We’re a large scale systems integration company, committed to delivering trusted solutions that help to safeguard Australia. With over 20 years’ local experience and the backing of a 32,000 global network, we currently number 1,000 employees mainly in Canberra and Melbourne. We’re growing fast and are building a business that is focused and fit for the future. Change and innovation are central to the way we work, and we thrive when developing unique, practical solutions to seriously complex challenges.

Our environment is dynamic, and fast-paced, the true opportunity here is to continue to grow what is already a successful part of the business -into a business that continues to support our organisations growth with exciting, new opportunities for our people to work on. As trusted advisors to the Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG), you will lead your team to engage and consult with various Defence customers to deliver value add proposals and quality designs for complex, ICT solutions.

Your leadership of the Solution Architect Team will require resource planning, quality assurance of proposals and designs and leading formal and informal architecture reviews for complex ICT solutions. Additionally you will work collaboratively with the Leidos Defence CTO team to support the delivery of the Defence Long Range IT Plan.

About you and what you will bring

Your expertise in managing a team of Solution Architects’ to deliver will be your calling in life!   Motivating/Championing/Supporting the team to excel will be key part of your DNA. This role is a true manager position where you will have a good split between the technical aspects and people focus. You will have a good understanding of the Defence ICT environment, a pragmatic approach and an innate customer focus. You will be a Technical Manager that has the ability to move between the PM space (organising and working to agreed timescales and SLA’s) and the Technical space to and support the team to achieve and meet the customers’ requirements that are more often than not complex, ICT solutions.

This area of the organisation is the hub for emerging work and on- contract growth. You and your team will be involved in some of the below:

• Manage Solution Architect resources to meet the dynamic project delivery needs of the Project Services department within the Defence Centralised Processing (CP) environments
• Provide architecture oversight and governance ensuring compliance with Leidos’ and Defence’s standards
• Review Rough Order of Magnitudes (ROMs), Proposals and Quick Turn-around Proposals (QTPs) for ICT solutions for Defence
• Be a point of escalation for the Solution Architect team and assist to resolve issues and blockers
• Work with the Program Manager and team leads to manage risk and ensure successful program delivery
• Engage and liaise with CIOG Platform Services and their customers to scope and triage new projects
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders both internally and in the customer organisation, and provide guidance to ensure complex ICT problems are solved
• Continuously improve architecture tools, processes and delivery artefacts to maintain relevance and value
• Develop Solution Architect Team goals and assist with training and development plans

What you will love:

You will be able to use your excellent interpersonal skills which will include communication skills, negotiation and influencing skills, presentation at a senior external level, with, including: 

• A Bachelor degree or higher in ICT or a related discipline, together with relevant professional experience and specialised training.
• Your career will demonstrate that you consistently produce excellent results in complex environments and that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Your personal and professional attributes will include strong leadership and organisational skills with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across all levels and to influence key stakeholders.