Principal Solution Architect

• Define and maintain the account technology vision, architecture strategy, and roadmap
• Act as the senior architecture authority across Capgemini-delivered programmes, projects, and technology domains
• Align business objectives, technology investments, and delivery outcomes
• Establish architecture governance, standards, principles, and review processes
• Champion engineering excellence and modern practices
• Bring industry trends, innovation, Capgemini assets, accelerators, frameworks, and partner ecosystem opportunities to the client
• Lead architect and engineering practitioner communities and ensure consistent solution practices
• Approve or challenge architecture decisions, convene architecture reviews, and mobilise domain specialists
• Advise client executives, business leaders, and technology stakeholders
• Facilitate strategic planning, transformation roadmaps, and investment priorities
• Provide thought leadership across application modernisation, cloud adoption, software engineering, integration, AI, and digital transformation
• Identify technology, data, and automation opportunities to improve business outcomes and reduce risk
• Review architecture, design, and assurance of complex enterprise-scale solutions
• Oversee cloud-native applications, integration platforms, APIs, data services, digital platforms, and security architectures
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned with enterprise standards
• Resolve cross-domain architecture challenges and technical risks
• Shape opportunities, proposals, strategic pursuits, major bids, renewals, and transformation programmes
• Contribute to customer technology strategies and account growth
• Work with commercial and delivery leaders to balance innovation, risk, and profitability
• Provide architecture oversight across delivery programmes and managed services
• Ensure solution quality through discovery, design, implementation, and operational transition
• Support programme governance forums and executive steering committees
• Identify and manage strategic technology risks and dependencies
• Mentor and develop Solution Architects, Domain Architects, and Technical Leads
• Drive architecture capability growth, standards, and professional development
• Foster knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Support resource planning, recruitment, succession planning, and capability uplift activities

• Australian Citizen
• Already based in Canberra
• Ideally have an existing Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) clearance, or be willing to obtain and maintain one
• Significant experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture or Technology Leadership roles
• Proven ability to lead architecture across complex, multi-vendor and enterprise-scale environments and engage with key software partners
• Experience as a lead architect, account architect, or chief architect for strategic clients
• Strong background in cloud platforms, application modernisation, software engineering, integration and API architectures, digital platforms, and data services
• Strong communication skills with experience engaging and influencing senior client executives
• Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting large pursuits, business cases, and account growth activities
• Experience leading architecture governance and assurance activities
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills
• Experience within Defence, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Energy, Utilities, or similarly regulated industries is highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline is listed as preferred
• TOGAF, SAFe, Azure, AWS, or equivalent architecture certifications are listed as preferred
• Experience with modern cloud and platform ecosystems

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work and flexible work hours
• Career growth programs and diverse professional opportunities
• Certifications in technologies such as AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Safe and inclusive work environment
• Staff-led community groups
• Support with access requirements or adjustments to the hiring process for people living with a disability