Head of Recruitment @ Big Wave Digital | Digital and Technical RecruitmentThis is a key Lead Architect role within a high-growth, product-led scale-up building modern, cloud-native platforms used by customers across Australia, New Zealand, and international markets.You'll join at a meaningful stage of growth, where the product is live, customers are active, and the focus has shifted to scale, reliability, and architectural maturity.
You will own architectural direction end-to-end, helping evolve the platform while keeping delivery fast, pragmatic, and customer-centric.This role suits an architect who enjoys working close to the code and the product, not just producing diagrams.
You'll influence real outcomes, make decisions that stick, and help set the technical foundations for the next phase of growth.What You'll Be DoingOwning architecture across cloud-native, distributed systems in a fast-moving scale-up environmentDesigning and evolving event-driven, serverless architectures built for scale and resilienceLeading architectural decisions across new initiatives and platform modernisation workPartnering closely with Engineering, Product, and Platform teams to align architecture with business goalsDesigning mobile-first and API-first systems that support customer-facing applicationsEnsuring security, privacy, and compliance are embedded into platform design from day oneEstablishing architectural standards, patterns, and governance without slowing teams downActing as a technical leader and mentor for senior engineers and tech leadsWhat You'll Bring5+ years' experience in Solution Architecture and/or Enterprise Architecture, ideally within SaaS or scale-up environmentsStrong AWS architecture experience, including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, and serverless patternsHands-on experience designing systems using modern TypeScript / Node.js and ReactProven experience designing or modernising platforms to support growth, performance, and reliabilitySolid knowledge of security, privacy, and compliance requirements in production environmentsExperience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly TerraformA DevOps-first mindset with exposure to CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native operational practicesStrong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teamsWhy JoinGenuine ownership of architecture in a growing, product-led businessOpportunity to shape systems that will scale across ANZ and beyondHigh trust, low-bureaucracy environment with strong engineering cultureSydney-based role with flexible hybrid workingBase pay rangeA$220,******/yr - A$240,******/yrSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionInformation TechnologyIndustriesTechnology, Information and Media
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