Solution Architect (Melbourne)

ThePepperstonestory started in 2010. We know what it’s like to trade the world’s markets. Our team describes us as a place for the curious and the driven, and we like to do things a little differently; as a transformative global fintech we’re digital, nimble, connected, and united in our vision to create a better way to trade. We thrive on progress – for our clients and for ourselves. Our organisational culture is ever‑evolving, vibrant, diverse, global and results focused. You’ll find our 550+ team currently across 11 locations and 9 time zones. The Role Our technology team thrives on inclusivity and collaboration, believing that diverse perspectives lead to great solutions. We foster a culture that champions individual growth, professional development, and work‑life harmony. We're invested in your success and dedicated to supporting you every step of the way. We encourage our team to bring challenge thinking and fresh ideas to the table and our Agile approach empowers us to focus on outcomes. When we hire someone it's because they bring the skills, attitude and experience we’re looking for. … so we let you do what you’re best at. Join us and be part of a community that’s passionate about harnessing technology's potential to drive market‑leading solutions for our clients. Elevate your career in an environment where your ideas matter, your growth is nurtured, and your potential is limitless. Solution Architect You’ll turn complex business challenges into pragmatic, value‑driven solutions while influencing the technical direction of our platforms. In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of business and technology, leading discovery workshops, driving architecture decisions, and collaborating with talented teams across engineering and product. You’ll have the opportunity to mentor others, contribute to enterprise‑wide architecture practices, and help scale our impact as we grow. As part of the Enterprise Architecture team, you’ll also help evolve our future‑state architecture and play a role in advancing our AI capabilities, applying modern technologies to deliver real business value. Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver solutions aligned with business strategy and architectural standards
- Lead architecture discovery and conduct impact assessments for current initiatives
- Drive architecture decisions across both solution and enterprise levels
- Develop and maintain architecture principles, patterns, and guardrails
- Contribute to current and target state architectures and roadmap planning
- Partner with engineering teams to support implementation and delivery
- Collaborate with Product Managers and business stakeholders to align on goals and requirements
- Work closely with other architects to ensure consistency and alignment across domains About You
- 8+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years in architecture, ideally within banking or fintech. Experience in CFD and/or crypto is highly desirable.
- Proven track record of designing impactful solutions in fast‑paced environments and are confident driving complex architecture decisions through to alignment. Technical Expertise
- Cloud‑native application and infrastructure design
- Architecture modelling and capability mapping (including C4)
- Domain‑Driven Design and UML (sequence and class diagrams)
- Integration architecture, including event‑driven and API‑based systems
- Security and compliance by design
- Exposure to Generative AI Why You Will Enjoy Working With Us
- Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
- Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Remote working option – work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year, in addition to hybrid working as standard
- Ongoing personal development and learning opportunities
- 15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carers leave
- 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program
- Frequent events and celebrations including a standard weekly social
- Beautifully renovated large office at Collins Square – 727 Collins Street, Melbourne
- Best in class end‑of‑trip facilities including bicycle parking, change rooms and showers
- A full stocked kitchen, onsite coffee machines with locally sourced coffee beans More About Pepperstone We’re a regulated online Forex and CFD trading platform. With the scale of a global fintech and the agility of a start‑up, we arm our clients with everything they need to take on the global markets with confidence. You will be part of a wider passionate and friendly team, and whilst things may not always go to plan, we learn quickly and move forward with impact. To learn even more visit Pepperstonecareers and We understand it’s important to do due diligence on a prospective employer, see what our team is saying on Glassdoor. We respect our team members’ experiences and will never pay to remove a negative review. Pepperstone is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from any background. “We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we respond to every applicant”. We will be reviewing applications as they come through, so if this is an opportunity that excites you, don’t wait. Express your interest by clicking the apply button below as soon as possible. Note to external agencies: While we appreciate the efforts of external recruitment agencies, we prefer to engage directly with applicants for this opportunity. #Li-Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rn4ry