Infrastructure Solution Architect

Woolworths Group; Geehi; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts

Rewards program

12 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Woolworths Group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Solution Architect to join our Infrastructure Architecture team in Australia. You will partner with technology customers to guide projects, design resilient infrastructure, and align solutions with Woolworths standards across large centralised and distributed environments.

This role focuses on observability, security and high availability while supporting a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years as an infrastructure architect.
• Experience designing large centralised and distributed applications.
• Experience architecting solutions with Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• Partner with our technology customers to consult and guide technology projects, optimising the selection and use of infrastructure.
• Analyse business requirements to identify where standardised architecture and services can be employed; and where new patterns or services are required.
• Produce Infrastructure High Level Designs, unpinning business applications with the best value infrastructure services to meet security, performance, availability, and operational support objectives.
• Ensure solutions enable discoverability, observability and self heal capabilities by design
• Ensure that designs align with Woolworths standards in partnership with Technology stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder comms

Learning mindset

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud platforms

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Our teams are the Technology, Business Enablement, Value Chain, and Replenishment experts developing new capabilities and platforms for a better retail future. We’re the crucial link between our stores and the stock they need, the IT engine moving our business forward, the strategic connectors streamlining the way we work, and the forward thinkers using tech to transform the retail experience.

What You'll Do

As an Infrastructure Solution Architect you will be part of the Infrastructure Architecture team, providing IT infrastructure consulting and architecture services to business domains within the Woolworths Group.

• Partner with our technology customers to consult and guide technology projects, optimising the selection and use of infrastructure.
• Analyse business requirements to identify where standardised architecture and services can be employed; and where new patterns or services are required.
• Produce Infrastructure High Level Designs, unpinning business applications with the best value infrastructure services to meet security, performance, availability, and operational support objectives.
• Ensure solutions enable discoverability, observability and self heal capabilities by design
• Ensure that designs align with Woolworths standards in partnership with Technology stakeholders.

Infrastructure Architecture Centre of Enablement

• Contribute to the development of architecture policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Contribute to our ways of working and practices, seeking practical ways to enhance our services and increase efficiency
• Collaborate with other architecture teams in the organisation to align and improve practices and share knowledge and insights.

What will you bring?

• Ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders with varied levels of technical expertise
• Enthusiasm and commitment to learn new technologies and approaches to serve our business across a diverse technical landscape.
• A minimum of 5 years experience as an infrastructure architect.
• Extensive architecture experience in the design and deployment of large centralised and distributed applications environments from an infrastructure perspective.
• Experience in any of the following industries: Retail, Government Services, Banking, Financial Services, Supply Chain & Logistics Design.
• Experience architecting solutions with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
• Understanding of networking and cyber security in large enterprise environments.
• Experience in design to enable observability, event management and AIOps would be advantageous.
• Experience with considered implementation of automation and AI tools to boost personal and team productivity.

What you’ll experience

• Join a customer-obsessed technology business at the heart of Australia’s largest retailer
• Opportunity to work on the latest technology and methodology
• Norwest based 3 days a week with a hybrid working model
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentives purpose-driven work.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave - eligible from the first day of employment

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.

Woolworths Group is an inclusive, customer and team focused company and we value all skills and experiences. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we encourage you to submit your application.