Position Details

Continuing | Full -Time
HEO10 | $144,266 - $152,903
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Solution Architect to join our Information and Digital Services team. This is a role filled with opportunities, as you will provide high level leadership, guidance, and support to projects, product owners, technology vendors and operational teams to ensure that solution architectures and designs are aligned with the IDS architecture principles, guardrails, and design standards.

All of your customers are here on-site – A fascinating mix of education, research and clinical practices, which enables you to truly experience the effects of your work, and to see what’s next.

Some of the key responsibilities of the position include:

Lead the design of complex solutions that provide an excellent customer experience.
Guide stakeholders, including senior executives and governance groups, in making informed decisions about solution options.
Communicate designs to delivery teams and ensure alignment with the original design.
Contribute to the development and management of the IDS Digital Architecture vision.
Evaluate new technologies and foster technical innovation.

To learn more about the role, please review the Position Description

About You

You are a problem solver, prepared to challenge assumptions and enjoy the flow from raw material to the end product. You understand how people, process, data and technology fit together and enjoy working with integration specialists to see a project to successful completion. In addition, you have a flair for and a commitment to, producing simple and clear solution documentation including descriptions of the business context.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

Extensive knowledge and experience in developing complex solution designs, often delving into the configuration and interfaces of application platforms to eliminate design assumptions.
Advanced strategic thinking, planning, and analytical skills, with an eye on the big picture to identify dependencies and synergies.
Excellent skills in data modelling and integration design.
A flair for producing clear and simple solution documentation, with unambiguous text and diagrams.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the Higher Education domain and hold an appropriate postgraduate qualification in Information Technology or a relevant technical area, and/or equivalent relevant experience.

How to Apply and Information

In addition to uploading your CV, please submit a Suitability statement, addressing the below key position capabilities from the position description.
Advanced strategic thinking, planning and analytical skills and actively contributes to achieve outcomes and meet the University’s strategic goals.
Extensive experience in agile ways of working including exposure to scaled agile methodologies and/or collaborating and delivering through a matrix structure.
Advanced interpersonal influence and demonstrated ability to negotiate and communicate effectively with staff and customers across a diverse organisation particularly during the design, management, and implementation of customer solutions.
Extensive knowledge and experience in the analysis, development, and documentation of complex solutions in a wide range of technologies, with excellent skills in data modelling at the conceptual and logical levels, along with experience of designing integration solutions in an enterprise environment.
Extensive knowledge and experience in the analysis, development, and documentation of complex solutions in a wide range of technologies, with excellent skills in data modelling at the conceptual and logical levels, along with experience of designing integration solutions in an enterprise environment.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Ian George

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm: 10 Mar 2026

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