Equifax is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Technical Architect to join our innovative team. In this role, you'll be a key contributor in identifying and implementing best-fit architectural solutions for critical business milestones while ensuring alignment to strategic business objectives. You'll work alongside industry-leading talent, designing and delivering high-quality solutions that directly address our customers' business needs and exceed their expectations. You will act as a technical leader, influencing best practices, coaching and mentoring, and championing new technologies that drive business value.
If you're a problem-solver passionate about creating amazing customer experiences through technology, and you thrive on providing technical leadership to development teams, we encourage you to apply!
What you'll do
Lead moderately large or complex projects, ensuring successful business outcomes.
Determine, develop, and document recommended architectural approaches for current and new systems.
Serve as a technical architecture expert for the engineering and operational teams.
Assist project teams in estimating architecture design efforts and in developing, reviewing, and approving architecture designs.
Define cloud architectural patterns, best practices, and guardrails for development and operations teams.
Ensure architectural decisions balance short-term delivery needs with long-term strategic vision, considering costs, benefits, and risks.
Effectively communicate complex architectural concepts and trade-offs to diverse audiences, including technical teams and senior business stakeholders.
Leverage a broad and deep understanding of technical concepts across multiple specialized fields to develop solutions for complex problems and critical design issues.
What experience you need
BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent job experience.
5+ years of overall relevant experience, including 3+ years developing and/or administering software in the public cloud.
Experience monitoring infrastructure and application uptime and availability to ensure functional and performance objectives are met.
Proficiency in languages such as Python, Bash, Java, Go, JavaScript, and/or Node.js.
Demonstrable cross-functional knowledge with systems, storage, networking, security, and databases.
Solid understanding and practical application of Enterprise Architecture frameworks.
Proven ability to define and communicate architectural vision, principles, and standards.
Strong experience with modern architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architectures, APIs).
Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and mentor.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a pragmatic approach to solution design.
Cloud Certification strongly preferred (AWS/GCP).
What could set you apart
Advanced Development & Cloud Expertise: Strong background in software design, key programming languages, and leveraging cloud-native services (AWS/GCP).
DevSecOps & Risk Mitigation: Ability to design secure, compliant solutions and proactively identify/address technical risks.
Strategic Communicator & Innovator: Excellent at conveying complex ideas, collaborating, and driving architectural improvements.
Primary Location:
AUS-Sydney-Blue-StreetFunction:
Function - Tech Dev and Client ServicesSchedule:
Full time
