$103K – $119K Total Remuneration Package (pro-rata)

$91K – $105K Base Salary (pro-rata)

Location: Maroochydore

Vacancy No: 5997

Temporary - Full-time (until June 2026)

Applications close: Sunday, 20 April 2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Digital and Information Services branch delivers agile and transformative information and technology, enabling council to be a leader in providing innovative and sustainable services to its communities.

The IT Project Management Team is responsible for the design and implementation of Council’s computing security infrastructure, ensuring IT security and risk strategies are aligned to Council’s needs combined with researching industry trends and emerging technologies and standards.

The Solutions Architect role will proactively lead / support Solution Architecture activities within the IT Project Management Office that design, describe, and manage technical solutions to align with business goals and requirements, effectively bridging the gap between business needs and technical implementation.

Primarily this role will;

· Provide solution architectural and strategic guidance to projects being delivered by the IT Project Management Office liaising with the Enterprise Architecture team during all phases of new solutions implementation and changes to existing systems.

· Capture and apply concepts of business goals, objectives and business outcomes, business capabilities, value-streams and business processes and understand their importance to enterprise architecture.

· Develop and ensure compliance with DIS guidelines, including alignment to organisational enterprise architecture. Define the principles, guidelines, standards, and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision.

· Support the development of transition state and capability roadmaps associated with Project related solution acquisitions, implementations and upgrades ensuring they are aligned with the enterprise’s objectives.

· Create artefacts for managing SCC’s portfolio ‘to-be’ solutions to enable and drive targeted business decision making and outcomes.

· Highly desirable for candidate to have experience with Human Capital Management and Enterprise Asset Management solutions.

This position has recently relocated to Sunshine Coast City Hall, based in the heart of Maroochydore CBD. This state of the art and sustainable building is designed to achieve an innovative and collaborative workspace.

About you

As a Solutions Architect you will hold professional certifications in computer science, IT, software engineering and/or substantial relevant experience in Solution Architecture, systems analysis and solution design preferably in a large, diverse organisation or government entity.

Industry experience of the following is considered also required:

· Strong research, analytical problem solving and evaluation skills with the capacity to examine complex problems and develop innovative strategies for their resolution to a diverse client base.

· Strong business acumen including understanding of business operations and strategies and the ability to prepare professional business communication such.

· Demonstrated ability with relevant business modelling techniques such as Business Capability Modelling, Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN), and Business Model Canvas, as well as workflow modelling and enterprise application integration. Understanding of UX (user experience) and its importance.

· Strong time management and organisation skills to manage significant or multiple projects and complex cases, manage multiple competing priorities, a variety of stakeholder expectations and influencing and achieving preferred business outcomes.

· Strong leadership and highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with particular emphasis in the areas of building effective relationships, consultation, negotiation, conflict resolution and assertiveness in order to resolve issues and meet changing organisational needs.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

· Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.

· Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.

· Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

· A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

· A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Natalie Glen during business hours on 0449 996 595.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.