Lead Architect - Oceania Tax Technology - CTO Tax Office - EY Rank of Senior Manager or Associate Director
As a Lead Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining and governing end‐to‐end architecture, balancing solution and infrastructure design, and ensuring delivery excellence for EY clients. This role is based on a hybrid model and will operate across Naarm – Melbourne, Meanjin – Brisbane and Warrang – Sydney.
The opportunity
EY Oceania Tax Technology is looking for a visionary leader to join the Office of the CTO and help drive our vision across a dynamic portfolio. You will lead the transformation of enterprise architecture and cutting‐edge technology solutions, working at the forefront of cloud, AI and the Microsoft technology stack, influencing business strategy and delivering practical, scalable and secure architectures.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Lead the development and implementation of an architecture vision and roadmap that aligns with business goals, technology strategies and global standards.
* Architect and govern scalable cloud‐based solutions, especially leveraging the Microsoft stack and Azure, while promoting modern engineering practices.
* Oversee data, AI and emerging technologies by ensuring responsible AI practices, regulatory compliance and the creation of self‐service tools.
* Establish and manage architecture governance and quality processes, including design reviews, standards compliance and risk escalation.
* Provide technical leadership, engage senior stakeholders and mentor architects and engineers to ensure effective communication and successful delivery of architectural decisions.
Skills And Attributes For Success
* Extensive experience in senior solution architecture or software architecture roles within complex environments.
* Strong cloud architecture experience, with Azure strongly preferred.
* React and/or Angular for web front‐end.
* Proven experience designing large‐scale, multi‐tenant, fault‐tolerant and highly available systems with a strong understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous architectures and security by design.
* Experience designing and delivering AI, machine learning or generative AI solutions.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and guide senior stakeholders.
Leadership attributes
* Strategic thinker with a strong product and value mindset.
* Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complex environments.
* Outcome focused and accountable for delivery results.
* Credible, calm and influential with senior stakeholders.
* Collaborative leader who enables teams rather than creating bottlenecks.
What Success Looks Like
* Clear reusable architecture patterns adopted across the portfolio.
* Reduced delivery friction and rework through early architectural guidance.
* Improved consistency in security, quality and non‐functional outcomes.
* Faster and safer adoption of AI and emerging technologies.
* Strong alignment between business priorities, technology strategy and delivery execution.
What We Can Offer You
* Career development: At EY your career is yours to shape! We'll develop you with future‐focused skills and equip you with world‐class experiences.
* Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
* A comprehensive benefits package: Yearly wellness incentive, additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year and family‐friendly policies including 26 weeks of gender‐neutral paid parental leave.
* Salary: A competitive salary open to negotiation depending on skills and experience.
Acknowledgement of Country
EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders – past, present and emerging.
Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I)
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier‐free recruitment experience for all. If you require support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, please let us know and we will keep your information confidential.
Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third‐party provider.
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