Solution Architect

🌍 Work with world-renowned products and services.

🕒 12-month contract with flexible hours.

💰 Competitive salary of $180,000.00 per annum plus super.

ABOUT US 

Welcome to The Perth Mint, where golden career opportunities await. 

The Perth Mint is an iconic Western Australian organisation operating on a truly global scale. Situated in East Perth for over 125 years, The Perth Mint is a premier tourist destination, an award-winning exporter, and a key supplier of precious metals to markets throughout the world. Our purpose is ‘to bring the wonder of precious metals to the world.

There’s no organisation quite like it, with a variety of roles available, from engineers and chemists to artists and technicians. 

Foster your fascination and pride in our work. Get inspired every day by the world-class precious metal products we work together to refine, design, produce and then distribute all over the globe. Connect to the rich history of our industry in a workplace firmly rooted in the present — as leaders in sustainability and inclusion.

At The Perth Mint, you’ll be supported in a diverse team where differences are celebrated and your well-being matters — striking the right work-life balance with compassionate team benefits. And if your career goals change, you’ll be empowered to change roles with training and internal mobility.

We value inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including First Nations people, people with disability, LGBTQI+ communities, culturally diverse groups, youth, and seniors. If you need accommodations, please contact recruitment@perthmint.com.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone to bring a strong architectural background with experience spanning multiple disciplines, including cloud architecture. You’re comfortable working within established frameworks and methodologies, and you know how to translate complex business needs into practical, scalable solutions.

Key Capabilities

• Proven experience across architecture domains, including cloud‑based solution design.
• Strong familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Hands‑on experience designing solutions within Microsoft ecosystems, including Dynamics 365 and Azure Integration Services.
• Proficiency in modelling using the ArchiMate standard.
• Exposure to FinTech platforms and solutions (desirable).
• Solid understanding of data, privacy, and security design principles (desirable).
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping how technology enables the organisation’s strategy. You’ll guide solution design, ensure architectural integrity, and help teams deliver change that is scalable, secure, and aligned to enterprise direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply architecture principles to address business problems and opportunities, developing supporting architectures, solution designs, patterns, standards, and practices.
• Lead the planning, definition, and design of solutions, exploring alternatives and ensuring alignment with broader architectural direction and organisational context.
• Produce high‑quality design artefacts—including concept architectures, solution architectures, and design patterns—to support projects and change initiatives.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with business stakeholders, project delivery teams, application owners, and technology specialists.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all architecture‑related matters across assigned projects and initiatives, ensuring compliance with architectural standards.
• Facilitate architecture governance processes and ensure adherence to compliance frameworks.
• Review and refine target‑state reference architectures in line with enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and evolving business needs.
• Work closely with the Business Technology Leadership Team and technical leads to define and maintain roadmaps from current‑state to target‑state architectures.

Our benefits:

• Flexible work including purchased leave and leave at half pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Competitive salaries and employee discounts
• Charity and volunteer initiatives
• Health and wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program
• Salary sacrifice – superannuation contributions.

So go on, make your mark. If you are excited by this role and want to join the team at the iconic Perth Mint, apply today. Part-time and flexible arrangements will be considered on an individual basis. 

Applications close on 20 March 2026. The Perth Mint reserves the right to close applications prior to this date.

 Candidates must have the right to work in Australia and pass our national security check.