Senior Solution Architect

  • New Zealand
  • Auckland
  • Permanent
  • Negotiable

Senior Solution Architect

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to play a key role in a large, complex transformation programme. This position will lead strategic architecture activities within a major discovery and planning work stream focused on modernising critical enterprise platforms and enabling long-term business transformation.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future-state architecture of a large-scale organisation undertaking a multi-year modernisation journey. Working alongside senior business and technology leaders, you will provide strategic architectural direction, define transition states, establish governance frameworks, and ensure alignment between business objectives and technology delivery.

About the role:

You will be joining a well-established transformation programme that is focused on replacing legacy core systems with modern, cloud-based platforms. The focus now is centred on strategic architecture, planning, governance, and guiding the organisation through future-state transformation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic architecture activities across major transformation initiatives

  • Define target-state and transition-state architectures that support long-term business objectives

  • Develop architecture road-maps and strategic plans to guide programme delivery

  • Establish and maintain architectural governance and decision-making frameworks

  • Provide architectural leadership across complex, evolving environments

  • Partner with senior stakeholders across business and technology teams

  • Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, risk, performance, and operational requirements

  • Drive alignment between enterprise strategy, architecture, and programme delivery

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience as a Solution Architect within large-scale enterprise transformation programmes

  • Previous experience working within Financial Services, Banking, or Insurance environments.

  • Strong background in architecture strategy, road-map development, and governance

  • Experience defining future-state and transition-state architectures

  • Ability to operate effectively in complex environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

  • Strong understanding of integration architecture, data architecture, and cloud platforms

  • Experience incorporating security, compliance, and operational considerations into architectural decisions

  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills

Highly Desirable

  • Experience working on core banking, core ledger, or large-scale platform modernisation programmes

  • Experience within enterprise-level transformation initiatives involving legacy system replacement

  • Exposure to modern cloud-based architecture environments

This role would suit an architect who enjoys working at a strategic level, influencing enterprise direction, and helping organisations navigate complex transformation journeys while balancing business outcomes, technology objectives, and delivery realities.

If this sounds like you Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion to learn more about the opportunity: email Amber at amber.shaw@talentinternational.com

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