Software Architect - Autonomous Mining

Professional Search Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Search Group is partnering with a major mining organisation to deliver real-time, large-scale technology solutions from Perth, WA. The Software Architect will bridge solution architecture and engineering delivery for complex distributed systems, guiding microservices, data models and event-driven design.

The role is a hands-on architecture position focused on producing detailed designs, enabling delivery teams to implement with clarity and confidence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Software Architect, Solution Architect or Senior Software Engineer.
• Strong experience designing complex distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to produce detailed technical designs and low-level architecture documentation.

Responsibilities

• Translate solution designs into detailed, developer-ready technical specifications.
• Design microservices, APIs, event-driven interactions and data models.
• Define system behaviour, event flows and state management across complex distributed systems.
• Produce detailed technical designs covering architecture, integrations, data structures and service interactions.
• Collaborate with development teams to shape Epics and User Stories.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical workshops and design discussions.
• Support engineering teams throughout delivery to ensure successful implementation.
• Contribute to architectural decisions focused on scalability, reliability, performance and maintainability.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems design

Technical design

Event-driven systems

Real-time environments

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

C# / .NET

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Azure Service Bus

REST APIs

SQL Server

GitHub

CI/CD

Job description

Software Architect

6 month daily rate contract

Must be Perth, WA

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a major mining organisation to deliver large-scale, business-critical technology solutions that support real-time operational environments.

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect to join a high-performing team responsible for designing and delivering complex distributed systems operating at scale.

This is a hands-on architecture role where you'll bridge the gap between solution architecture and engineering delivery, producing detailed technical designs that enable development teams to build with confidence and clarity.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate solution designs into detailed, developer-ready technical specifications.
• Design microservices, APIs, event-driven interactions and data models.
• Define system behaviour, event flows and state management across complex distributed systems.
• Produce detailed technical designs covering architecture, integrations, data structures and service interactions.
• Collaborate with development teams to shape Epics and User Stories.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical workshops and design discussions.
• Support engineering teams throughout delivery to ensure successful implementation.
• Contribute to architectural decisions focused on scalability, reliability, performance and maintainability.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Software Architect, Solution Architect or Senior Software Engineer.
• Strong experience designing complex distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to produce detailed technical designs and low-level architecture documentation.
• Strong understanding of event-driven systems and asynchronous processing.
• Experience working within real-time or near real-time environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Technical Requirements

• Strong background in C# / .NET Core / .NET 6+
• Event-driven architecture and messaging technologies
• RabbitMQ, Kafka, Azure Service Bus or similar
• Microservices and distributed systems design
• REST API design and asynchronous integrations
• SQL Server and relational database design
• Real-time telemetry, operational data or streaming data environments
• GitHub and CI/CD practices

Highly Desirable

• Mining, industrial technology or operational systems experience
• Industrial IoT or Operational Technology (OT) environments
• Geospatial, routing or spatial processing systems
• Azure or AWS cloud platforms
• Large-scale integration programs involving multiple vendors
• Safety-critical systems experience
• Experience with Actor Model frameworks such as Akka.NET

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to work on a large-scale technology transformation program within the mining sector.
• Complex technical challenges involving real-time systems and distributed architectures.
• High-impact architecture role with significant technical influence.
• Collaborative team environment with flexible working arrangements.
• Long-term project pipeline within a globally recognised organisation.