Senior solution architect

Job Description Type: Fixed term (9 months)Hours: Full timeLocation: WellingtonBusiness Group: Te Ara Matihiko / Digital Services and SolutionsBranch: Te Pūnaha Matihiko / Digital ServicesSalary: $145,539 - $181,116 Working at Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders. We are on a journey of building modern digital platforms. We do this by putting customers and their whānau at the heart to deliver services in a more joined up, effective way and provide better response to our customers' changing needs and expectations. Te Ara Matihiko, Digital Services and Solutions sits within Te Pūnaha Matihiko, the Digital Services branch, which leads the Department's technology strategy and provide insights and advice to help maximise business outcomes from technology investment. The “Way We Work” is collective, productive, and future-focused. We are seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to provide effective delivery of high-quality solution architectures that are consistent with the Government and DIA’s Enterprise Architecture and strategies, across multiple products, domains and platforms to deliver strategic business outcomes, govern solution’s execution, with support from the peer architects and wider project teams. You will be responsible for: Translating business strategy, business plans and technology roadmaps into cohesive enterprise, branch and portfolio strategies, roadmaps, and architectures. Provide enterprise modelling, solution architecture assurance, reviewing technical architectures, managing architecture standards and promoting technology strategies into ICT portfolio planning. Ensuring alignment to business needs, industry good practice, alignment to Te Tari Taiwhenua ICT strategic plans and agreed principles, and optimal use of organisational technology assets and resources. Establish, build and maintain strong relationships across the Department and with external stakeholders to achieve trusted advisor status. Oversee Enterprise Architecture development, implementation and ongoing refinement activities. Share good practice, lessons learned and constantly update skills based on changing technologies, practice, and knowledge. We need someone who has: Demonstrated extensive experience in the successful architecture delivery across several large programmes of work independently and/or demonstrated leadership skills to mentor and lead other architects. Demonstrated experience in developing enterprise architecture strategies, principles and roadmaps. A thorough understanding of Architecture development frameworks, architecture modelling, principles and good practices, including All-of-Government standards, and producing high quality architecture artefacts. Understanding of management policies relating to the Te Tiriti o Waitangi Principles and the Crown's obligations to Māori. A “Big picture” thinker, particularly the ability to think “architecturally” about strategy and business environment in DIA and envision the relevant business implications and scenarios. Strong interpersonal and networking skills. Initiates influential relationships with internal and external stakeholders and can influence at senior levels of the organisation. We can offer you a role that will foster your talents within a diverse team of Architects and allow you to work with a range of business units involved in some incredibly interesting changes. We have a well-established collaborative Architecture Practice, we support each other to succeed. If you want to join a team of smart, committed people who do some spectacular work for New Zealand – then make sure you get in touch. At Te Tari Taiwhenua we are committed to a workplace culture that embraces diversity in all its forms, and enables all our people to have a voice and feel included. We provide a safe working environment, flexible working, have a strong focus on culture and respect for self. To learn more about the diverse, important mahi we do at Te Tari Taiwhenua and see why we're a great place to work check out our website We work to make New Zealand better for New Zealanders through our four outcome areas: People can easily access the services and information they need Iwi, hapū and communities across New Zealand are safe, resilient and thriving People's of belonging and collective memory builds an inclusive New Zealand New Zealand is a well-functioning democracy across central and local government Applications close: 5pm, 8 December 2025. For more information please contact: Job description: To review the full job description, please click here. #J-18808-Ljbffr