• Based at either our Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and continuing

Solve the complex and design the future.

Are you a problem-solver with a passion for turning ideas into reality?

We’re looking for a dynamic Solutions Architect to design innovative, scalable solutions that bridge technology and business needs.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with diverse teams, manage stakeholders, and tackle complex challenges with your strong communication skills. Shape the systems that drive our success and make a real impact by being the trusted advisor. Ready to bring the architecture vision to life? Join us!

About the role

The Solutions Architect is responsible for leading, developing and managing a portfolio of digital solutions including projects, products, systems, shared infrastructure services and application services to deliver targeted business outcomes. The position ensures solutions align to strategic priorities, meet the needs of the University and adhere to architectural governance and standards.

This role is focused on enhancing the customer experience through a customer-centric approach by integrating physical and digital infrastructure, projects, and services to deliver seamless, impactful solutions tailored to customer needs. The role ensures that improvements align with the division's and university's strategic goals, balancing innovation with long-term objectives.

As the Solutions Architect, you will:

• Provide enterprise architectural and design leadership for assigned portfolio of solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture roadmaps, established architectural principles.
• Leads analysis of the business’ future-state capabilities and future (and current) IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement to drive the business forward.
• Lead the definition of the principles, guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure all solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision.
• Align enterprise architectural activities with strategic priorities. Develop plans and system designs that address both current and likely future requirements for the university.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of skilled professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

To be successful, you’ll have

• Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or
• Extensive experience and management expertise; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Extensive experience conceptualising, developing and implementing contemporary solutions, strategies and services to achieve a large organization’s objectives
• A sound knowledge and understanding of contemporary relevant discipline practices

Here's how to apply

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Mark Trenorden (Group Manager, Enterprise Architecture) via [email protected]

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

PD - Solutions Architect - 573566.pdf

Applications for this position close at 11.55pm on Sunday 29th June.

Why work with us?

At Deakin, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including various leave options such as generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to advance your career; an inclusive, supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across seven campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

Make an Impact with Us

Together we aim to take Deakin forward, strengthening our progressive University through the digital work we do. Whether it's empowering students, enabling teaching staff, or supporting researchers, the work you do here matters. Your achievements contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of the people and communities we serve.

So that you can focus on making a positive impact, Deakin Infrastructure and Digital lays the foundations for you to be your best self, grow and evolve and join forces with exceptional people.

Be Your Best Self

As a unique individual we understand that showing up as the best version of yourself takes commitment to your personal wellbeing. That’s why we foster a supportive environment where you can manage your work to balance your productivity, engagement and wellbeing. Our approach to flexible working empowers you to achieve your best.

Grow & Evolve

Being in the higher education sector, ours is an environment of knowledge sharing and seeking. With us you can grow your capability through formal and informal learning and continuously improve, deepen and broaden your expertise. With many digital roles and teams under the one umbrella, there’s opportunity to expand your skillset, embrace new challenges and evolve your career. When YOU thrive, WE thrive.

Join Forces

As a member of our dynamic team, you’ll tackle challenges and deliver digital services and solutions alongside supportive, inclusive and talented humans from within the team, and more broadly across the University. We are a powerful collective of diverse skillsets, strengths and experience and our practices promote an environment of collaboration where your unique contribution is welcomed and valued. When you join forces with Infrastructure and Digital you join forces with Deakin. Visit Why Work at Deakin to view the overarching benefits of working with Deakin.

Are you ready to make an impact with us?

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.