Solution Architect (Multiple) Australian Citizens with Baseline only RFQ closing date: Thursday, 21 November 2024 Client: Australian Electoral Commission Estimated start date: Monday, 16 December 2024 Initial contract duration: ASAP to 31 December 2025 Extension term: 12 months Number of extensions: 2 Location of work: ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA Security clearance: Must have Baseline What to submit 1. Candidate's resume (strictly no more than 3 pages) 2. A brief candidate statement addressing the mandatory and desired criteria (no more than 500 words or one page maximum) About the Program The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) is responsible for delivering robust ICT functions and capabilities, maintaining election-ready systems, and delivering an ambitious ICT transformation and modernisation agenda. The CIOD leads and supports a range of AEC projects/programs including, but not limited to, the Modern Workplace Program, Cloud Technology Project, Polling Place Technology Project, and the Election Systems Modernisation Program (Indigo Program). Indigo Program (Tranche 2) The Indigo Program is a large-scale transformation program to modernise business capabilities and replace core election ICT systems with a citizen-centric, agile technology platform. The Program will transform the AEC's delivery of electoral services and ensure ongoing integrity of the electoral system. About the Role The Solution Architects will be responsible for, but not limited to: Leading the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements. Providing technical guidance and governance on solution development and integration. Identifying and evaluating alternative architectures and the trade-offs in cost, performance, and scalability. Producing specifications of cloud-based or on-premises components, tiers, and interfaces for translation into detailed designs using selected services and products. Managing and coordinating the target architecture across multiple projects, work streams or initiatives, ensuring architecturally significant determinations and decisions are effectively documented. Contributing to the establishment and maintenance of policies, principles, and practices for the selection of architecture components. Ensuring relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices (including security) are applied correctly and consistently. Evaluating requests for changes and deviations from specifications and recommending actions to delegates and governance bodies for endorsement/decision or other appropriate action. Working as part of an Agile project/program team or business as usual area as directed. Performing other duties as directed from time-to-time by Directors/Team Leaders or a delegate. Criteria Mandatory Demonstrated experience (3-5 years) working as a Solution (Application) Architect on a large-scale transformation project or program. Proven experience designing applications and solutions for traditional on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments. Proven experience designing and documenting applications that meet business requirements and align with the AEC's strategic vision and operational constraints. Demonstrated technical proficiency and experience using: Microsoft365 Azure Dev Ops Azure API Management Azure Application Service Environments Azure Functions and Logic Apps Azure Service Bus Knowledge of and experience using various Microsoft and industry frameworks, including: Blazor, React and other Single Page Application Frameworks Open AI and HATEOAS Asynchronous integration frameworks Composable applications frameworks Data microservices Well-developed communication skills, including the ability to distil technical information in Plain English to communicate with influence. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, including the ability to translate clearly between technical teams and business areas. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to effectively manage risk and deliver fit-for-purpose applications and solutions. Desirable Tertiary qualifications or industry recognised certification in Information Management, Computer Science, or a relevant discipline. Strong skills in Archimate (3.1) as an architecture documentation and definition language. Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale ICT transformation projects/programs, preferably in a Commonwealth Government setting. Demonstrated knowledge of Commonwealth Government frameworks, including the ICT frameworks. Demonstrated understanding of Agile ways of work (e.g. SCRUM, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar). #J-18808-Ljbffr