Enterprise & Solution Architects - Operational Technology (Technical Specialist Levels 2 & 3)

Job Details

EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Ongoing Full time; Temporary Full time

LOCATION - ACT

AFP BAND & SALARY - Technical Specialist Levels 2 & 3 ($147,369.00 - $191,044.00)

JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 13535

This advertisement is to create a merit pool for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.

Did you know?

The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.

Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia. 

We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:

• Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down 
• 4 extra mandatory leave rest days per year 
• 18 days of paid personal leave per year
• Generous superannuation of 15.4%
• 16 weeks of paid maternity leave (after 12 months of service) + an additional 36 weeks of maternity leave without pay
• Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement 
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
• Health & wellbeing services – with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention. 
• Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities 

What is the role?

Enterprise Architects are trusted strategic partners within the AFP that builds holistic view of the organisation through identifying the changes in direction and the policing capabilities we need to acquire by understanding AFP’s strategy, processes and information assets. Solution Architects work alongside Enterprise Architects to implement strategic designs and capabilities into solution designs in order to realise strategic outcomes as well as project outcomes.

Working within the Technology Strategy and Data branch Enterprise Architecture Solutions Team, you will have an opportunity to collaborate with all AFP Commands to drive strategic and organisational change at the enterprise level. You will be part of a team that will help the AFP achieve its strategic objectives by providing professional strategic advice to the AFP Executive and Leadership through the creation and maintenance of relevant architectures, roadmaps and identification of solution options.

Through these roles, you will acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of the AFP’s secure operating environment, business operating model and the impact of roles and functions undertaken in relation to the organisation’s reputation to effectively manage operations and corporate services. These roles will also direct and support designers and system implementers in the development of new solutions in the realisation of the AFP Technology Strategy 2025. Architects also take into account the overall Technology Strategy as it is being realised via activities across multiple Programs. The Enterprise and Solution Architecture practice maintains enterprise architectures that support and enable our people to deliver maximum impact to the criminal environment through reducing red tape, supporting the frontline, and enhancing partnerships in the delivery of AFP outcomes: 

• National and International Policing and Investigations
• Specialist Protective Services
• Community Policing

What will you do?

As a strategic technologist and architect of the AFP, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to support new business directions and innovative technologies. You will be developing reference architectures and strategies supporting business transformation and modelling the AFP business processes, organisational structures, information holdings and flows, ICT systems, and technical infrastructure. 

Architects are required to acquire and maintain an in-depth knowledge of AFP business in addition to a good understanding of relevant technical domains to provide advice to the stakeholders in formulating the vision, strategic direction, adoption, and implementation of associated ICT capabilities. You will apply your skills and experience to progress and execute the key priorities of the branch, through architectures that support: 

• Delivering Architecture and Design Services to the AFP;
• Driving and maintaining the AFP Technology Strategy;
• Supporting digital records management capability uplift;
• Supporting data sharing with fine grained Identity and access management;
• Enabling data pipelines and enterprise operational analytics;
• Maintaining Domain Architecture Plans;
• Enabling AI Model Frameworks;
• Supporting a data stewards program for information management;
• Development of enterprise level enrichment services;
• Enabling natural language processing for entity extraction;  
• Assisting achieving data literacy uplift in AFP; and
• Enabling UI and UX enhancement to the business intelligence platform.

We are looking for experienced and motivated architects, who have knowledge and expertise in one or more of domains including business architecture, application architecture, information architecture, technology architecture and cyber security architecture.

Essential Requirements

• You must be an Australian Citizen at the time of application
• A Negative Vetting 1 (Secret) security clearance or the ability to obtain one
• Formal tertiary qualifications in an information technology related field or extensive demonstrated technical equivalent skills and experience

Desirable Requirements

• ArchiMate Modelling Language certification or demonstrated skills and experience in producing ArchiMate models of business processes, organisational structures, and information flows
• Knowledge and understanding of common ICT and change management practices and methods, including Agile, PRINCE2, ITIL, MSP
• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) certification or extensive demonstrated skills and experience in executing the Architecture Development Method (ADM) or equivalent architecture framework
• Strategic thinking and architecture leadership within a small integrated Enterprise and Solution Architecture team
• Experience in architecture governance and architecture risk management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

For candidates applying for an Enterprise Architect (TS Level 3) role:

• Experience with Sparx Systems; and 
• Experience in defining Business Architectures that are aligned to business capabilities and strategic priorities; or
• Experience in defining information domains and management capabilities across an enterprise to drive strategic change; or
• Experience in defining applications delivery and applications scoping to manage system of record boundaries and deliver pace-layered agility in strategic business transformation; or
• Experience in defining technology delivery and managing a portfolio of platforms and products well aligned to enable business agility and strategic business transformation; or
• Experience in defining cyber security capabilities aligned to the mission of the organisation and the requirements for managing Australian Government information securely.

For candidates applying for a Solution Architect (TS Level 2) role:

• Experience in helping a business area shape their intent and needs clearly, and negotiating incremental and agile delivery of capability uplift;
• Experience in designing a complete solution that covers the business use cases, the development and testing use cases and the operational administration use cases;
• Experience in co-design with all stakeholders and subject matter experts in the business and in the technology delivery organisations involved;
• Experience in engaging vendor designers and delivery stakeholders to work within a corporate environment with mandatory standards and security constraints; or
• Experience in adopting enterprise reference architectures into solutions and working with enterprise architects to develop new patterns and architectures as part of the new solutions.

Additional Information

• This position has been advertised in multiple locations and can be worked from any capital city in Australia but will report into the section based in Canberra, ACT.

Selection Criteria

• Knowledge and Experience
• Judgement and Risk
• Independence and Decision Making
• Relationships
• Professional Leadership
• Research and Innovation
• Project Management
• Additional stakeholder emphasis

Application

Please submit the following documents via our Jobs portal prior to the closing date and time:

• Resume/CV - This will form the basis for determining your suitability against the position requirements and give the panel a clear outline of your current knowledge and qualifications along with previous experiences. Please include your work history, responsibilities and achievements.
• Applicant pitch (maximum two pages). Ensure your pitch tells us why you are the best fit for the role, with examples that demonstrate your capabilities addressing the selection criteria, role requirements and work level standards for the role.
• List any other mandatory documents necessary for assessment of this role – eg: educational certificates, qualification certification. This will be included as an uploaded document with the candidate application.

Only complete applications will be considered. Please review and ensure the uploaded documents are correct for this application after submitting your application.

Employment Suitability

Should you successfully progress from the application stage all applicants must:

• Complete an Employment Suitability Questionnaire (ESQ) and provide a traffic history check and proof of Australian citizenship. This aids in the assessment of your character and your ability to comply with the AFP's professional standards both in an official and private capacity. Please review our AFP Character Standards to ensure that you meet our requirements before you submit your application. Applicants will not receive feedback if they are unsuccessful at this gateway.
• Have your fingerprints taken if an offer of employment is made.
• Undertake mandatory drug testing for illicit drugs. This sample could include; urine, saliva or hair.
• Proof of a minimum of two COVID-19 vaccinations (or one dose if the Janssen vaccine was used) will be required if an offer of employment is made. 
• Satisfactorily undertake a security clearance to the level specified for the position.

Recruitment Process

Applicants who have demonstrated their suitability for employment through their resume and application may be invited to a formal interview. Using the relevant AFP work level standards as a guide, you may be asked a range of questions to demonstrate your skills and abilities. These could include behavioural based scenario questions. Read our guides for applicants to find out how to prepare for you interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At the AFP we value the different perspectives, approaches and lived experiences of our people, and recognise that our collective intelligence and diversity is what makes us stronger. As such, we encourage applications from people from all walks of life, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nations people, women, the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

Contacts and Closing Information

Contact Officer - Michelle Wade,

Contact Officer Phone: N/A, ​

Contact Officer Email: michelle.wade@afp.gov.au

Applications Close: 11:59pm (AEST) 03/02/2025

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www.afp.gov.au