Senior Solutions Architect - Business & Enterprise Banking
Job Description
Senior Solutions Architect #50875
Permanent opportunity.
Location, Sydney.
Hybrid working arrangements.
How will I help?
In this high-profile role, you will complement a high-performance 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.
Additionally, you will 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.
Your key responsibilities include:
Work with Control and Service Owners to ensure change delivery is aligned.
Promote the enterprise and domain architecture process, outcomes and value proposition to the organisation.
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.
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.
Ensure issues, risks and dependencies are appropriately closed off and have no or minimal impact to projects.
To be successful in this role you will have:
Significant Senior Solutions Architecture experience across multiple enterprise level domains, including the implementation of architecture in large organisations required to ensure balanced solutions.
Hands-on Solutions Architecture experience featuring Business Banking SME as gained in a reputable IT Services, Financial Services or Business Consulting arena.
Proven results in delivering major business solutions into production interfacing with multiple project teams.
Applied knowledge of Database Platforms and Cloud technologies.
Developing leadership skills, including facilitation and mentoring.
What is in it for me?
You will 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 will back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working.
You will 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.
All roles at Westpac Group can be considered for flexible working arrangements, such as flexible hours, working remotely, part-time work, or job sharing.
What is 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 will empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you are in control of where you start and how you will grow.
How do I apply?
Start here. Just click on the APPLY button.
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.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
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