding on architecture and design principles and how to apply these principles during the design process.
* Experience in establishing and enforcing architectural standards, policies, and guidelines.
* Solid understanding of information security and/or IT risk management with a focus on security, performance and reliability.
* Solid understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorisation and security
* Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically in complex and dynamic environments.
* Experience implementing multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, identity management or related technologies including Auth0 and MS Entra.
* A degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field is highly desirable.
* Relevant industry certifications and /or qualifications such as AWS and/or Azure Certified Solutions Architect.
If you have any queries, please contact Ross Nam, Enterprise Architect, via: ross.nam@emv.vic.gov.au .
If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm on Thursday 18 April 2024.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
How to apply
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The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
For all VPS employees, due to the new JSE policy, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position.
For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Recruitment Policy, only Victorian Public Service employees are eligible to apply for this position. People on labour hire contracts, such as agency staff and external contractors, are not eligible to apply.
For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.