Job Description
IT Architect Specialist
FIS Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia
Type of Hire
Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)
Education Desired
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Position Type
Full time
Travel Percentage
0%
What You Will Be Doing
As lead platform architect you will play a critical role as we grow our global, market leading, financial platform.
Partnering with our lead product architect you will lead our ongoing cloud modernisation work as we expand our platform to meet consistent annual double digit customer growth.
Your focus will be on the design, deployment and management of our cloud infrastructure, supporting a mix of web based applications, batch processing, third party service integration and AI/ML infrastructure.
In This Role You Will
Define and communicate the platform architectural roadmap of our cloud SaaS platform.
Empower the platform and development teams to succeed within that roadmap
Partner with the lead product architect to ensure product and platform architectures are closely aligned
Design the architectural frameworks that support the work of our SRE team.
Including
Monitoring solutions for infrastructure, application performance, and user experience
Automation tools to streamline tasks, scale infrastructure, and ensure seamless deployments
Ensuring application reliability, availability, and performance, minimizing downtime and optimizing response times
Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization
Incorporate FIS standards, policy and tooling into our solutions
Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices and ensure compliance
Lead incident response, including identification, triage, resolution, and post-incident analysis




Participate in on-call rotations and provide 24/7 support for critical incidents
What You Bring
12 years professional experience in software development and architecture
Operational experience within a SaaS environment
Clear understanding of the impact of product and platform design on the success of a SaaS business
Proficiency in development technologies, architectures, and platforms, with an ability to see the bigger picture
Experience with cloud platforms, specifically an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure
Solid troubleshooting skills, and an ability to get hands on, for complex technical issues
An ownership approach to engineering and product outcomes
Experience in leading incident management and post-mortem reviews
Demonstrated skills in empowering others, providing vision and leading by example
Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
Experience operating effectively within the policies and practices of a large organisation
What we offer you
Flexible and creative work environment
Competitive salary and benefits including subsidised medical and personal insurances and employee share scheme
Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
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Sourcing Model
Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies.
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📌 It Architect Specialist (New South Wales)
🏢 Fis
📍 New South Wales