Solution Architect (Acquiring Services)

Forward with Cuscal 

At Cuscal, we’re not just shaping the future of payments - we’re pioneering it. From launching Australia’s first ATM to being the first certified NPP PayTo Payer and Initiator in 2022, we’ve spent over 59 years building solutions that millions of Australians rely on every day.  

Now, we’re preparing for what’s next, and we want you to be part of it. 

Join us as a Solution Architect in our Enterprise Technology Service team and help us deliver ground-breaking solutions that push the boundaries of what’s possible. 

Your Opportunity 

We’re looking for a Solution Architect to join our Enterprise Technology Service team.

In this role, you’ll leverage your technical skills to develop, maintain, and support innovative solutions that solve real-world challenges in the payments industry. From designing and building scalable systems to ensuring seamless integration with key technologies, your work will directly impact millions of users. 

You’ll also make an impact by: 

1. Interpret Business Needs:
   • Translate both business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint and non-functional requirements such as availability, disaster recovery, and security.
   • Develop solution architectures that adhere to our Technology Strategies including API, Cloud, and Cyber Strategy, ensuring compliance with governance obligations.
   • Collaborate closely with product owners and managers to support robust architectural foundations that accommodate future business demands.
   • Understand and integrate business drivers and enterprise solution designs to drive targeted outcomes.
   • Example Deliverables: Requirements traceability document, business process diagrams.
2. Assess Technology:
   • Monitor and evaluate our current technology landscape to identify and rectify deficiencies.
   • Stay abreast of global trends and disruptions to make informed technological decisions.
   • Support lifecycle management and strategic decision-making for end-of-life products.
   • Analyse market trends and competitor strategies to proactively adjust our technological trajectory.
   • Example Deliverables: Current state architecture documentation, vendor assessments for RFP, technology lifecycle plans.
3. Apply Technology:
   • Lead the design and implementation of solution architectures across various business applications and technologies.
   • Develop a roadmap for the evolution of the enterprise solution portfolio from its current to future state.
   • Provide consultancy across a wide range of technologies and projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
   • Work closely with the Domain Lead to ensure effective execution of architectural plans.
   • Example Deliverables: Solution architecture designs, enterprise target state architecture.
4. Provide Enterprise Guidance:
   • Deliver standards, models, and architectural designs to support governance and ensure compliance with enterprise architecture.
   • Facilitate a community of practice to align agile squads and product owners with enterprise architecture.
   • Define and direct governance activities for solution architecture assurance.
   • Example Deliverables: Solution scorecard, enterprise reference architecture components.

What you’ll bring 

To succeed in this role, you’ll have: 

• Advanced knowledge of Financial Systems; core banking systems, payment platforms, and other financial transaction processing systems.
• Demonstrated ability to define IT architectures, standards, and solutions and to get stakeholder agreement on those architectures, standards, solutions.
• Experience with API Lifecycle Management.
• Experience or familiarity with AWS Cloud Services, Data, Design and Cloud adoption frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to define IT architectures, standards, and solutions and to get stakeholder agreement on those architectures, standards, solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to guide projects and deliver outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to produce solution designs and artefacts within agile ways of working.
• Technical acumen with AWS services, PaaS, IaaS, Security, networking, and infrastructure
• Experience in working in Agile and Waterfall environments with an ability to adapt to differing project methodologies. 

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have some of the following: 

• Experience in the payment’s environments with payment system standards such as AS2805/ISO8583, ISO20022, BECS, etc.
• Experience in software development.

Why Cuscal? 

At Cuscal, you’ll find a strong, successful company that’s reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all.   

Here, you’ll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact - on Australia’s financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves. You’ll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams. And you’ll build an impressive, fulfilling career that continues to grow.   

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

• Work in a hybrid model that supports your lifestyle and goals 

• We celebrate success: Our IGNITE program recognises individual and team achievements. 

• Wellbeing focus: We support your physical, mental, and financial health with holistic initiatives and access to discounts via ‘Cuscal Advantage.’ 

Join us and reimagine the future 

If this role excites you, we’d love to explore your potential and vision for the future. Screening and interviews may occur before the job ad closing date, so don’t wait - apply now. 

For further information about this role please contact Careers @cuscal.com.au

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.  

We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.   

Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.