Solution Architect

2 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Advance Thinking Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

About Advance Thinking

Welcome to Advance Thinking, your number one boutique IT recruitment agency dedicated to revolutionizing IT recruitment in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. We are a boutique consultancy known for delivering high-quality IT talent and advisory solutions to Australia's leading organisations. We move fast, think differently, and back our people.

About the Role

The Opportunity:

We're seeking a
Melbourne-based Solution Architect
to shape the future of People & Culture technology across a leading enterprise organisation.

This role offers
flexible engagement options
– whether you prefer to work
on a contract basis or in a permanent capacity
– and supports a
hybrid working model
, giving you the freedom to balance on-site collaboration with remote work.

You'll play a pivotal role in
designing, integrating, and optimising HR and Finance platforms
—creating seamless, future-ready employee experiences that drive business performance.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you'll:

  • Define and deliver solution architecture across core HR platforms (e.g. Workday, SuccessFactors)
  • Drive recruitment and onboarding workflows – from job requisitions to candidate experience and onboarding integrations
  • Architect solutions for talent, performance, compensation, benefits, and payroll integration
  • Enable time & attendance, workforce scheduling, and seamless data flows with Finance systems
  • Build scalable, integrated architectures that bring together People, Process, and Technology
  • Partner closely with stakeholders across HR, Finance, and IT to align processes and enable enterprise-wide transformation

What We're Looking For

You're likely to thrive if you have:

  • Proven experience
    as a Solution Architect within the HR / People & Culture domain
  • Deep knowledge of
    Workday
    (core HCM, recruitment, onboarding, performance, compensation, payroll, time & absence)
  • Experience integrating HR platforms with Finance and other enterprise systems
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to engage at all levels
  • A passion for solving complex problems and creating better employee experiences through technology

Why This Role

  • A chance to influence a major transformation program that touches every employee
  • Work across HR and Finance systems with enterprise-wide impact
  • Opportunity to bring ideas to life in a fast-moving, collaborative environment
  • Hybrid work model
    for optimal flexibility
  • Contract or Permanent engagement options
    to suit your preferences and career goals
  • Competitive daily rate or salary package, flexible to suit the right candidate
  • Join a culture that values expertise, agility, and partnership


Apply now
to take on a high-impact role where your architectural expertise shapes the future of People & Culture technology—on your terms, with flexibility that works for you.


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