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• Daily rate contract role, LEAD Program, Program Solution Architect
• Kensington, Sydney with Flexible and or Hybrid working

UNSW IT is part of UNSW’s Finance and Operations Division and provides high quality, sustainable, flexible products and state of the art services to UNSW. Our priorities are to drive innovative architectures that enable UNSW’s digital future and be a trusted partner of the University.

In recent years UNSW IT has implemented a Shared Service capability moving away from a federated model of individual IT units operating within Faculties and Divisions. UNSW IT is now entering its next phase of transformation to position itself as a strategic partner and enabler within the University.

The establishment of a new delivery and engagement model is critical to establishing a trusted advisory position with the business and contribute at the leadership level to driving the strategy of the university. These new “Domains” will have greater E2E accountability for delivering to the unique business needs of the core and enabling parts of the business.

UNSW IT is now entering its next phase of evolution with another paradigm shift to position itself as a strategic partner within the University.

The Program Solution Architect role will be responsible for the Solution Architecture and Design of an overall Business Program, from program inception to operation.

The role is accountable to the Sub-Domain Head of Solutions Architecture in their respective Domain and works in conjunction with peer Solution Architects, Technology Managers, Enterprise Architects and Program/Project Managers.

Accountabilities:

• Be the Solution Architecture Lead for the Program and own the end-to-end solution outcome.
• Understand the lifecycle from inception to operation and be committed to the success of the program.
• Work closely with the Program business lead and business stakeholders to ensure that the solution meets the objectives of the business team throughout the program lifecycle
• Support the IT Program Manager in delivering the program, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, strategy and governance
• Collaborate and co-ordinate across Program streams, including UNSW Business, UNSW Technical and Vendor partners.
• Partner with our Enterprise Architects and Engagement Teams to ensure Strategic alignment or initiate new strategic directions where necessary.
• Partner with our internal infrastructure teams as well as vendors to define the requisite infrastructure environments.
• Partner with our Business Analysts to understand customer requirements and lead their articulation as functional and logical designs.
• Oversee and facilitate technical steering groups as part of formal or informal consultancy / project agreements.
• Provide specialist advice on technical aspects of system development and integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.) and ensures that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices (including security) are applied correctly.
• Oversee technical teams to optimal solutions to meet business requirements.
• Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major design options and assess and manage associated risks.
• Ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements.
• Contribute to briefings of staff and management.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the University and take all reasonable care that their actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of others in the University.

Selection Criteria

• Well-developed solution architecture and system design skills. Relevant tertiary qualification as well as a minimum of 10 years’ professional experience in IT including at least 6 years in a Solution Architecture role.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with different levels in an organisation.
• Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to structure and articulate messages to different audiences at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ensuring that the underlying problem is understood and a robust approach / solution is developed.
• A well-developed appreciation of the relationship between Solution Architecture and Enterprise Architecture.
• An understanding of Industry recognised architectural frameworks – TOGAF
• Demonstrated understanding of procurement practices
• An understanding of various delivery lifecycles and where and why they should be used
• An understanding of Cloud, Managed Service and on-site deployment and integration architectures
• Experience developing Integration solutions in hybrid and cloud-centric environments (e.g. AWS & Azure)
• Integration architecture experience including iPaaS, API Gateways, ETL, ESB and related technologies (e.g. REST, JSON, etc).
• Strong knowledge of Cyber security industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements relevant to Education institutions.
• Strong time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Highly regarded criteria:

• Experience with and understanding of the business processes supporting Digital Marketing in Higher Education.
• Experience with the Technology and Data involved in supporting the Digital Marketing business process in Higher Education. 
• Experience with the Adobe platform and its use in Digital Marketing.
• Experience with MS Dynamics CRM platform and its use in the Digital Sales cycle.
• Experience with the UNSW Technology and Data environment and its support for Digital Marketing solutions.

To Apply: If this is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and responses to the Skills and Experience outlined in the position description.

More Information: please see the Position Description or visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/

Contact

Jen MacLachlan

email: j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Applications close:

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.