Infrastructure Architect - Cloud - Hawthorn East

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 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

Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our teams solve complex problems, the solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and makes millions of customers’ lives easier.

About the role

A permanent opportunity of an Infrastructure Architect is now available at the Coles Group. 

Reporting into the Enterprise Architect, this role will primarily be responsible for the design and development of cost-effective, fit-for-purpose solutions in line with Coles business and Technology strategy and supporting business cases for all on-prem, cloud and hybrid initiatives and projects.

Key responsibilities will include

Derives future state infrastructure architecture

• Reports straight line to the enterprise architect
• Works with peers (e.g., solutions, integration, cloud and security architects) to analyse enterprise business context to derive the future-state technology architecture. This includes defining the requirements, principles and models that guide technology decisions for the enterprise.
• Analysis of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy and technical debt, and recommends solutions for improvement.
• Collaborates with technical subject matter experts and technology peers to develop technology architecture that enables successful delivery of projects and initiatives.
• Participates in digital innovation by leveraging innovative technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base and IT estate.
• Defines high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the future and current state, typically in sync with the IT budgeting or other capital planning processes

Architecture and Governance 

• Working in Collaboration with the wider Enterprise Architecture team and Technology Services with a focus on Infrastructure, Cloud, Data Centre and Edge
• Participates in architecture governance forums as a reviewer and presenter.
• Formulate and present weighted Key Design Decisions option papers
• Knowledge of wider IT tools, such as but not limited to document and information management, Enterprise Architecture Tools, CMDB’s, issue trackers & project planning.

Project responsibility

• Provide technical expertise and oversight to assigned projects
• Delivery of required non-functional deliverables.
• Participation in all phases of project from inception to post go-live care.
• Assistroject planning and management

About you & your skills

• At least 5 years of Infrastructure, Cloud or Technical Architecture experience
• Extensive experience in developing technical infrastructure solutions specialising in Hybrid, Cloud, data centre and edge in large scale, complex and distributed environments
• Deep working knowledge in numerous areas such as networks, infrastructure, IaC, cloud/hyperscalers, hardware, commercial devices, edge compute and IoT
• Experience in working in and helping deliver large programs of work
• Proven capabilities in vendor, partner and stakeholder relationship management
• Ability to elicit non-functional requirements and use them to create technical documents
• Experience and willingness to collaborate with technical teams such as engineering, data, integrations, testers & support

Commercial Skills and Formal Qualifications

• Good understanding of technology trends and roadmaps
• Translation and alignment of business strategies into IT solutions
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve outcomes
• Proven experience in large, complex programmes
• Ability to identify deficient processes and address or reengineer
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or related Business disciplines or relevant industry experience preferred
• Understanding of assurance and control structures e.g. legal, security, audit and financial management processes
• Knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Relevant retail business experience preferred

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 hot deals 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.

Take your next step into something bigger, apply now!

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave, and parental leave entitlements. 

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive, and welcoming as the communities we serve. 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: 154190 

Employment Type: Full time