Senior Solution Architect

at  Reserve Bank of Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is looking to hire a Senior Solution Architect to assist with a project to uplift the automation capability in the Bank. The position is a 15 months fixed-term contract.

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect who:

• Define solutions architectures, high-level designs, and impact assessments for initiatives and/or systems in the Bank.
• Take ownership of Architecture deliverables for Conceptual and Solution Architecture documents and ensure that they are agreed and endorsed by all stakeholders.
• Work with analysts in defining business requirements, and work with subject matter experts (such as infrastructure leads, cloud specialists, architects, operators, developers, and business experts) to develop high level designs, in line with the enterprise architecture, patterns and practices. This may occasionally extend to assist with detailed design work.
• Collaborate with project managers and other stakeholders in scoping initiatives, ensuring they are scoped in accordance with architectural objectives and principles.
• Has experience in producing Solution Architectures for complex solutions (including cloud, non-cloud, and hybrid solutions)
• Ability to identify and document / call out dependencies with other projects / systems.
• Drive Architectural Certification process to completion for key project deliverables.
• Has a proven background in Software/Infrastructure automation and an understanding of the tools used to achieve this.

Technical Capabilities

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrated testing.
• Experience with development principles, tools and frameworks.
• Experience with automation toolsets (e.g., Puppet, Terraform, vRA, Chocolatey, Packer etc).
• Experience with CI/CD toolsets (e.g., Azure DevOps Service, Artifactory, Gitlab etc.)
• Understanding of common infrastructure systems (e.g., Active Directory, SQL Server etc.)
• Understanding of certificate lifecycle management tool (e.g., Venafi, Hashicorp Vault etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, influence and persuade peers and senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of strategic and new and emerging technologies and their practical application.
• Understanding of relevant models, notations and tools.
• Strong experience in resolving solution design and architecture contentions.
• Sound experience in architectural disciplines across a range of complex projects and technologies.

Qualifications

• TOGAF is preferred.
• Tertiary qualifications relevant to the Bank or IT industry.

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the Bank forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
Through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking, the RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy. We also issue Australia’s banknotes and operates infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.
Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people have a critical role to play in achieving these objectives, whether directly or in a supporting capacity. As a values driven organisation, our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect, while promoting the public interest through our efforts.
Your application should include a resume detailing your experience and qualifications.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from experienced candidates seeking workplace flexibility.
Few places give you the balance of professional challenge and a management culture that not only supports but encourages you to live a full life outside of work and be more.
Application Close :
July 21, 2024

Please refer the Job description for details