Solution Architect

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

The Role:

This role provides technology leadership to develop, refine and effectively communicate the technology architecture that underpins the application portfolio, including new systems implementations, and utilising existing technology platforms, systems and processes for new purposes.

This role will collaborate with various functions within the Digital portfolio to define and implement the RCH Digital Strategy. It will develop and execute a technology plan and roadmap that aligns with the RCH’s Digital Strategy, driving technology-dependent transformation projects and guiding the business towards innovative solutions.

The purpose of the Solution Architect role is to ensure RCH ICT has a structured plan to develop and implement current, transition and future ICT architecture for RCH, including the high-level steps to continually transition from current to future architecture. The role of a Solution Architect is multifaceted and crucial for aligning technology projects with the hospital's business goals.

Leadership

• Provide leadership and subject matter expertise on Technology direction and strategy, with a specific focus on digital strategy
• Develop detailed technical solutions to meet specific business requirements and create blueprints that encompass software, hardware, and networks, ensuring these solutions align with RCH’s Digital Strategy and technology standards
• Participate as a key contributor in the development of the Digital strategy with the introduction of new solutions
• Build and maintain the strategic roadmaps for all the solutions across the hospital
• Participates and/or recommend the development of ICT policies and recommend standards and guidelines to ensure that a consistent framework is applied across technology solutions
• Lead/facilitate the research, evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology aligning product standards
• Prepare and/or contribute to business cases for major IT solution elements, examining options and recommending solutions considering infrastructure, licenses and support structures

Engagement

• Partner with business and technology subject-matter experts to capture and translate business requirements and provide advice and guidance into technology solutions, leveraging existing investments
• Support the Technology Review Board to ensure appropriate governance and compliance with technology solutions
• Partner with business stakeholders to help shape and understand business strategies and recommend improvements to ICT services and systems to meet business needs.

Teamwork

• Work with technical teams ensuring high levels of professionalism, operational efficiencies, operational excellence, continuous improvement, customer engagement and satisfaction
• Ensure that the technical aspects of projects adhere to business objectives and non-functional requirements like scalability, security, and performance benchmarks
• Participate in the design and implementation of IT service management standards, tools and methodologies.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

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Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 24 June 2025