Senior Solution Architect - Cloud Transformation (Up to 9 Months Temporary Opportunity)

You see the big picture, you’ve always worked on a grand scale, and now you’re ready to re-focus on grand impact.

You’re ready to play an essential role behind the scenes by providing vital support, ensuring seamless project execution, and playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of transportation.

In This Role, You'Ll:

be working as part of a team delivering high performing architectural solutions for the Group Technology Branch in Digital Solutions Architecture.
 
As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will be providing technical leadership and strategic advice to the Sydney Trains Cloud Resilience Program and Transport IT sustainability program. The programs encompasses complex cloud migration and uplift projects, to modernise and secure transport infrastructure,consolidate systems, enhance agility, establish consistent cloud architecture patterns and uplift cyber security.

You will be closely collaborating with projects and other key stakeholders to provide high level input to and assist with the effective implementation of comprehensive architecture plans, addressing all elements of the architectural framework ensuring that it is aligned to the IT architectural goals and technology roadmap. You will develop and design business improvement solutions and business bases for new processes and be involvedin  cyber security upgrades.

This is a fixed term full time opportunity until 30/06/26 with hybrid working arrangements. Your home base is Burwood and office anchor day on Thursdays.

For more information on this position and business unit,  view the role description and information pack.

About You

you will have previous demonstrated experience as a Senior Solutions Architect, in Cloud transformation, networking, security and data classification.
As a collaborative team player, you are solutions focussed and skilled at providing architectural solutions for complex problems and system requirements, alongside technical design and analysis in a complex and maturing technical environment. You will have experience in road maps alignment and long-term strategy and expectional written and verbal presentation skills, as part of your role will be to present at senior leadership forums and assist with the development of written business cases.

Experience within AWS and Azure is essential.

Who We Are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

Join Us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm 9th October 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact TRISH.SMITH@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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