Principal Architect

Principal Architect - Enterprise Testing

A leading financial services provider is seeking a Principal Architect to take ownership and lead the Testing domain within a multi-year enterprise technology transformation program. This is an initial 9-month contract (with strong potential for extension).

In this critical role, you will provide end-to-end solution architecture across multiple projects in a large transformation program and establish, design and driving the delivery of enterprise-wide testing strategies, environments, and automation frameworks. You will take full ownership of the Testing domain, shaping the strategy, architecture, and governance for testing platforms while enabling high-quality, large-scale technology delivery.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and project teams, you will define testing approaches, implement automation frameworks, optimise performance testing, and manage the full test lifecycle across complex, regulated environments. You will also contribute to the wider architecture function, guiding project delivery and representing the Testing domain in governance and architecture forums.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Extensive experience as a Lead/Principal Architect with a focus on testing strategies, test management and delivery at scale in large, complex enterprises.
• Advanced knowledge and expertise in automation frameworks, performance testing and test lifecycle management.
• Proven experience working on enterprise-wide transformation programs
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles, pipelines and automation.
• Demonstrated ability to operate within regulated environments with robust governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to drive decisions across architecture and delivery teams.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.

This is a Sydney-based role requiring at least three days per week in the office, with Wednesday as the anchor day.
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Desired Skills and Experience
A leading financial services provider is seeking a Principal Architect to take ownership and lead the Testing domain within a multi-year enterprise technology transformation program. This is an initial 9-month contract (with strong potential for extension).

In this critical role, you will provide end-to-end solution architecture across multiple projects in a large transformation program and establish, design and driving the delivery of enterprise-wide testing strategies, environments, and automation frameworks. You will take full ownership of the Testing domain, shaping the strategy, architecture, and governance for testing platforms while enabling high-quality, large-scale technology delivery.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and project teams, you will define testing approaches, implement automation frameworks, optimise performance testing, and manage the full test lifecycle across complex, regulated environments. You will also contribute to the wider architecture function, guiding project delivery and representing the Testing domain in governance and architecture forums.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

* Extensive experience as a Lead/Principal Architect with a focus on testing strategies, test management and delivery at scale in large, complex enterprises.

* Advanced knowledge and expertise in automation frameworks, performance testing and test lifecycle management.

* Proven experience working on enterprise-wide transformation programs

* Strong knowledge of DevOps principles, pipelines and automation.

* Demonstrated ability to operate within regulated environments with robust governance, audit, and compliance requirements.

* Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to drive decisions across architecture and delivery teams.

* Superior written and verbal communication skills.

This is a Sydney-based role requiring at least three days per week in the office, with Wednesday as the anchor day.