ANZ

Solution Architect

ANZ

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Auckland • New Zealand

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Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformMicroservices

About the role

  • Partner with business stakeholders and vendors to design customer‑centric solutions.
  • Shape the future by creating high‑level solution designs, models, option assessments, and future‑state architectures for core banking.
  • Evaluate and recommend solution options that align with strategic goals, architecture principles, and target platforms.
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Architects across the group to embed best practices, patterns, and reusable solutions.
  • Lead key architecture decisions and develop patterns that can be reused across the organisation.
  • Engage and influence stakeholders by clearly communicating architecture designs and guiding them through governance and approval.
  • Work as part of a collaborative, cross‑disciplinary architecture team and the wider engineering and customer experience community.

Requirements

  • Core banking & products: Deep understanding of banking products, with proven delivery on large‑scale core banking programmes at both technical and functional levels
  • Payments: Strong knowledge of payments and core systems, including NZ industry and international IMT
  • IBM Mainframe: Ability to work effectively with mainframe engineers; familiarity with CICS, VSAM, JCL, batch processing, and spooler operations
  • Analysis & solution design: Strong analytical skills, translating business needs into practical solution options
  • Architecture & modernisation: Experience shaping solution direction in medium to large organisations, including modernising complex legacy environments
  • Stakeholder leadership: Ability to influence, collaborate, and negotiate at all levels; collaborative leadership style
  • Integration & cloud: Experience with modern integration (APIs, microservices, event‑driven, secure SaaS) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Architecture practices & security: Familiar with TOGAF, BIAN, DDD, service design, architecture patterns, and core‑banking‑relevant security and identity standards.
Benefits
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
core bankingpaymentsIBM MainframeCICSVSAMJCLbatch processingsolution designintegrationcloud
Soft Skills
analytical skillsstakeholder leadershipcollaborationinfluencenegotiationcommunicationcollaborative leadership
Certifications
TOGAFBIAN