Title: Solution Architect
About us
We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.
Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and +maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning and land services for use by all.
We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.
About the group
Investment and Technology leads and manages the investment lifecycle; drives commercial advice & negotiations to facilitate reform; and enables core delivery through Finance, Procurement & Enterprise Technology.
About the role
This is a fixed term role until 30/06/2027
The Solution Architect role will create and deliver the overall technical architecture that supports the digital transformation projects within the Department.
This role provides the link between understanding enterprise technology direction and interpreting broad directions into specific technology solutions as relevant to the business domain. With a broad remit across the business domain which encompasses multiple solutions delivery, this role also provides guidance to project solution architects to ensure alignment.
This role actively engages with Principal Architects within the Data & Digital division to deliver strategically aligned solutions. Together, you will address cross-functional priorities such as enterprise architecture, security, infrastructure, identity, integration, data, digital, spatial and governance, ensuring a cohesive and comprehensive architectural outcome.
This role will allow you to demonstrate your cloud architecture capability (with AWS and/or Azure) delivering solutions to completion. You will be expected to be a trusted advisor to the technical and non-technical stakeholders and resources within the transport projects. The role will be required to work with multiple project stakeholders and multiple other programs for dependency management.
Key Selection Criteria
We are seeking a proactive professional: with accomplished systems thinking and digital literacy who can diagnose complex environments, architect and deliver technology-enabled solutions, and adapt strategies to achieve the best outcomes. You will lead stakeholder engagement and collaboration, managing competing needs, fostering cross-organisational and external partnerships, and driving innovative, flexible approaches to policy and service delivery.
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Position accountabilities
– Provide expert advice on technical aspects of solution development and contribute to align architectural roadmaps with business requirements to better ensure customer needs are met.
– Negotiate with and influence key stakeholders in order to establish and maintain effective relationships at multiple levels within the ICT landscape, DTP and Victorian Government to deliver solution services in a highly collaborative manner.
– Develops all required documentation to support the architecture decisions, solution architectures and governance processes.
– Promote and support safe, inclusive and flexible team operations.
Technical Capabilities
– SFIA – Architecture (Accomplished) – Applies architectural capability across projects and stakeholders, directing others and resolving complexity.
• Consistently applies knowledge and skill to complexity associated with a capability.
• Can direct others in tasks related to this capability to deliver successful outcomes.
• Can navigate complexities associated with the demonstration of this capability across multiple stakeholders.
– Design and Architecture (Accomplished) – Designs initiatives that leverage digital technologies and ensure compliance with emerging legislative trends.
Qualifications and experience
– Bachelor's level qualification in computer science, engineering, information systems or similar. (mandatory)
– Three or more years of demonstrable experience in Solution Architecture with a minimum of two years within the enterprise system domain (mandatory)
– Demonstrated experience in solution design and delivery with cloud (Azure and/or AWS), on-premises, or hybrid implementation including relevant hands-on experience. (mandatory)
– Demonstrated experience in influencing project or program outcomes by working with diverse sets of stakeholders. (mandatory)
– Demonstrated experience in presenting and articulating solutions for technical and non-technical stakeholders. (mandatory)
– Demonstrated experience architecting CSS and CRM Solutions on Pega, Salesforce, Dynamics365 platforms (mandatory)
– Demonstrated experience with integration and middleware solutions (mandatory), MuleSoft/Axway platform experience (desirable)
– Architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF) and/or Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure) would be highly regarded. (desirable)
– Experience with Payment Gateways, web services technologies (SOAP, XML) and Enterprise Security Standards (OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, SSO, Firewall, WS-Security, PKI). (desirable)
– Previous experience with solution design with API and Integration projects with demonstrable successful outcomes. (desirable)
– Previous hands on development experience with some of the following: .NET, Java/ JEE, Mulesoft, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Python, PHP, XML, SOAP, REST, JSON, SAML, NodeJS and other API related technologies. (desirable)
– Experience in digital transformation, apps, websites and ticketing systems. (desirable)
Culture Value
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department’s goals.
What we offer
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.
For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.
Pre-employment checks and employment conditions
All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.
Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.
Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.
How to apply
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Applications close at 11.59pm on Thursday, 29th of January 2026.
Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal, we’re unable to accept email or manual submissions.
For further information about the role, please contact Amrutha Shetty, Manager Business Analysis via Amrutha.Shetty@transport.vic.gov.au.
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