Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

Freelance 135000 - 165000 $ / year (est.) Hybrid
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead the design of telephony and cloud solutions in a dynamic consulting environment.
  • Company: Join a leading tech consultancy in Melbourne with a hybrid work model.
  • Benefits: Competitive contract rates, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Ideal for seasoned professionals looking to elevate their career in a collaborative setting.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping the future of enterprise communication solutions.
  • Qualifications: Extensive experience in telephony architecture and cloud communications required.

The predicted salary is between 135000 - 165000 $ per year.

Contract Opportunity | Melbourne | Hybrid

We are seeking a highly experienced Telephony and Cloud Architect to provide specialist expertise as part of a confidential technology engagement. Working alongside an established consulting team, you will provide technical leadership across enterprise telephony, cloud communications and architecture. The role requires someone capable of assessing complex environments and ensuring future solutions meet demanding standards for availability, resilience, security and operational continuity.

Key responsibilities:

  • Provide specialist telephony and cloud architecture advice
  • Assess current-state architecture, dependencies and technical risks
  • Evaluate cloud, hybrid and enterprise communication options
  • Define resilience, availability and disaster-recovery requirements
  • Review proposed technical architectures and vendor solutions
  • Identify potential points of failure and service-continuity risks
  • Contribute to high-level designs, technical requirements and recommendations
  • Work collaboratively with senior technology and consulting stakeholders

You will bring:

  • Extensive enterprise telephony or contact-centre architecture experience
  • Deep knowledge of cloud and hybrid communication platforms
  • Proven experience designing highly available and resilient environments
  • Strong understanding of enterprise voice, SIP, SBCs, carriers and network dependencies
  • Experience with disaster recovery, failover and business continuity
  • The ability to assess complex architectures and challenge technical assumptions
  • Strong documentation, consulting and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Experience operating as a senior technical authority

Experience within complex, regulated or continuously operating environments will be highly regarded. This opportunity would suit a Principal Telephony Architect, Enterprise Voice Architect, Cloud Contact Centre Architect, Unified Communications Architect or Senior Solution Architect with genuine depth across telephony, cloud and resilience.

Solutions Architect employer: Umbrella Club

At Umbrella Club, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous learning opportunities and the chance to work on cutting-edge Azure-based projects in a dynamic enterprise environment. Join us to be part of a team that values your expertise and encourages you to develop reusable engineering patterns that will shape the future of our data platform.

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Contact Details:

Umbrella Club Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Solutions Architect

Telephony Architecture
Cloud Communications
Enterprise Communication Solutions
Technical Leadership
Architecture Assessment
Risk Evaluation
Disaster Recovery Planning