Solution Architect, Data

Solution Architect, Data & Integration, AWS, Kafka

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Your responsibilities:

• Architect and evolve mission-critical systems supporting data & integration platform with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalability.

• Ensure solution architectures address the unique requirements of our stakeholders clearing, risk management, and collateral processes.

• Working collaboratively, manage and lead the design and development of solution architecture across multiple large-scale projects.

• Represent and champion the solution architecture across governance forums and stakeholders.

• Provide technical leadership in the production of technical solution designs, high quality functional specifications and other technical/documentation as required.

• Be a key contributor and enable strong partnership across the other project delivery functions (Business Analysis, Delivery, Infrastructure, IT Service Ownership, Quality Engineering, Solution Engineering and Testing).

• Be accountable for solution architecture, leveraging internal enterprise platforms and vendor-based IT solutions, ensuring the solution aligns with the Enterprise IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture principles.

• Work very closely with the Engineering team to ensure delivered systems align with the Technology architectural strategy and the principals relating to software integrity and reusability.

• Be an active member of the Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture Community of Practice (CoP).

Your experience and qualifications

Must have:

• Experience with the architecture of mission critical environments.

• Experience with modern AWS data platforms and a strong understanding of event-driven and data-driven architectures

• Understanding of Kafka and event driven architectures.

• AWS project/programme cloud transformation experience with strong delivery focus

• At least 5 years' experience in a Solution Architect role

• Proven experience defining solution architectures in complex, highly regulated environments

• Proficient in documenting solution designs, including controls, data flows, and related architecture artefacts

• Demonstrated communication skills, and the ability to view and explain technology from a customer perspective.

• Demonstrated Stakeholder Management and Engagement, with clear examples of working collaboratively to define solution architectures.

• Experience in developing solution architectures in a hybrid (legacy / cloud – SaaS, PaaS & IaaS) architecture environment.

• Experience with the full software development life cycle using traditional and agile methodologies.

• Experience in developing Non-Functional Requirements to support implementation of new or uplifting existing solutions.

• B.S. and / or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.

Nice to have

• Strategy and architecture experience with legacy technology environments.

• High level analytical capabilities, applied to complex programs of work.

• Working knowledge of a fully integrated Exchange environment would be highly beneficial.

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