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Solutions Architect – 44730
Permanent
Sydney
Hybrid
How will I help?
You are part of a team that is at the forefront of change, helping us simplify and modernise our technology platforms. Your key responsibilities will define and bring to life our architecture roadmaps which will help plan and guide our technology investment as well as ensuring projects deliver change within risk appetite and aligned to domain roadmaps, standards and policies.
You will collaborate with business owners and stakeholders to understand their priorities, value drivers and needs. You’ll take business direction into the architecture and design. This will require balancing the architectural concerns of the projects whilst identifying repeatable design patterns and guardrails. You will be called upon to influence and ensure buy-in from the development teams so that the detailed design of the solution aligns with the higher-level architectures.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
* Help with the development and execution of a domain roadmap for Business Banking architecture.
* Engage, inform, influence and negotiate with stakeholders to ensure stakeholders remain engaged and committed to the right outcomes.
* Work with the team to be “ahead of the curve” to remove any obstacles for future work to delivery your projects.
* Identify and analyse enterprise business drivers and the current IT environment to detect solution gaps and recommend solutions for improvement in areas of responsibility.
* Provide solution architecture consulting on multiplatform IT environments and subject matter expert advice to project teams.
* Ensure adherence to Enterprise methodologies and processes, such as the Solution Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) and Agile Execution Framework (AEF) methodologies and processes.
* Direct the identification, resolution/mitigation, monitoring, reporting and escalation of risks and issues.
* Peer review new and existing projects for adherence to architecture policies & standards and development of new architecture pattern.
* Maintain and apply business lending architectural knowledge and investigate and recommend improvement opportunities to ensure Westpac remains innovative and up to date with market leading technologies and industry trends.
* Recommend improvement opportunities within portfolio to drive continuous security improvement and ensure Westpac remains innovative and up to date with market leading technologies and industry trends.
* Analyse technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise and domain architecture.
* Support, coach and mentor the team where required.
* Ensure issues, risks and dependencies are appropriately closed off and have no or minimal impact to projects.
What’s in it for me?
You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
What do I need?
* T-shaped skillset with cross discipline exposure
* Experience across multiple architecture domains, including the implementation of architecture in large organisations required to ensure balanced solutions
* Proven results in delivering major business solutions into production within multiple project teams
* Strong analytical and technical skills as well as excellent planning and organisational skills
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Applied knowledge of database platforms and cloud computing
* Good understanding of design patterns and data modelling
* Experience in designing of API’s and microservices at enterprise level
What’s it like to work there?
We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.
As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.
We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.
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At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.
We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au