It Solution Designer

Application closing date: Sunday, 02 April 2023 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (in Canberra)

Estimated start date: Monday, 01 May 2023

Location of work: ACT

Length of contract: 24 months

Contract extensions: 2 x 12 months

Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline

Rates: $120 – $140 per hour (inc. super)

We are seeking an IT Solution Designer to join The Strategy, Design and Architecture (SDA) branch of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to compliment the existing workforce in order to achieve the following outcomes:

• Mature the IT asset management practices, capabilities and governance to enable proactive management of the lifecycle of our IT assets;
• Create Solution designs, architecture artefacts and roadmaps across both applications and infrastructure that enable:
  • IT asset lifecycle driven investments to remediate assets approaching the end of their lifecycle,
  • Strategic platform evolution to address emerging needs, opportunities to consolidate or optimise,
  • Business driven projects to incrementally evolve our capabilities to provide enhanced services for clients or staff, and
  • Strategic initiative design enabling the technology driven transformation of aspects of the ATO’s business agenda.

You will be working with a team to deliver the scope and services across the following areas:

• Development and maintenance of an investment roadmap coalescing significant investments required to deliver the business agenda and maintain the optimal functioning of our IT portfolio;
• Solution architecture, design and assurance experience in complex application environments to guide the development of projects to meet the ATO’s present and future requirements;
• Infrastructure expertise to shape and define the ongoing evolution of our infrastructure towers, including but not limited to: Mainframe, Midrange, Cloud, Network and End User;
• Input into the evolution of our Technology Strategy in keeping with industry and Government leading practice;
• Recommendations and leading practice to improve the SDA value proposition through, but not limited to, operating model, governance, functional capabilities, architectural practices and tooling; and
• Knowledge transfer to upskill ATO resources and build internal capabilities across all areas identified above.

The IT Solution Designer will be required to:  

• Lead high profile, complex, or several less complex initiatives. 
• Bring together the right people to develop high-level designs that encompass end-to-end processes. 
• Partner with a range of experts to design optimal technology solutions aligned to ATO strategic direction and IT standards. 
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies and platforms and develop proof-of-concepts to test for feasibility of new technology within the ATO’s environment, producing high-level IT technical, operational and procedural advice.

Working from home will be considered where appropriate and pre-approved by the ATO Project Manager in advance. Remote Desktop Access may be provided where required/appropriate and a desk may be provided if there is one available however this is not guaranteed.

More about the The Strategy, Design and Architecture (SDA) branch of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO):

The ATO’s Vision aims to be a leading Tax, Registry, and Superannuation administration, known for our contemporary service, expertise and integrity. This vision is underpinned by the following principles:
• Build Trust and Confidence,
• Easy to comply and hard not to,
• Streamlined, integrated and data driven.

The ATO is a leading digital business known for driving technology-enabled innovation across the revenue ecosystem. Our IT systems are key to delivering client experiences that are modern, available and secure.

The Strategy, Design and Architecture (SDA) branch architect, design and assure solutions that support evolving data-led and digital services to meet the ATO’s present and future requirements. We understand new change initiatives, reduce complexities, develop practical IT solutions, and support the ATO’s IT Portfolio to enable strategic and data-driven decision making.

We deliver reference architectures, high level solution designs and roadmaps across applications and infrastructure that deliver long lasting capabilities and ensure the currency of the IT portfolio, improving our agility in meeting the needs of the ATO’s business agenda.

We have a leadership role in shaping the evolution of our technology capabilities and the effective lifecycle management of our IT portfolio.

To position us for the future, the SDA needs to refresh the ATO’s Technology Strategy and continue to enhance its architectural and portfolio management capabilities.

A core objective is to create forward looking investment roadmaps and proposals that improve the integrity and sustainability of our IT portfolio, proactively managing our IT assets and sustainably delivering on the ATO’s business agenda.

How to Apply:

Please ensure you update your CV to reflect your skills and experiences to this role and complete our short online questionnaires druing the application process.