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 NZ is embarking on an exciting multi-year transformation programme. At the heart of this transformation is the modernisation of our Core Banking Platform which also involves a significant upgrade of our technology landscape and major enhancements in the way we build and deliver customer and employee experiences. 

We are seeking an experienced Core Banking Solution Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team with proven experience on large-scale core banking programs at both technical and functional levels.  The ideal candidate will have deep core ledger knowledge on industry leading systems and hands on experience with large-scale system and data migrations.  

You will provide technical leadership to project delivery teams, to ensure architectures are realised and deliverable, whilst overseeing the implementation of desired technology solutions. 

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

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Standard)

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

As a Solution Architect in our Enterprise Architecture team, you will:

• Partner with business stakeholders and vendors to design customer‑centric solutions.
• Shape the future by creating high‑level solution designs, models, option assessments, and future‑state architectures for core banking.
• Evaluate and recommend solution options that align with strategic goals, architecture principles, and target platforms.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects across the group to embed best practices, patterns, and reusable solutions.
• Lead key architecture decisions and develop patterns that can be reused across the organisation.
• Engage and influence stakeholders by clearly communicating architecture designs and guiding them through governance and approval.
• Work as part of a collaborative, cross‑disciplinary architecture team and the wider engineering and customer experience community.

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To thrive and excel in this role, you should ideally possess the following: 

• Core banking & products: Deep understanding of banking products, with proven delivery on large‑scale core banking programmes at both technical and functional levels
• Payments: Strong knowledge of payments and core systems, including NZ industry and international IMT
• IBM Mainframe: Ability to work effectively with mainframe engineers; familiarity with CICS, VSAM, JCL, batch processing, and spooler operations
• Analysis & solution design: Strong analytical skills, translating business needs into practical solution options
• Architecture & modernisation: Experience shaping solution direction in medium to large organisations, including modernising complex legacy environments
• Stakeholder leadership: Ability to influence, collaborate, and negotiate at all levels; collaborative leadership style
• Integration & cloud: Experience with modern integration (APIs, microservices, event‑driven, secure SaaS) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Architecture practices & security: Familiar with TOGAF, BIAN, DDD, service design, architecture patterns, and core‑banking‑relevant security and identity standards 

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.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Sunday 08 March 2026 at 11.59pm (NZ)