Solution Architect

6 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Bring your technical leadership, direction, guidance and expertise to IT project delivery. Provide expertise on COTS, SaaS and bespoke solutions. Support our Principal Architects with Transpower's ICT Portfolio Plans and Roadmaps.
Transpower is the commercially focused and regulated State-Owned Enterprise that owns and operates the National Grid. At the very heart of the energy sector, we transport electricity from where it is generated to large electricity users and the distribution companies who deliver it to homes and businesses nationwide.
To play an active role in decarbonising the economy and reducing emissions through accelerated electrification, we continue to improve, accelerate, and scale as we look towards rapidly growing demand for clean energy, new technology, more complex power flows, and changing customer and consumer expectations.
About the team
Our Application Services team helps ensure that electricity is delivered to all New Zealanders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by maintaining and evolving complex critical IT systems. The business domain we work within ensures there are always new and interesting challenges to tackle and that the work we do matters - electricity is essential to our economy, our health system and the wellbeing of our citizens.
About the opportunity
As a senior member of our team, you'll provide Solution Architecture and technical leadership to project delivery of IT solutions to business problems. You'll have a specific focus on developing and enhancing custom/bespoke solutions using modern technologies, open source software and reusable frameworks. As a Solution Architect you will also lead the selection, evaluation and implementation of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to supplement our internally developed functionality.
You'll also support the Principal Architect roles in strategy/architecture and delivery teams creating and maintaining the Transpower ICT Portfolio Plans and Roadmaps. Information Services & Technology (IST) Solution Architectures enable fit for purpose IST information and technology solutions to be acquired/built and operated to economically meet business requirements.
This is a role where you can truly make a positive impact on our people, organisation and industry.
What you'll bring
You have depth and breadth of experience in all aspects of ICT service design, delivery and operations, and exceptional communication skills that allow you to engage at every level of the organisation. You've led the technical delivery of architecturally significant and complex projects and have been accountable for the technical solution end to end, driving both technology and innovative business solutions to successfully deliver great enterprise outcomes
If you're comfortable working across multiple projects in addition to leading individual projects this role is right for you.

**To be considered, your CV and cover letter will demonstrate**:

- Hands on development experience with modern technologies
- Experience in options analysis and selection through a commercial procurement exercise (RFI/RFPs); including implementing and managing customisation of commercial-off-the-shelf solutions
- Experience in DevOps environments and designing for operations
- Flexibility and adaptability to work in a changing environment and provide assistance where needed

You'll be passionate about delivery and quality and have a desire to learn and share your knowledge with others. Your ability to translate user needs into technical designs and specifications and build positive relationships with peers and stakeholders will be the key to your success.
Why you should join us
We stand together for New Zealand - Tū mai Aotearoa - to enable a better tomorrow.
We are an equal opportunity employer and embrace diversity. Our people are made up of over 28 nationalities which makes for a dynamic and stimulating environment.
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