Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

ANZ is undergoing a significant multi-year technology transformation and is seeking an experienced Solution Architect who specialises in strategy, governance and architectural direction. This is a senior, influential role focused on shaping roadmaps, defining transition states and ensuring solution decisions are strategically aligned, future‑ready and well governed.

Working at the intersection of enterprise strategy and delivery, you will guide complex programmes from vision through to implementation. You will help translate strategic intent into clear architectural direction, ensuring governance and integrity across initiatives while enabling adaptable and incremental delivery.

This role offers the opportunity to work on initiatives with genuine organisational impact. It is well suited to someone who enjoys operating at a strategic level, partnering with senior stakeholders, and shaping how strategy becomes reality.

Role Location: This role can be based in Wellington or Auckland.  Let us know what works for you.

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like

In this role, you will:

• Shape programme roadmaps and transition architectures aligned to target states and strategy
• Provide architectural governance and standards to ensure enterprise alignment and coherence
• Lead options analysis and recommend solutions balancing strategic fit, risk, cost, and value
• Ensure integrated, customer‑centred solution designs across the broader technology landscape
• Maintain traceability between strategy, roadmaps, and solution decisions while influencing prioritisation, managing dependencies and guiding sequencing across initiatives
• Collaborate with product, delivery, security, and technical teams to ensure feasibility and alignment

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

You will ideally bring a strong mix of strategic thinking, architectural governance and stakeholder influence, along with:

• Proven Solution Architect experience in large-scale, complex transformation programmes
• Strong capability in strategy, roadmap development, and governance-led architecture
• Experience defining transition states and high‑level architectures in evolving environments
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and providing clarity to senior stakeholders
• Solid understanding of integration, data architecture, and cloud platforms
• Ability to embed security, compliance, and performance into solution design
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technology
• Collaborative approach, partnering effectively with business design and customer experience teams

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 107132.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Wednesday 11 February at 11.59pm (NZ)