Solutions Architect - Application Modernisation

Job no:513824
Work type:full time
Location:Crawley, Perth CBD
Categories:Information Technology

University IT

• An opportunity to apply your cloud development skills and expertise to refactor critical capabilities underpinning the performance of the State’s leading University on a broad range of challenges
• Level 10, full-time appointment on a fixed term basis for 1 year
• Base salary range: $133,503.00 – $141,478.00 p.a. plus 17% superannuation

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, supported by the freedom to innovate and inspire, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

About the team

UWA is making significant investments in the Information and Technology Services to enable its strategic direction and goals.  UWA is also looking to utilise technology advancements to expand its services and create new and innovative teaching and research models.

The University is looking to invest into refactoring many of the internally developed and managed applications which support the delivery of teaching, research and professional services.

About the opportunity

As the appointee you will, under broad direction, work as an embedded member of the Application Modernisation team to transform both the existing codebase and software development practices within University IT to support and accelerate our adoption of a cloud-first strategy.

You will take on a position as an architectural and software engineering leader. You will be developing the architectural artefacts to support the transformation, and mentoring software engineers in adoption of the new technologies and patterns.

Within the project team, you will lead the development of architectural designs for specific applications, and lead the implementation and release of the new software product, ensuring that the final product is conformant with the architectural patterns.

Your work will integrate with the efforts of a larger team of architects developing future state solutions architectures to achieve the architecture vision and strategic goals of the University. 

About you 

As the appointee you will work closely with software developers, providing technology leadership and vision, and provide mentoring and guidance to your colleagues to develop their cloud-native development skills. You will be able to identify candidate cloud architecture patterns for re-factoring existing code and lead their development and adoption throughout the organisation. You will build rapport and trust with senior stakeholders and position yourself as a thought leader within University IT.

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate :

• Relevant postgraduate qualification or demonstrated equivalent
• Current Azure Solution Architect certification
• TOGAF 9.1 or later preferred
• Extensive technical experience with the following technologies:
  • C#
  • .NET
  • Azure Integration Services
  • Microsoft Azure platform and infrastructure as a service concepts
  • Proven experience architecting and implementing API layers using REST or SOAP to integrate legacy applications
• Experience leading a team of software engineers and architects to transform legacy codebases to a cloud-first architecture in a large enterprise
• High-level consultation and negotiation skills with the ability to establish positive stakeholder relationships at all levels
• Working knowledge of the Higher Education sector is desirable

About your application

Full details of the position's responsibilities and the selection criteria are outlined in the position description:  Position Description Solutions Architect - Application Modernisation.docx

You are required to address the selection criteria in your submission in a separate document. For information to assist you with compiling statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit Addressing the selection criteria

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Monday, 12 June 2023

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Craig Williams at [email protected]

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Application Details : Please apply online via the Apply Now button.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace.  We celebrate difference and believe diversity is fundamental to achieving our goals as a globally recognised Top 100 educational and research institution.  We are committed to creating a safe work environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community and people living with disability.

• We have a globally competitive, gender neutral parental leave policy with 26 weeks paid leave after 12 months service and 36 weeks after 5 years.
• We have on-campus childcare facilities for children aged 6 weeks to kindy.
• We facilitate flexible working, with part-time and job-sharing arrangements considered.
• We have an ongoing partnership with Pride in Diversity and were recently awarded a Bronze Employer status for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
• We have Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation and actively work to improve gender equity. 

Should you have any queries relating to your application, please contact the individual named in the advertisement. Alternatively, contact the Talent team at [email protected] with details of your query. To enable a quick response, please include the 6-digit job reference number and a member of the team will respond to your enquiry.

Advertised:29 May 2023 W. Australia Standard Time
Applications close:12 Jun 2023 11:55 PM W. Australia Standard Time