Specialist Solution Architect

At Urban Utilities, our purpose is simple yet powerful: Enrich Quality of Life. With a $7 billion asset base and services spanning 1.5 million residents and more than 31,000 commercial customers across South East Queensland, we are committed to enhancing the liveability of our communities every day.

Your Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Specialist Solution Architect to join our Digital & Information group and help shape secure, scalable and sustainable technology solutions across Urban Utilities.

Reporting to the Solution Design and Assurance Lead, you’ll provide specialist architectural expertise across complex business and technology initiatives.

You’ll work closely with business leaders, delivery teams and technical specialists to understand requirements, evaluate options and develop solution architectures that support agreed business outcomes.

As a trusted subject matter expert, you’ll provide technical guidance and assurance throughout the solution lifecycle, helping ensure designs are practical, secure and aligned with Urban Utilities’ strategies, standards and broader technology environment.

What You’ll Deliver

• Lead the development of solution architectures across specific business, infrastructure or functional areas.
• Translate business needs and strategic priorities into clear architectural models, patterns and solution designs.
• Provide technical guidance and governance throughout solution design, development, integration and implementation.
• Design and review large or complex systems, balancing functional requirements with security, performance, reliability and other non-functional requirements.
• Assess architecture options, design trade-offs, technology risks and change requests, providing clear recommendations to support decision-making.
• Design and guide complex system integrations, supporting effective data exchange and interaction between systems and components.
• Ensure information security, risk, compliance and information management requirements are embedded within solution designs.
• Maintain strong relationships across business and technical stakeholder groups, supporting alignment and informed decision-making.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of architecture frameworks, standards, roadmaps, tools, governance and knowledge-sharing practices.

About You

You’re an experienced architecture professional who can move confidently between business needs, technical detail and enterprise-level considerations.

You’re comfortable working through complexity and ambiguity, and can explain technical concepts in a clear and practical way to a broad range of stakeholders.

You’ll also bring:

• Significant experience in solution architecture or a closely related technology role, ideally across application and/or infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of systems design, system integration, information security, architecture governance and technology risk management.
• Demonstrated experience developing solution architectures for complex systems and assessing major design options and trade-offs.
• The ability to translate business strategies, requirements and challenges into practical and scalable technology solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build alignment between business, delivery and technical teams.
• A Bachelor’s or postgraduate qualification in Information Technology or a related field.
• TOGAF Practitioner accreditation or equivalent practical experience.
• Relevant technical certifications across areas such as Microsoft, cloud, networking, cyber security, integration, enterprise applications, operational technology or the Internet of Things.

This position is subject to relevant security clearance and Security of Critical Infrastructure requirements.

At UU, our strength comes from our people. We value different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and ways of thinking, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel respected, included and supported to do their best work.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. You do not need to meet every requirement to apply. If this role interests you and you feel you could contribute, we’d love to hear from you.

For us, it’s about finding the right person, not ticking every box.

If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We’re here to support you through the process.

Why Urban Utilities

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here’s just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

There’s no us without you. Come shape the future with us.

How to Apply

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This position is subject to relevant security clearance and if applicable, Security of Critical Infrastructure requirements.

Applicants may be required to undergo other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.