Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management firm managing $128.2 billion in assets (as at 31 December 2025).Life with us is fast moving and always exciting. Together we’re driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for a better retirement.

We achieve this goal by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.

Solution Architect

- 12 Month MTC
- Martin

Place, Sydney CBD

- Hybrid (3 days in-office)

About the role

Challenger is in the middle of a genuine technology uplift; Several concurrent programmes, external partner integrations, and a modernisation agenda that is generating real architecture work. Not governance for governance's sake. Actual design, actual decisions, actual delivery.

We're looking for an end-to-end Solution Architect to join a small architecture function with broad scope and strong visibility. You'll hold context across a portfolio of high-priority initiatives, make decisions that stick, and produce architecture artefacts to a high standard from day one.

For the right person, this is a role with real ownership. You’ll be close to the work, close to decision-making, and able to see the impact of your thinking play out across the business.

What you’ll be doing

Designing and producing High Level Solution Architectures (HLSAs) and review low-level designs across multiple programmes

Making and documenting key technology decisions that unblock delivery teams and reduce downstream rework

Partnering with Product Owners, engineers, and delivery teams to keep solutions practical, scalable and aligned to business outcomes

Representing Challenger in technical discussions with external partners

Managing technology vendor relationships and keeping partner delivery on track

Identifying and managing technical debt and interdependency risks across overlapping workstreams

Ensuring solutions meet governance, cybersecurity,



privacy and data standards

Contributing to the enterprise architecture direction and reference architecture where relevant

Participating in the Architecture Review Board and supporting governance across solutions, designs and decision

What you’ll bring

This role is genuinely hands-on - around 90% end-to-end solution architecture, not enterprise strategy or target-state roadmaps.

Financial services or other relevant regulated industry experience (medical, defence etc.)

End-to-end solution architecture capability; business, application, information, integration, infrastructure and non-functional - you're comfortable owning the whole picture, not just one layer of it

A track record working across complex delivery environments: SDLC, multiple concurrent initiatives, external technology partners

Robust stakeholder communication skills - you can translate complexity for non-technical audiences and guide decisions with senior leaders

Sound commercial and architectural judgement, comfortable weighing trade-offs and making pragmatic calls

Broad enterprise technology and IT landscape knowledge

Nice to have

Exposure to investment, life insurance or front office systems

TOGAF certification or equivalent

Enterprise architecture experience aligned to technology strategy

Why Challenger?

Working at Challenger means being part of a connected team that enjoys what they do. We’re small enough to move quickly, and big enough to make meaningful change.

We support your growth and development, offer flexibility, and value the unique contributions people bring.

We provide access to a range of exclusive employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally and a hybrid work environment including.

Challenger Day – one extra day off every year in recognition of the effort our people make.

Subsidised on-site café and fantastic central location a stone's throw from Martin Place Metro

Extra superannuation contributions.

Access to Fitness Passport

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📌 Solution Architect - 12 Month Max Term (City of Sydney)
🏢 Challenger
📍 City of Sydney