ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

As a Senior Solution Architect within the CHESS Replacement program, you will build on the delivery of Release 1, where core clearing capabilities and foundational platforms have been established, and drive the evolution of Release 2 to extend settlement functionality and platform capabilities.

Responsibilities

- You are a practitioner/team member of the Enterprise Architecture Practice (CoP).
- The role will operate across complex, large‑scale solution domains spanning core settlement, integration, data, security, and cloud platforms, ensuring the effective integration of vendor solutions and ASX enterprise platforms to deliver a resilient, high‑performance, and regulatory‑compliant ecosystem.
- The role will focus on designing and delivering solutions using event‑driven architecture patterns (Kafka, AMQP), cloud‑native AWS services (EKS, MWAA, S3, EC2, IAM), and modern integration approaches (FIX, APIs, batch orchestration).
- The role involves working on reliable, high‑performance and low‑latency platforms that are central to the functioning of Australia’s financial markets.
- 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 principal relating to software integrity and reusability.

Must Have

- Experience with the architecture of mission‑critical, high transaction volume environments.
- Experience in a markets trading environment within a financial services context.
- 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 architecture.
- 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

- Understanding of networking infrastructure that supports low latency and high throughput trading environments.
- Strategy and architecture experience with legacy technology environments.
- Experience with Cloud Architecture and cloud‑native design.
- High level analytical capabilities, applied to complex programs of work.
- Working knowledge of a fully integrated Exchange environment would be highly beneficial.
- Experience in the execution of high impact, enterprise‑wide, strategic programs, and initiatives.
- Results orientated – understands what levers to pull to drive outcomes in a tightly regulated but changing environment.
- Naturally inquisitive – asks questions to ensure understanding.
- Confident decision maker – makes straightforward decisions and knows when to seek backup.

We support adaptable working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full‑time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part‑time or other flexible working arrangements.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.

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📌 Senior Solution Architect (City of Sydney)
🏢 ASX
📍 City of Sydney