Senior Solutions Architect, Investments | 12 Month FTC

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Rest is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect, Investments for a 12 Month FTC, based in Melbourne or Sydney with onsite preference. You will own solution architectures for investment initiatives, translating business requirements into secure, scalable designs and leading delivery teams across engineering, data, security and vendors. You will assure architecture governance, security controls and regulatory obligations, collaborate with investment stakeholders, and evaluate vendor solutions through proofs of concept. The ideal candidate has hands-on investment technology experience in a cloud first environment, familiarity with trade lifecycles and risk, and strong communication. To apply, tailor your resume to investment workflows and governance, quantify outcomes, confirm Australian work rights, and apply before August 30 2026.

Company Description

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: Sunday 30th August 2026

Please note we have 1 position available that can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

Job Description

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

As a Solution Architect working with Rest Investments, you will lead solution architecture activities that support the strategic goals and technology needs of Rest Investments. You will collaborate with senior leaders and technical experts within Investments and Technology to create scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that support critical investment analysis, decision-making processes, trading, and regulatory compliance.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Define and own solution architectures for investment initiatives, translating business and investment requirements into fit‑for‑purpose, secure, and scalable technical designs aligned to enterprise standards.
• Develop solution‑level architecture artefacts including solution designs, integration models, deployment views, and non‑functional requirement definitions to support successful delivery of investment systems and platforms.
• Provide architectural leadership to delivery teams (engineering, data, security, vendors, and partners), guiding design decisions throughout the delivery lifecycle and resolving complex technical issues as they arise.
• Ensure solution compliance with architectural standards, security controls, and risk requirements, participating in architecture governance forums and addressing review outcomes for assigned initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with investment business stakeholders, product owners, and delivery leads to ensure architectural solutions meet functional needs, performance expectations, and regulatory obligations.
• Evaluate and recommend vendor and product solutions at a solution level, supporting procurement and design decisions through technical assessments, proofs of concept, and option analysis.
• Identify solution‑specific risks, constraints, and dependencies, proposing mitigations and trade‑offs to balance delivery timelines, cost, and technical integrity.
• Support the implementation of investment platforms and systems, ensuring architectural intent is maintained through build, test, and deployment phases.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of architecture standards, patterns, and practices by feeding lessons learned from delivered solutions back into the broader architecture community.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• Certifications demonstrating expertise in enterprise architecture or investments would be a benefit.

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Recent hands‑on solution architecture experience within investment technology, with broader experience working in financial services environments.
• Proven experience designing and delivering solution architectures for complex investment initiatives, from early design through to implementation and transition to support.
• Demonstrated track record designing and implementing resilient, scalable investment systems and platforms, including integration with upstream and downstream enterprise systems.
• Experience designing solutions in a cloud‑first technology environment, involving software‑as‑a‑service platforms, investment data providers, cloud infrastructure services, and end‑user applications.
• Working knowledge of front, middle, and back‑office investment operations, and the technology capabilities required to support these functions.
• Practical understanding of investment products, asset classes, and financial markets, sufficient to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of investment workflows, including trade lifecycle processing, risk management, valuation, and performance measurement, as they impact solution design.
• Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and risk requirements relevant to investment systems, and experience designing solutions that meet these obligations.
• Experience operating within an architecture governance framework, including preparing solution designs, responding to review feedback, and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.
• Awareness of current FinTech and investment technology trends, with the ability to assess their applicability to solutions being developed
• Solid understanding of information security principles, particularly as they relate to the protection of investment data, integrations, and cloud‑based services.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to clearly articulate solution designs, trade‑offs, and risks to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Well-developed analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to evaluate options, balance constraints, and make sound architectural decisions within delivery timeframes.

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.