Platform Architect
At TechnologyOne, our mission is simple: to simplify life for our customers and help them thrive in a world that's always evolving. As one of the largest SaaS providers in our market, the platform we run underpins mission-critical software for over 1,200 organisations - and it operates at a scale that makes every architectural decision matter. As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Platform Architect to help lead the architecture and design of that platform.
This is a role for an engineer who genuinely loves infrastructure, deployment, automation, and reliability and wants to shape it at a very large scale. You'll work within the Platform Architecture team and lead the design of the systems that power how we build, deploy, and run software across our entire estate. With major programs underway to modernise our automation and storage and to move all of our services onto Kubernetes, this is a rare opportunity to set the technical direction for a transformation of real magnitude.
You'll work alongside other architects to define the vision and then partner closely with service teams - guiding, coaching, and helping them adopt the patterns, platforms, and practices that make reliable, cloud-native delivery the default.
What you'll be doing...
- Lead the architecture and design of our platform - spanning infrastructure, deployment, automation, and reliability - at a scale few organisations operate at.
- Set the technical direction for our move to modern containerised compute, defining target-state architectures, migration patterns, and golden paths for service teams follow.
- Apply architectural approaches, techniques and thinking to analyse and control consumption, improve efficiency - leading to reduced cost of operations.
- Drive the modernisation of our automation and our platforms, shaping the roadmap and the architectures that support and guide it.
- Define reference architectures and design patterns that make secure, reliable, cloud-native delivery the path of least resistance.
- Guide and assist service teams as they adopt the platform - providing architectural direction, reviewing designs, and helping them modernise their services.
- Partner with SRE and delivery teams to ensure reliability, observability, and operational readiness are designed in from the start, not bolted on.
- Evaluate and recommend new tooling, platforms, and approaches, keeping our architecture modern, efficient, and aligned with industry best practice.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leadership on platform strategy, modernisation roadmaps, and the architectural trade-offs behind them.
- Mentor and lift the capability of engineers across service and platform teams, championing strong architecture and engineering practice across the organisation.
- Stay close to the detail - validating designs against real systems, prototyping to de-risk decisions, and troubleshooting the hard problems.
Your Talents...
Working in a team of architects, knowledge, skill and experience in a range of the following is required:
- Kubernetes at scale - deep, hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production, including cluster architecture, networking, storage, scaling, and upgrades, and a clear understanding of the patterns for migrating and operating services on it.
- Cost and efficiency at scale - a track record of driving down operating costs through architecture: monitoring and analysing platform usage, identifying inefficiency, and designing the changes that address it. Skilled at using data analysis (e.g. Databricks) to ground those decisions in evidence.
- Platform Engineering - proven experience designing and running a platform that other engineering teams build on, with the reliability, observability, and self-service capabilities that make it work at scale.
- Running SaaS in production - first-hand experience operating SaaS at scale, with a strong grasp of what it takes to keep large, multi-tenant, mission-critical services reliable, secure, and continuously delivered.
- Automation and infrastructure-as-code - strong background automating infrastructure and delivery with tools such as Helm, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines; experience with a major cloud platform (AWS helpful but not required) is an advantage.
- Architecture and influence - a track record of defining platform architecture, reference designs, and standards, and successfully guiding service teams to adopt them without relying on direct authority.
- Pragmatic engineering judgement - able to balance architectural ideals with delivery realities, stay close enough to the detail to make decisions that hold up in production, and lift the capability of the engineers around you.
- Extensive experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS preferred), including its core services and architectural patterns.
- Strong communication and influencing skills - able to set direction and bring teams with you without relying on direct authority.
Why Join Us?
At TechnologyOne, we value diversity, inclusion, and creating a supportive environment where our people can grow. We offer career development opportunities, competitive salaries, recognition, and a culture that encourages creativity and innovation.
Benefits…
- Competitive remuneration package
- Industry leading employee share plan
- Amazing Culture: 8 x Australian Business Awards "Employer of Choice" winner
- We love our team events C celebrate diversity
- Flexible hours: we are family-friendly and value life outside of work
- Free gym membership in your region (or, if you are located at HQ, we have a new state of the art Gym onsite, exclusive and available 24/7).
- Additional 2.5 days of leave per year dedicated to volunteering at a charity of your choice
- Free breakfast and coffee on-site
- Defined career framework - know what options you have in your career path and how you can get there
Who We Are..
TechnologyOne (ASX: TNE) is Australia's largest enterprise software company, delivering a global SaaS ERP platform used by over 1,200 organisations across government, education, and enterprise. For 38 years, we've helped customers simplify their operations through technology that evolves with their needs. TechnologyOne is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values diversity and an inclusive workplace. If you meet several of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application.