An experienced solutions architect professional with natural leadership approach, relationship-building acumen, and technical expertise to produce results for team and company success with
more than 20 years of experience in demanding environments focused on producing cutting-edge designs for the IT sector.
Strengths in team leadership, strategic analysis, project delivery, management and a commitment to quality service delivery.
Self-motivation
Vast experience in IT projects, delivering solutions across multiple disciplines, industries, and domains. In addition,
Team skills plus also an ability to work independently taking responsibility to get tasks completed successfully.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Integration Solution Architect
Integration Works
07.2023 - Current
Guided and influenced existing partners on recommended upgrades and enhancements to over 20 integrations for Water Reform Services program.
Worked with main client and other vendors to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.
Facilitated seamless communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders by effectively translating complex concepts into understandable terms for all parties involved in projects.
Provided architectural leadership for integration deployments and provided troubleshooting support for other internal teams
Provided technical leadership and mentoring for junior team members, fostering supportive learning environment that promoted skill development and career growth.
Leveraged cloud technologies to optimize costs, improve scalability, and facilitate seamless integration across platforms.
Integrated and deployed integrations for Water Services Reform programme using Mulesoft's Anypoint Exchange and Flex gateway products.
Developed comprehensive documentation for solution design specifications, ensuring clear communication between stakeholders at all stages of project lifecycle.
Spearheaded migration of legacy integrations to modernised architecture, reducing operational expenses while increasing overall functionality.
Identity and Access Management IT Architect
Inland Revenue Department
09.2022 - 07.2023
Performed complex architectural and design for application integrations, applying modern IAM design concepts and advanced professional knowledge.
Designed and implemented One Identity Manager product for identity governance integrations using different standards based patterns (REST Interfaces, SCIM)
Integrated 6 main corporate systems (HR, ITSM, IAM, Finance, MS Office) and other applications to One identity Manger identity governance tool
Completed design reviews, presentations to technical and business design authorities
Coordinated with cross-functional teams to provide optimal designs.
Boosted team expertise through continuous training initiatives, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing culture among colleagues.
Worked with internal teams post-implementation on user testing, debugging, support and maintenance.
Presentations to IR department's technical governance and sat as IAM subject matter expert
Identity Architect
Consulting
03.2022 - 08.2022
Consulting identity architect at MSD (Ministry of Social Development) responsible for Azure AD roll out
Co- design designed MSD's Identity Governance Administration solution
Windows Hello for Business PoC and roll out
Communicated with vendors and contractors to incorporate input into project designs.
IT Security and Digital Identity Architect
Ministry Of Education
08.2020 - 03.2021
Completed security audit and review of Ministry of Education (MoE)'s cloud and on premise hosted applications
Reviewed MoE's Digital identity reference architecture
Reviewed MoE's Digital identity strategy and authored its business problem statement
Designed MoE's solution design for Digital Identity for Online Learning with Identity federation (Google, Microsoft, RealMe, planned integrations for Gmail, iCloud) using Azure AD B2C
Implemented OIDC and SAML service provider integration protocols
Technical governance engagements: Presentations to MoE’s Ministry Design Authority and technical working group
IT Consultant
Ministry Of Business, Innovation, And Employment
06.2019 - 07.2020
MBIE’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for procurement of New Zealand's new visa processing system, RFP, high level design and non-functional requirements design
RFP response evaluation, product and vendor selection
Engagement with policy teams
Cloud based visa processing high level solution design covering wide range of technical areas (visa application, identity, security, business rules engine, data migration, integration, payments, analytics, cross agency APIs
Working with multiple teams (Senior management, policy, operations, data, call centre) to gather current state details and new requirements to inform high-level design
Technical governance
Wider sector technical engagement (DIA, MSD)
IT Consultant, Digital Identity Architect
Ministry of Education
06.2016 - 05.2019
Agile delivery of MoE’s Identity and Access Management system replacement
Implemented SAML and OIDC protocols on ForgeRock and Microsoft Azure B2C platforms to deliver identity federation for education workforce and application integration
Ongoing support for MoE’s digital identity product team
Web Application firewall implementation
Delivering security, networking and infrastructure solutions that support digital identity initiatives
Cross agency collaboration on evolving the digital identity ecosystem within the government sector
Engagement with education sector IT board and MoE IT governance board
Evaluated project requirements and specifications and developed software applications that surpassed client expectations.
IT Consultant
Fronde IT Ministry of Social Development, MSD
06.2015 - 06.2016
Architect on MSD’s Simplification program applying dev ops to deliver app functionality
Completed first release nonfunctional requirement engineering for MyMSD mobile app deployment project
Delivered AWS cloud based digital analytics engine
Implementation of machine learning to tailor work and income services to New Zealand citizens
Working with data scientists in building models to support predictive analytics
IT Architect
Group Innovation New Zealand Post
10.2012 - 06.2015
NZ Post projects
RealMe Photo Capture – Mobile (Proof of Concept)
Tower Insurance Document Retrieval
Group parcel strategy – Delivery First Time (includes Authority to Leave, Expected Time of Arrival and Notifications)
RealMe integration – Login service
RealMe integration for identity attribute providers
Mentored junior architects on best practices while providing guidance on complex design issues.
Performed complex architectural and design assignments, applying innovative architectural design concepts and advanced professional knowledge.
Collaborated with clients to develop fitting architectural solutions, meeting their unique needs and preferences.
Solutions Architect
Telecom New Zealand Limited
11.2007 - 09.2012
Telecom NZ Projects
Fraud Management System hardware and software upgrade
Wireless network guardian upgrade
Chorus WDM element manager implementation
WCDMA roll out (Fulfil and Assure) and expansion across New Zealand's SPARK mobile network
Decommissioning projects o Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology o Billing system o Mobile roaming billing revenue assurance
Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
Education
Post Grad Diploma - Information Science (Information technology
Massey University
Palmerston North, NZ
08.2012
Executive MBA - Research Mobile Telehealth
Massey University
Palmerston North, NZ
11.2011
No Degree -
Professional
Vendor Courses
01.2008
High School Diploma -
High School
Zimbabwe
03.1993
Skills
Technical solution leadership, responsive single point of micro and macro end to end design
Solution architectures against set enterprise strategy, architecture standards and policies and design principles applied across application, technical, security architecture and identity and Access management domains
Technical expertise in some Azure areas and proficient in MS Entra
Project delivery and governance – strong project delivery, governance and execution skills using Waterfall and Agile project methodologies
Wider NZ government sector engagement across different project scopes
Management – general management skills in team leadership, change management, vendor management
Articulate presenter with strong written and oral abilities with excellent communication skills – across teams and multiple stakeholders
Relationship building – liaison and negotiating with clients, stakeholder management
Proficient at Microsoft Office applications, SQL and relational databases, UML modelling
Technical Architecture Design
Web services, APIs,
Timeline
IT Integration Solution Architect
Integration Works
07.2023 - Current
Identity and Access Management IT Architect
Inland Revenue Department
09.2022 - 07.2023
Identity Architect
Consulting
03.2022 - 08.2022
IT Security and Digital Identity Architect
Ministry Of Education
08.2020 - 03.2021
IT Consultant
Ministry Of Business, Innovation, And Employment
06.2019 - 07.2020
IT Consultant, Digital Identity Architect
Ministry of Education
06.2016 - 05.2019
IT Consultant
Fronde IT Ministry of Social Development, MSD
06.2015 - 06.2016
IT Architect
Group Innovation New Zealand Post
10.2012 - 06.2015
Solutions Architect
Telecom New Zealand Limited
11.2007 - 09.2012
Post Grad Diploma - Information Science (Information technology