Senior Solutions Architect

Job Description: Better and fairer care. Always. St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and nearly 30,000 people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australia's health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment. We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts excellence, compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

At St Vincent's Health Australia, we are committed to delivering compassionate, world class care across hospitals, aged care, and community services. As part of our Digital&Technology team, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture behind critical systems that support better patient outcomes and a more connected health system.

About the role

The Senior Solutions Architect is a senior technical role within the Solution Architecture function, responsible for designing robust, secure, and scalable solutions aligned to enterprise standards and strategic direction. You will partner closely with clinical, data, interoperability, and platform teams to deliver high quality solution designs that enable both business and healthcare outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture design for programs and projects across Digital&Technology
• Translate business and clinical requirements into scalable, secure, and compliant solutions
• Conduct architecture assessments, impact analysis, and design reviews
• Present designs to Architecture Review Board and ensure alignment to standards
• Provide expert advice on emerging technologies, integration approaches, and solution design
• Contribute to architecture standards, patterns, roadmaps, and governance frameworks
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure solutions meet business needs
• Mentor junior architects and contribute to a high performing architecture practice

About you

• Proven experience in solution architecture within complex enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, integration, and cloud based solutions
• Experience designing solutions across diverse technologies and platforms
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (e.g. HL7, FHIR) highly regarded
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts clearly
• Strategic thinker with strong problem solving and planning capabilities
• Experience within healthcare or regulated environments is highly desirable

Things that work for you

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
• Competitive salary packaging options
• Discounted private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families
• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

Pre Employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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Closing Date

29 August :59pm

About St Vincent's Health Australia

St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation's largest not for profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities.

The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.