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 energetic 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.

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.

What You’ll Do:

- You are a practitioner/team member of the Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture Community of Practice (CoP).
- As a Solution Architect aligned to ASX Markets division, you will design and evolve the core systems that support trading, market operations, and regulatory obligations.
- 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 principals relating to software integrity and reusability.
- Be an active member of the Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture Community of Practice (CoP).

What You’ll Need:

Must have

- Experience with the architecture of mission critical, high transaction volume environments.




- Experience in a markets trading within a financial services environment.
- 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 – make straightforward decisions and know when to seek backup.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll

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