Virgin Australia seeks to recruit a solution architect -Sydney, Australia

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Get to know us:

Velocity Frequent Flyer is the award-winning loyalty program of Virgin Australia, providing members with many fantastic ways to earn Velocity Points and turn those points into flights or redemptions through our growing number of retail partners to enjoy fantastic rewards sooner! Our people make it happen here at Velocity, and you will absolutely thrive with your engagement ability, technical expertise, ideas, and willingness to bring a fresh perspective to the way we do things.

 

Get to know the role: 

As the Velocity Solution Architect, you will be a key resource with a responsibility for defining, developing and driving the solution design deliverables for projects and initiatives.

The role will see you working closely across the Velocity business teams, Virgin Australia IT team and Program partners to deliver a consistent supportable and re-useable solutions for Velocity. Ensuring high level solutions are aligned to the approved technology strategy and road map.

Additionally, the role will work with the Velocity Enterprise Architect to establish and refine the longer-term technology solution roadmap for Velocity with a strong focus on consistency, robustness, security and flexibility across the domain.

 

The day to day accountabilities of the role involve :

• Responsibility for the overall end to end architectural design for technical solution components of Velocity projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with the agreed technology strategy and support for future business requirements and processes ;
• Create required design documentation for APIs, Micro-services, Web services, digital channels, data platforms etc. as may be required ;

• Stakeholder engagement (Business Project sponsors and SMEs, Domain / Enterprise architect, Technology Delivery teams) ;
• Collaborate with Technology Delivery teams (on-site, interstate and offshore) including Business Analysts and Systems Analysts to review requirements, provide feedback and translate the business requirements into technical solution design ;
• Identify and recommend technical solutions as part of solution options analysis process.

Want to know more? We’re sure you do, more details can be found in the position description  PD Solution Architect.pdf

Who you are :

Consultative and Dynamic: you thrive in a fast-paced agile environment, focussing on commercial outcomes and delivering on business objectives.

Investigative, methodical and analytical: you identify, investigate, and manage incidents and problems, ensuring minimal impact on the delivery of services to our stakeholders. You enjoy pro-actively working with stakeholders and understanding their requirements to deliver best in class solutions.

Passionate collaborator: you drive a culture and practices that encourage and nurture trusted partnerships to achieve better outcomes for Velocity and its customers. You enjoy managing stakeholders and ensuring expectations are exceeded.

Sophisticated communicator, problem solver and influencer: you communicate convincingly, adapting style based on audience needs. You pride yourself on driving decisions and owning a commercial outcome for all parties involved.

Strategic Thinker: you use knowledge of key business and industry drivers to identify and evaluate new concepts and strategies that add value, balancing stakeholder and organisational goals.

 

What you’ll need :

To be successful in this role you will have :

• 3+ years’ experience as a Solutions Architect ;
• Proven experience designing and implementing IT solutions architecture in large complex projects as well as small tactical initiatives ;
• Experience designing and implementing IT solutions architecture for both COTS (Commercial Off the Shelf) and bespoke software solutions including integration with multiple on-premise and cloud-hosted systems ;
• Experience designing and implementing solutions with BCP and DR capability requirements ;
• Experience working with API Gateways, iPaaS, processes and environments.

 

What you’ll get fom us :

• Experience in the Virgin Australia and Velocity cultures, and becoming part of an internationally recognised brand that feels like family ;
• The sky is the limit when it comes to career development, so you will feel encouraged to diversify your skills and experience with access to internal vacancies ;
• See Australia and the world with access to heavily discounted flights for you, your family and friends on Virgin Australia and many of our interline partners ;
• We are extremely proud of our Team Travel program and it won’t take long to realise why ;
• Take advantage of countless industry discounts – Lounge membership, hotels, travel insurance, car hire, tours, retail… the list goes on.

Interested? Apply today. Taking off is where the excitement lives.