Solution Architect

About the role

Challenger Limited is undertaking a major technology uplift across its investment management platform. The Solution Architect will join a small, high‑visibility architecture team to design end‑to‑end solutions for multiple high‑priority initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Design and produce High Level Solution Architectures (HLSAs) and review low‑level designs across several programmes.
• Make and document key technology decisions that unblock delivery teams and reduce downstream rework.
• Partner with product owners, engineers and delivery teams to ensure solutions are practical, scalable and aligned to business outcomes.
• Represent Challenger in technical discussions with external partners and manage vendor relationships.
• Identify and manage technical debt and inter‑dependency risks across overlapping workstreams.
• Ensure solutions meet governance, cybersecurity, privacy and data standards and participate in the Architecture Review Board.

Required profile

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries (e.g., medical, defence).
• Proven delivery of solution architecture for investment management platforms, including portfolio management, trading, custody and investment accounting.
• Hands‑on architecture experience across complex enterprise environments and multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to translate technical complexity for senior leaders.
• Sound commercial and architectural judgement, comfortable weighing trade‑offs.

Required skills

• Investment data architecture and integration expertise.
• End‑to‑end solution architecture covering business, application, information, integration, infrastructure and non‑functional aspects.
• Experience with SDLC processes and managing external technology partners.
• TOGAF certification or equivalent (nice to have).

What we offer

• Hybrid work model – three days in‑office at Martin Place, Sydney CBD.
• Extra day off each year (Challenger Day) and subsidised on‑site café.
• Extra superannuation contributions and access to Fitness Passport.
• Inclusive, flexible workplace recognised for gender equality and LGBTQ+ inclusion.