At Deloitte, making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. We're driven to create positive progress for our clients, community, people, and the planet.
Our Consulting team is at the top of its game and growing. We work with the best people and technology in the market, tackling meaningful projects that transform the future for high-profile local and international clients. Our culture is innovative, collaborative, and supportive of your personal and professional development.
We are seeking a Solution Architect to join our Engineering practice, working alongside our Government & Public Services (G&PS) industry group. As a Solution Architect, you will play a crucial role in shaping and implementing solution architectures to drive technology transformation and innovation with our clients.
About the Role:
Provide Solution Architecture guidance and advice in a multi-vendor enterprise environment, ensuring alignment with ICT strategies, Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps. Design solution architectures based upon functional and non-functional requirements, architecting and implementing large scale on-premise and cloud/hybrid-cloud business applications.
Engage with various stakeholders to evaluate architectural solutions, define and get agreement on solution architectures, and ensure alignment with business goals. Document solution architectures across the architecture disciplines of Business, Application, Integration, Infrastructure, and Security, bringing all these views together into an organised solution architecture.
Prepare for and present solution architectures to Architecture Review Boards as part of enterprise IT governance processes. Oversee the implementation of solution architectures, providing technical leadership and governance across development teams. Offer thought leadership on emerging technologies, cloud computing, and digital transformation.
About You:
Experienced Solution Architect, with proven experience working in a similar environment. Relevant certifications are a plus but not essential. Proven solution architecture experience across the architecture disciplines of business, application, integration, and infrastructure, and ability to design large-scale applications and lead development teams, especially across on-premise and cloud/hybrid-cloud environments.
Demonstrated understanding of non-functional requirements, such as system performance, availability, scalability, etc. Proven collaboration and communication skills, both orally and verbally, with the ability to articulate solution architectures to audiences of varying technical fluency. Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with a track record of delivering and gaining buy-in for enterprise technology and associated business change.
Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Proven experience working with architecture tools, frameworks, and methodologies, with the ability to define, publish, and maintain high-quality architecture documentation. Previous experience in professional services desirable, demonstrating an understanding of client needs and project delivery.