Location: Darwin, NT (Onsite, with limited flexibility subject to approval)
Security Requirement: AUSCheck or AGSVA NV1 Clearance (or ability to obtain)
About the Role

Power and Water Corporation is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to join its Strategy and Architecture team within the Technology & Systems division. This role will lead the development, governance and implementation of enterprise-wide technology and security architecture solutions that support strategic business objectives, operational resilience and long-term sustainability.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping technology strategy, architecture standards, governance frameworks and solution roadmaps across a complex utility environment.

Key Responsibilities
Architecture Strategy & Technology Leadership

- Lead the development of enterprise solution architecture strategies aligned to business objectives.

- Define future-state architecture roadmaps, standards, principles and reference architectures.

- Identify emerging technologies and market trends relevant to utility operations.

- Contribute to the organisation's technology vision and transformation initiatives.

Solution Design & Governance

- Translate business requirements into secure, scalable and supportable technology solutions.

- Develop solution, application, technology and infrastructure architectures.

- Conduct architecture reviews and governance activities.

- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards and cybersecurity requirements.

- Evaluate architectural options and provide recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Enterprise Architecture & Portfolio Management

- Maintain architecture artefacts, technology capability maps and dependency models.

- Assess lifecycle risks, technical debt and technology investment opportunities.

- Drive platform rationalisation and simplification initiatives.

- Support ICT investment planning and technology governance processes.

Stakeholder Engagement

- Engage with executives,



business leaders and technical teams.

- Prepare architecture documents, options papers, strategy papers and business cases.

- Facilitate workshops and architecture review forums.

- Build consensus and influence strategic technology decisions.

Security & Risk Management

- Ensure architecture decisions align with cybersecurity requirements.

- Collaborate with security teams to identify and mitigate technology risks.

- Support compliance with governance, risk and regulatory obligations.

- Promote secure-by-design principles across technology initiatives.

Requirements Essential Skills & Experience
Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related discipline.

- Relevant architecture certifications such as:
- TOGAF

- Azure Solutions Architect Expert

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect

- Certified Enterprise Architect

- Similar industry-recognised certifications

Experience

- Minimum 10 years' experience in Solution Architecture and Technology Architecture.

- Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture strategies and roadmaps.

- Solid background in architecture governance and technology standards.

- Experience evaluating technology investments, TCO and business benefits.

- Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.

- Experience delivering architecture outcomes in large enterprise or government environments.

Technical Expertise

- Enterprise Architecture

- Solution Architecture

- Cloud Architecture (Azure preferred)

- Security Architecture

- Infrastructure Architecture

- Integration Architecture

- Data Architecture

- Technology Governance

- Architecture Modelling Tools

- ICT Strategy Development

Desirable Experience

- Utilities sector experience.

- Operational Technology (OT) environments.

- Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP.

- ITIL certification.

- Government or critical infrastructure experience.

- Knowledge of security frameworks such as:
- NIST

- SABSA

- ISO27001

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