Senior Solutions Architect

Why join us

At Sydney Water, we’re passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities, and our employees. We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. 

About the Role

As a Senior Solution Architect in the Digital Practice, this role encompasses both solution delivery and leadership within the Digital Business Programs team. You will support project design to ensure solutions meet business and user requirements while aligning with the Digital Strategy. Additionally, you will be part of a team delivering key programs and projects within Enterprise Asset Management domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement solutions within the Digital Business Programs portfolio, effectively aligning with good practise, agreed patterns and the Sydney Water Digital Strategy.
• Define, maintain and govern Digital end to end solution designs and estimates to meet business needs.
• Balance solution design choices for execution of strategy, cost of ownership, risk, delivery timing and other business or technical constraints to define viable solutions optimised for business value over the life and portfolio of solutions.
• Estimate the cost of end-to-end solutions. Recommend solution choices according to minimal total cost of ownership optimising strategic content and delivery of enterprise roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment to enterprise architecture, policies and standards.
• Ensure that technical life cycle management processes are in place.

About you

• Tertiary degree qualifications in information technology, computer science or similar tertiary qualifications
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Information Technology architecture
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Solution Architect
• Good working knowledge of the Enterprise Architecture function
• Proven experience in the application of technology solutions to business problems in scale and complexity commensurate with Sydney Water
• Experience in implementing or integrating to Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems, such as Maximo, SAP, IFS, Infor, or similar.
• EAM domain knowledge, concepts around Asset Lifecycle, Strategic Planning, Maintenance Strategies, Works Management, Part Management, and Digital Twin
• Have some experience and/or knowledge of Field Service Management applications/domains. 

Desirable Skills - Understanding of ISO55000 & 55001

Applicants must be Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents.

Dive into Our Great Benefits: 

• Competitive Remuneration: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately. 
• 24/7 Wellbeing Support: Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal. 
• Discounted Private Health Insurance: Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans. 
• Fitness Passport: Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport, granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW. 
• Novated Leasing: Get in the driver's seat of your financial future with our novated lease options. 

Closing date: 07^th Dec 2025

For more information, or to request an accommodation information, you can contact sunil.nagarajan@sydneywater.com.au

At Sydney Water, we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities. We have a proud heritage and progressive future providing world class drinking water and services that are vital to our customers’ quality of life and safeguarding Sydney’s future. We see the world is changing, so we are changing too. 

Our vision is to create better lives through world-class services, and we believe that starts with our people. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. Our diverse skills, mindsets and backgrounds work together on exciting and challenging projects that make a difference and help ensure Sydney remains one of the most iconic and liveable cities in the world.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including First Nations people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and veterans. 

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