Domain Architect - Workplace Services - Hawthorn East

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

About the role:

We are looking for a Domain Architect to join our Workplace Services team in Technology. This role will be responsible for defining and maintaining the architectural vision and roadmap for the domain, ensuring alignment and enterprise architecture, business strategy and platform evolution. You will identify domain-specific risks, opportunities and technical debt, and shape architectural responses that optimise long-term outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Set and uphold architecture principles, design patterns and technology standards for the domain to ensure consistency, interoperability and compliance
• Review and provide architectural oversight for significant solution designs, platform changes and new technology introductions within the domain
• Provide guidance and direction to Solution Architects embedded in engineering teams, promoting alignment and reusability across initiatives
• Actively contribute to the enterprise architecture community, working with other domain architects to shape cross-domain integration, shared services and strategic platforms
• Ensure architectural decisions within the domain consider broader enterprise implications including security, data, scalability and maintainability
• Represent the domain in enterprise-wide planning activities, architecture governance forums and strategic initiatives
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, vendor trends and architectural innovations relevant to the domain and retail technology more broadly
• Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms and technologies that enable agility, reduce complexity and accelerate delivery
• Partner with product, engineering and data teams to explore and validate new approaches, driving experimentation where appropriate
  
  

About you and your skills:

• 10+ years in technology architecture roles, including experience as a lead or enterprise architect in complex, enterprise environments
• Proven experience defining domain or enterprise-level architecture strategies and roadmaps and aligning them to business priorities and enterprise goals
• Track record of leading architectural governance, design authority and standards definition in fast-paced delivery environments
• Extensive experience designing scalable, secure and integrated platforms or systems across multiple technologies and architectural styles (eg, microservices, event-driven, cloud-native)
• Experience influencing senior technology and business stakeholders and facilitating consensus across competing priorities
• Experience in large-scale transformation, legacy modernisation and platform consolidation initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to work in federated or matrixed architectural environments, collaborating across domain and enterprise boundaries
• Deep expertise in architecture frameworks and practices such as TOGAF, Zachman or similar – formal certification is advantageous
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration, data flows, API management and security architecture
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture (AWS, Azure or GCP), SaaS integration and modern development/deployment practices

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What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 166044

Employment Type: Full time