About the role

• We’re seeking a visionary and strategist for our enterprise solutions
• Full Time,12 months Maximum Term
• Hybrid work, work from home and our contemporary offices in Melbourne CBD
• Competitive salary, plus salary packaging and excellent perks.

The Solution Architect role is to strategically design and implement information systems and software architectures that support Good Shepherd's core organisational functions and assure their high availability. You will gain organisational commitment for all technology and software plans, as well as evaluate and select all technologies required for the next phase of organisational transformation. You will provide technical leadership across the organisation, from strategic decision making down to project level planning and execution.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, you will:

• Be joining a friendly, highly skilled team
• Directly contribute to the organisation’s digital transformation
• Design and implement systems and architectures to support our core functions.
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to Business Analysts, Business System Analysts, Systems Engineers, other vendor Architects, and software development teams.
• Be involved in strategic decision making down to project planning and execution
• Utilize your strong people skills to engage our committed and passionate stakeholders. You will foster excellent relationships, particularly with General Managers and executives.

About you

• At least 5 years’ experience in solution architecture and/or lead development experience, ideally with an understanding of the NFP sector
• Extensive experience in developing strategic systems architecture plans
• Proven experience in system design and development
• Solid grounding in core enterprise applications
• Skilled in end-to-end process re-engineering/transformation activities
• Respectful and inclusive, works well with people from diverse backgrounds and diverse ways of thinking and working.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into practical applications and operational solutions.
• Knowledge of highly available, highly scalable cloud-based infrastructures (Azure or alike)
• A satisfactory National Police Check
• A satisfactory International Police Check (If lived and worked overseas in last 10 years)
• A current Working with Children’s Check (WWCC)
• Evidence of Covid-19 vaccination, or medical exemption

About Good Shepherd

Our three-year strategy outlines the world we want to see and our role advancing in it. It also speaks to the positive impact we will deliver to support women, girls and families to be safe, secure, strong and connected. We are committed to tackling the issues of our time which adversely affect them. We work to advance equity and social justice and support our communities to thrive.

We seek to increase economic participation and wellbeing, to build resilience, improve safety and bring about system change. We offer microfinance programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family violence support, parenting programs and playgroups, education programs and community houses. These services are complemented by research and advocacy to address the underlying structural causes of injustice, exclusion, and inequality.

Benefits

• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Paid study leave
• Paid parental leave
• Gifted leave at Christmas and Easter
• Additional purchased annual leave
• Flexible work hours/working from home where possible
• Long service leave due after 10 years, with access after seven
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service

To find out more about the role and to review the position description please explore our website: www.goodshep.org.au

We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. We are committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to supporting a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand is a Child Safe employer. Employment is subject to satisfactory referee checks, a current employment working with Children Check, National Criminal History check and proof of the right to work in Australia.