Solution Architect

• Based in East Perth
• Unique products and services with a global reputation and footprint
• Fixed Term role for 12 months (with potential extension), and flexible working hours

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. 

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.

Our Benefits:

• Competitive salaries and employee discounts
• Flexible work options available
• Extended leave options including purchased leave, leave at half pay and access to pro-rata long service leave
• Opportunity to work for an endorsed WORK180 employer
• Paid parental leave and secondary carer’s leave available after 6 months service. 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 6 weeks paid secondary care giver’s leave
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunities to be part of our wide and active range of Employee Resourcing Groups: Reconciliation, Gender, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), Disability, Mental Health and Neurodiversity, and Perth Mint with Pride
• Charity and volunteer initiatives
• Income protection after an accident or illness
• Health and wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program, ongoing wellbeing initiatives, and workplace community building spaces
• Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website

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.

Join us on an exciting journey to reshape how our customers experience the Perth Mint offerings, as we deliver innovative capabilities and design the technology architecture from the ground up. This initiative tackles complex challenges across diverse business units and drives meaningful change that aligns with our long-term strategy and architectural standards.

You'll work within a passionate team, collaborating with business stakeholders to design practical, forward-thinking solutions. It’s a chance to make a genuine impact, while being part of something ambitious, dynamic, and truly transformative.

This is a full-time fixed term opportunity for twelve months – with the potential to extend beyond the initial engagement period, contributing further to our ongoing transformation. This opportunity is based in East Perth.

Your role as a Solution Architect:

• Ensure the correct application of architecture principles to solve problems and opportunities of the business, including the creation of supporting architectures, solutions, patterns, standards, and practices
• Lead the planning, definition and design of solutions and explore solution alternatives, ensuring the bigger picture context and architectural direction is considered
• Responsible for the creation of design artifacts such as concept architecture, solution architectures and design patterns as needed by the project or change initiative
• Establish strong and collaborative relationships with business stakeholders, project delivery, application, and technology teams
• Act as the single point of contact for all architecture concerns relating to projects and initiatives, ensuring architectural compliance
• Facilitate the architecture governance and compliance framework, ensuring project compliance with enterprise standards
• Review and refine target-state reference architectures against the enterprise technology architecture, technology strategy or business changes and business strategy
• Collaborate with the Business Technology Leadership Team and technical leads to define the roadmap from current-state to target-state according to these reference architectures

We are looking for someone who has the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a related discipline or relative industry experience
• Demonstrated experience across architecture disciplines including cloud
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
• Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions in a Microsoft ecosystem, including Dynamics365, CE, CRM, POS, Customer Insights and Azure Integration Services
• Experience modelling to the ArchiMate standard
• Experience with FinTech solutions (desirable)
• Data, privacy, and security design literacy (desirable)

It’s easy to dismiss the perfect opportunity if you don’t see yourself as the perfect fit. If this role feels right, no matter your background or personal circumstances - please submit your application.

Applications close on x August 2025. 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.