Job Location (Short): Melbourne, Australia

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Job Overview Shape solutions that solve real-world problems

As a

Solution Architect

at Octave, you'll turn complex customer challenges into practical, scalable solutions. You'll lead solution design from concept through delivery, working closely with customers and internal teams to ensure every outcome is secure, sustainable, and aligned to business goals. You'll become a trusted expert in Octave's products and services, using your technical depth and solution-focused mindset to guide architecture decisions, improve delivery outcomes, and uncover new opportunities for innovation. Just as importantly, you'll help customers connect strategy with technology—translating business needs into clear, actionable solutions that create lasting value. This is a highly collaborative role. You'll partner with customers, delivery teams, developers, and business stakeholders to design solutions that balance business priorities, technical excellence, and industry best practice. The selected candidate needs to be based in Melbourne.A National Police Clearance is required for this position. #LI-AC1 #LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities What you'll do

Become a subject matter expert across Octave's products, services, and markets

Design end-to-end solution architectures that address customer needs and business objectives

Lead the selection, design, and specification of solution components, considering security, performance, scalability, integration, and user experience

Create solution architecture artefacts using Octave's standards and frameworks

Gather, analyse, and document business and technical requirements

Translate customer challenges into practical, value-driven Octave solutions

Present solution designs, demonstrations, and technical recommendations with clarity and confidence

Review technical documentation to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with standards

Provide high-level effort estimates to support bids, proposals, and opportunity assessments

Support presales activities, including software demonstrations and customer engagements

Identify emerging market trends, customer needs, and current solution opportunities

Contribute to architecture standards, governance practices, and continuous improvement initiatives

Participate in architecture peer reviews and technical decision-making forums

Act as a strategic advisor to customers and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle





Partner with development teams to align solution designs with product capabilities and delivery approaches

Support issue resolution across the software development lifecycle

Ensure architectural principles, standards, and governance controls are applied consistently

Balance technical excellence with commercial realities, proactively managing risks and dependencies

Share knowledge, mentor colleagues, and strengthen capability across the business

Education / Qualifications What you're bring

Qualifications & Experience

Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline

Experience designing and delivering enterprise software solutions

Proven background in solution architecture, business architecture, or related disciplines

Experience in presales, including software demonstrations, RFIs, and RFP responses

Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or equivalent

Strong understanding of service-oriented and integration-based architectures

Experience selling, architecting, and delivering cloud-based solutions

Working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies; SAFe experience is advantageous

Experience delivering complex enterprise projects in high-availability or mission-critical environments is highly regarded

Exposure to Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Mobile Computing, or public safety technology solutions is an advantage

Experience modelling business processes, requirements, and solution designs using industry-standard tools and techniques

Technical Skills

Strong enterprise architecture and solution design capability

Knowledge across cloud platforms, with Azure experience preferred

Experience working with .NET, databases, APIs, integration technologies, and web-based applications

Understanding of infrastructure concepts, including servers, storage, networking, firewalls, load balancers, and routing

Ability to work across software, infrastructure, data, and integration domains

Solid understanding of software development methodologies, testing practices, and delivery frameworks





Technical knowledge of modern programming and computing technologies

Stakeholder & Communication Skills

Able to connect business strategy with technical solutions

Comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical audiences

Skilled at simplifying complex ideas and building stakeholder confidence

Strong presentation, facilitation, and consulting skills

Excellent written communication, including solution documentation and recommendations

Able to influence outcomes and build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups

Experience working with global teams, vendors, and external partners

About Octave Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.

Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.

Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn .

Why work for Octave? All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

Everyone is welcome At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.

Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.

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