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Job Title


Solutions Architect


Company : Ocean Software


Location : Melbourne, Victoria


Created : 2025-12-10


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Position Overview For over 30 years, Ocean Software has been a trusted partner of defence forces and aviation organisations worldwide, delivering cuttingedge solutions that enhance training, streamline operations, and improve readiness. We exist to support the people behind critical missionsthose who protect lives, ensure safety, and strive for excellenceby providing the tools they need to succeed. Because when every individual is prepared, and every operation runs smoothly, missions succeed, lives are safeguarded, and communities thrive. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities Develop a solution architecture aligned with current product portfolio, business goals and growth objectives. Provide technical leadership to the business to define innovative, scalable, secure and resilient solutions. Collaborate with sales to assess business opportunities, contribute to tenders and prepare detailed solution specifications. Consult with internal stakeholders and customers on technology requirements, functional and integration needs and suitable solution options. Work with software architects and guide highlevel design to optimise solution architecture for performance, scalability, resilience and user experience. Maintain awareness of new technologies and trends, and propose new architectural options to increase product value and benefit customers. Evaluate thirdparty technology suppliers and partners for fit with product and market needs. Lead engagement with select vendors and partners towards successful delivery. Support Product Delivery Work with Product and Software teams to balance specific customer demands against the need for a strategic direction for Ocean solutions. Work with CTO and Product team to align the solution architecture and product roadmaps for timely delivery. Ensure the solution architecture is effectively communicated internally and externally to all stakeholders. Lead and mentor a team of solution architects and software architects. Define processes, governance measures, artefacts, templates, tools and standards for how architecture is done at Ocean. Foster a culture of learning and innovation, customercentric thinking, crossfunctional collaboration, and open communication, leading by example. Build and maintain a highperforming team who can take ownership of their work and deliver on commitments with quality outcomes. General Comply with Ocean''s Code of Conduct and embrace and exhibit our Company Values: O OWN the outcome, C CREATE value, E EMPOWER others, A ACT, N NURTURE our brand. Conform to Ocean''s Health & Safety, Quality and Information Security Policies, Procedures, and Work Instructions. Positively influence and collaborate with colleagues to meet customer needs. Continuously strive to identify and support product and process improvements, quality and team efficiency, including facilitating quality discussions. Skills & Experience Bachelor''s degree in computer science (or equivalent). 10+ years'' industry experience across Software and Solution Architecture. Minimum of 5 years'' technical leadership experience including coaching and mentoring. Experience in leading the specification and delivery of enterpriselevel B2B / B2G technology solutions. Experience in introducing new products to market and / or growing products and solutions. Experience with SaaS cloud apps, onpremises enterprise software, systems integrations, and enterprisescale complex databases. Deep understanding of modern technology platforms, infrastructure and security. Strong communication skills to internal stakeholders and customers with ability to translate between technical and nontechnical audiences. An innovative organisation driving global defence readiness, we''re seeking a Solutions Architect who can turn complex needs into highvalue solutions. #J-18808-Ljbffr