Solution Architect - Team Technology

Let’s create a more sociable future together

At Endeavour, we’re totally into what we do. With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, we love to bring people together. Together we share our passion for our products and industry; it’s what inspires us to dream big, and continue to create new experiences for our customers and teams across Australia. If you thrive on positive energy, we want to meet you!

• Love what you do and leave your mark
• Hybrid ways of working (3 days work from office)
• Location - Sydney/ Melbourne

We are seeking a highly capable and experienced Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end architecture and solution design across our People & Culture capabilities. This includes domains such as Hire to Retire, Time & Attendance, Rostering, Staff Communication, and Safety & Wellbeing, underpinned by platforms including SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, ServiceNow, and other supporting corporate systems.

This role will play a critical part in shaping scalable, secure, and human-centered technology solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in solution architecture design, and workforce technologies, along with strong stakeholder engagement skills to align solutions with business strategy and operational needs.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

Solution Architecture & Design

• Design scalable, secure, and fit-for-purpose end-to-end architectures across People & Culture capabilities, including Hire to Retire, Time & Attendance, Rostering, Staff Communication, and Safety & Wellbeing.

• Translate complex business requirements into clear architectural models, aligned to business strategy and enterprise architecture principles.

• Collaborate with product owners, business SMEs, and platform teams to ensure solutions meet both operational and employee experience objectives.

Architectural Governance & Standards

• Maintain and uplift architectural standards, reference architectures, and solution design templates for corporate applications and platforms

• Ensure consistency, quality, security, and reusability across solutions leveraging platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, ServiceNow, and related systems.

• Contribute to enterprise architecture forums and governance bodies, advocating for platform alignment and scalable designs.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide architectural oversight and technical guidance to delivery teams across the full solution lifecycle, from conceptual design through to implementation and support.

• Mentor solution designers, developers, engineering and analysts to uplift capability in modern solution architecture and best practices.

• Champion the adoption of human-centered design and agile delivery principles in People & Culture technology initiatives.

Integration & Interoperability

• Design robust integration solutions that connect People Systems with the broader enterprise ecosystem (e.g. Payroll, Finance, ITSM, Learning).

• Ensure interoperability across platforms with a focus on data consistency, automation, and seamless user experience.

• Work closely with integration, data, and security architects to define and validate patterns.

Performance, Scalability & Resilience

• Proactively identify architectural risks and technical debt, and define strategies to address performance, scalability, and resilience.

• Support non-functional requirements analysis (e.g. availability, reliability, response times) and solution validation through testing and design reviews.

Risk Management & Security

• Embed security and compliance controls into solution designs, ensuring alignment with privacy, identity, and data protection policies.

• Partner with Cyber and Risk stakeholders to assess solution risks and develop mitigation strategies aligned to Zero Trust and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, clearly articulating solution options, trade-offs, and recommendations.

• Drive alignment between architecture, business strategy, and delivery outcomes through ongoing engagement and communication.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Produce and maintain high-quality architectural design documentation, including conceptual models, solution overviews, interface maps, and decision records.

• Contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives,

Now let’s talk about you: 

• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Solution Architect, with demonstrated success designing and delivering solutions across platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, and ServiceNow.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, solution design, and architectural best practices.

• Proven experience in designing and integrating people-centric systems, including Hire to Retire, Time & Attendance, Rostering, and Staff Communication capabilities.

• Solid knowledge of integration architectures (e.g. API Gateway, ETL, ESB), with hands-on experience in technologies such as REST, JSON, XML, and authentication mechanisms (OAuth, SAML).

• Practical experience with cloud platforms, ideally including Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business narratives.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with a focus on solution scalability, maintainability, and performance.

• Awareness of emerging technologies, cybersecurity considerations, and trends in the HR and enterprise applications landscape.

Desirable 

• Experience working in agile, product-led delivery environments

• Familiarity with architecture modelling tools (e.g. Ardoq)

Professional certifications such as:

• TOGAF or similar Enterprise Architecture framework

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect

• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator or Architect

• Identity platform certifications (e.g. Azure AD)

• SAP certifications (e.g. SAP Certified Associate – SAP SuccessFactors, or higher)

The benefits are good too! 

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days 
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.  

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au.

Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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