Solution Architect

Ampol; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fuel discount

Hybrid work

Employee share scheme

Novated lease

BabyCare package

Learning & development

Volunteer day

Retail discounts

Job summary

Ampol is seeking a Solutions Architect to shape modern, connected solutions across its technology landscape with a focus on Azure and microservices. You will define patterns, guide engineering teams, and drive secure, scalable architecture across complex environments.

Join a hybrid work model with opportunities to influence strategy, uplift capability, and deliver high-impact designs that support Ampol's growth and resilience in a dynamic energy sector.

Qualifications

• Deep solution architecture experience with focus on integrations and APIs.
• Excellent communication skills—bridging business, engineering, and architecture perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Produce, manage and maintain design artifacts (diagrams, explanations).
• Promote a security-first approach to solution design and architecture.
• Propose solutions designed for resilience, performance and supportability.
• Ensure we make best use of our chosen technology platforms; refactor where appropriate.
• Own problems end to end—from discovery to high-level design to implementation with engineering teams.
• Provide support and guidance to project/delivery leads during project delivery.
• Participate in peer reviews of designs and built solutions.

Skills

Azure expertise

API design

Event-driven architecture

.NET & TS familiarity

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Azure Event Grid

Azure Service Bus

Azure Functions

API Management

Logic Apps

.NET

TypeScript

Job description

At Ampol, we believe in the Power of Us - the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference.

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and from the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people.

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you.

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen

Tech, Digital & Data @ Ampol

Technology, Digital and Data at Ampol are dedicated to empowering our business through technology-enabled differentiation, strengthening our foundations to build sustainable value for the future. Our team thrives on the challenge of innovation—dreaming upbig ideas, questioning the norm, and tackling complex problems. Together, we are shaping afuturethat not only meets the needs of today butanticipatesthe demands of tomorrow.

Our approach isanchoredin data-driven decision-makingand advanced technology integration, allowing us to create seamless and personalized customer experiences that truly resonate. By prioritizing value-based decisions and outcomes, we ensure that TDDdrives meaningful impact and measurable outcomes for the Ampol Group, leaving a lasting impact on our business and our customers.

About the role:

As a Solutions Architect, you'll help shape how Ampol designs and delivers modern, connected solutions across our technology landscape. With a focus on Azure and microservices architecture, you'll create scalable, sustainable designs that enable the business to move faster and smarter. You'll contribute to the evolution of our architecture practice by defining patterns and standards, guiding engineering teams, and fostering collaboration across technology and business. Leadership through influence, you'll help uplift capability, drive innovation, and ensure solutions are secure, resilient, and reliable

Key Responsibilities

• Produce, manage and maintain design artifacts (diagrams, explanations)
• Promote a security-first approach to solution design and architecture
• Propose solutions designed for resilience, performance and supportability
• Ensure we make best use of our chosen technology platforms: Look for opportunities to continuously improve and refactor our solutions and integrations
• Own problems end to end - from discovery, high level design and scope through to working with engineering teams during implementation
• Provide support and guidance to project/delivery leads during project delivery
• Participate in peer reviews of designs and built solutions

Qualifications & Experience

• Deep solution architecture experience with focus on integrations and APIs
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Azure services (Event Grid, Service Bus, Functions, API Management, Logic Apps, etc.).
• Strong experience designing integration and event-driven architectures in enterprise environments.
• Comfort working in and around .NET and TypeScript ecosystems - close to the code, even if not writing it daily.
• Proven ability to navigate large, complex organisations with a mix of modern and legacy systems.
• Excellent communication skills - able to bridge business, engineering, and architecture perspectives.

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Access to Ampol's Benefits & Recognition platform providing you access to retail discounts and cashbacks at over 500+ retailers in Australia that assist with everyday living expenses
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.