Senior Solution Architect
Core
Designing and delivering resilient, high-performance, low-latency solution architectures for Australia's financial markets, specifically extending settlement functionality and platform capabilities for the CHESS Replacement program.
Role type
Senior Solution Architect (Financial Markets Infrastructure)
Builds
Core clearing capabilities, foundational platforms, and settlement functionality for a global securities exchange.
Domain
Financial Services / Securities Exchange / High-Frequency Trading Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enterprise Architecture, Event-driven architecture (Kafka, AMQP), Cloud-native AWS services (EKS, MWAA, S3, EC2, IAM), Hybrid architecture (legacy/cloud/SaaS/PaaS/IaaS), FIX protocols, API design, Batch orchestration, Technical leadership, Stakeholder management, Functional specification writing, Software development lifecycle (Agile/Traditional), Non-Functional Requirements definition.
Preferred skills
Low-latency networking infrastructure knowledge, Legacy technology strategy, Cloud native design, Enterprise-wide strategic program execution.
Technologies
Kafka, AMQP, AWS EKS, AWS MWAA, AWS S3, AWS EC2, AWS IAM, FIX, APIs
Responsibilities
Lead design and development of solution architecture across multiple large-scale projects; Represent solution architecture in governance forums; Provide technical leadership for technical solution designs and functional specifications; Partner with Business Analysis, Delivery, Infrastructure, and Quality Engineering teams; Ensure solutions align with Enterprise IT Strategy and Architecture principles; Collaborate with Engineering teams to ensure system alignment with architectural strategy.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
