Senior Architect - Hawthorn East

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

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 team 

As part of the broader Technology team, our supply chain team partners with the business to deliver efficiency and innovation for Coles as the leading retail supply chain network in Australia. 

We deliver value through quality technology solutions that simplify our distribution and transport businesses. Our platform includes over 40 tools and applications used by our distribution and transport team members daily, including business critical applications. 

About the role

The Senior Architect provides strategic leadership in designing, developing, and governing the technology landscape that underpins modern retail supply chain network domain. 

This role ensures that enterprise systems are architected for scalability, security, and seamless integration. Working closely with business and technology leaders, the Senior Solution Architect oversees solution alignment to enterprise principles, strategy, guidelines, standards, best practices and drives innovation through emerging technologies. 

The role plays a critical part in enabling operational efficiency, enhancing customer experiences, and ensuring that technology investments deliver long-term business value and resilience.

About you and your skills

•    12+ years in technology architecture roles, with experience operating as a Lead or Senior Architect in large, complex organisations.
•    Proven track record defining domain architecture strategies and translating them into actionable roadmaps.
•    Significant experience delivering major transformation programs: legacy modernisation, platform consolidation, cloud migration, and emerging technology adoption.
•    Strong experience influencing domain strategy, roadmap and ways of working.
•    Experience in retail or a similarly complex multi-site operational environment.
•    Deep understanding of supply chain network operations including warehouse, manufacturing, customer fulfilment, distribution centre, workforce management, and retail technology ecosystems.
•    Experience working with edge technology, supply chain network automation, and system integration.
•    Deep knowledge of modern architecture patterns: microservices, event-driven, cloud-native, API-led, distributed systems, and edge computing.
•    Expertise in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure or GCP), SaaS integration, CI/CD tooling, API management, security architecture, and data flows.
•    Demonstrated experience architecting large-scale, integrated platforms within retail, supply chain, eCommerce, or other complex distributed environments.
•    Strong understanding of data architecture, governance, compliance requirements, and resilience patterns for enterprise systems.
•    Familiarity with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman or similar). Certification is desirable.
•    Strong ability to influence at senior levels, driving consensus across divergent priorities.
•    Skilled at navigating federated or matrixed architecture environments and aligning cross-domain decision-making.
•    Excellent systems thinking, conceptual modelling, and analytical capability.
•    Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical environments into clear, business-relevant insights.
•    Ability to balance innovation with pragmatism—delivering scalable, sustainable architecture that supports business outcomes

If you’re passionate about architecture as a strategic enabler and thrive in complex, fast-paced environments, we’d love to hear from you.

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: 174970

Employment Type: Full time

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