Principal Advisor/Team Lead - Solution Architecture
- Employer
- Rio Tinto
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia, AUS
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Nov 25, 2022
- Closes
- Dec 01, 2022
- Ref
- 154883314
- Category
- Supervisory
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
Principal Advisor / Team Lead - Solution Architecture (IS&T)
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
About the role:
We are looking for a Principal Advisor / Team Lead - Solution Architecture who will define and manage solution design activities across a large portfolio. This includes building the internal solution architecture team capabilities, implementing methods, processes and controls frameworks for appropriate resource allocation/ demand and quality. You will play a hands-on role in delivering solution designs, whilst liaising with key stakeholders to develop a solid understanding of how the business is currently operating and its future goals.
Reporting to the Manager Design and Engineering, you will be working in a collaborative and exciting environment within our Information Technology project delivery team.
As the Principal Advisor/Team Lead - Solution Architect you will:
What you'll bring:
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers - generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium - the world's first to be certified 'responsible' - helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.
- Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining
- Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
- Work in a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity for exposure to both highly visible projects and cutting-edge technology
- Permanent position based in Perth
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
About the role:
We are looking for a Principal Advisor / Team Lead - Solution Architecture who will define and manage solution design activities across a large portfolio. This includes building the internal solution architecture team capabilities, implementing methods, processes and controls frameworks for appropriate resource allocation/ demand and quality. You will play a hands-on role in delivering solution designs, whilst liaising with key stakeholders to develop a solid understanding of how the business is currently operating and its future goals.
Reporting to the Manager Design and Engineering, you will be working in a collaborative and exciting environment within our Information Technology project delivery team.
As the Principal Advisor/Team Lead - Solution Architect you will:
- Lead, coach, develop and nurture the local APAC-west Solution Architecture team.
- Manage resource demand for solution architect skillsets across APAC-W portfolio and drive allocation/recruitment to fulfil the demand pipeline.
- Act as an SME for solution design, lead and expand the capabilities of the team of solution architects.
- Resolve conflict and portfolio allocation issues
- Develop best practices, documents, and templates for the SA practice.
- Ensure compliance with IS&T standards and guidelines relating to the documentation/ development of project artefacts, and appropriate procurement assessments are being conducted aligned to portfolio governance.
- Work with various portfolio teams and lead stakeholder engagement activities to define project objectives and ensure resource demand and allocation is managed upfront and ahead of time.
What you'll bring:
- Commitment to safety, yourself, and the team.
- Several years of progressive technical experience as solution architect, software and/or systems engineer, or technical consultant with experience in leading a large and diverse team
- Experience migrating legacy systems to modern application, Cloud computing and similar technologies.
- Experience with IT & OT platforms (PCN, IoT, etc)
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, change management, negotiation and communication skills including the ability to influence stakeholders of all levels and manage 3rd party vendors.
- Demonstrated experience successfully delivering technical and functional documentation, leading stakeholder workshops in Waterfall, Agile and DevOps environments.
- Knowing the nuances of solution design in Projects, Products and Platforms way of working would be desirable.
- An appreciation of other skillsets such as Business Architecture and Platforms Engineering as you would be working closely with these cross functional teams across the enterprise.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
- Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Company provided insurance cover
- Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
- Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
- Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
About Rio Tinto
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers - generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.
Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium - the world's first to be certified 'responsible' - helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.