Security Solution Architect

⁠⁠⁠We require an experienced, pro-active and versatile Security Solution Architect to work with a project team. Deliverables comprise High Level Solution Approaches, Solution Detailed Designs focusing on Security related requirements from the Australian Government and other bodies.

The Solution Architect will work with the Project Manager, Principal Architect, Vendor and internal SMEs to deliver high quality artefacts that align with reference architecture, build team and user requirements. In some cases, this role will be accountable for delivering reference artefacts for other areas within DST.

The Security Solution Architect will have (Essential):

• Extensive experience in Information Security and Accreditation (IRAP)
• Detailed understanding of applying the ISM and PSPF in architecture designs
• General understanding and awareness of computation and data analytics platforms, directory services and network design
• Previous experience working for a Federal government agency

The Security Solution Architect will have (Desirable):

• Exposure to Computational and data analytics platforms (eg. High-performance computing, compute clustering, Hadoop)
• Experience producing architecture roadmaps
• Prior experience in producing technology roadmaps
• Software development environment design principles; Software development environment technologies (eg. Atlassian, Github, Puppet, Jenkins, etc)
• Directory, identity and access management services (eg. Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, Azure Active Directory, ADFS, SAML, OAuth, MFA, etc )
• Contemporary network design and technologies

The Security Solution Architect will be Responsible for:

• Contributing to establishment of significant stakeholder engagement, both online and face to face
• Exploring approaches that both satisfy requirements and work within constraints
• Recommending and documenting an approach, plus recording other approaches considered, in accordance with a template
• Work through the approach approval process including responding to feedback and suggested revisions
• Formulating and documenting a detailed design in accordance with a template
• Work through the design approval process including responding to feedback and suggested revisions
• Provide advice and clarification as the project progresses

Australian Government NV1 clearance is required