Shape secure, resilient and scalable solutions across domestic, international and high-value payments. Influence Payments strategy, modernisation and architecture across multiple technology crews. Help shape the future of Payments using API-first, cloud-native, event-driven and AI-enabled technologies. Do work that matters Business Banking Technology brings technology and operations together across the Business Bank, partnering with the business to solve real-world problems through modern engineering, resilient platforms, data and AI-driven insights. Our Payments stream delivers technology that helps small and corporate business customers move money securely and reliably. Payments is evolving rapidly. Real-time payments, ISO 20022, open APIs and AI are changing how money moves, while we continue to modernise and simplify the platforms behind it. As a Senior Solutions Architect, you'll shape the solutions that enable this change, ensuring they are secure, resilient, reusable and aligned to our Payments strategy and enterprise architecture. You'll lead end-to-end solution architecture across account-to-account payments, spanning domestic, international and high-value payment ecosystems. Working across multiple delivery crews, you'll set architectural direction, connect decisions across initiatives and help teams make pragmatic trade-offs between strategic direction and delivery needs. See yourself in our team You'll join the Payments Technology architecture community, working across domestic, high-value and international payments and partnering closely with engineering, product, security, risk, business and enterprise architecture teams. This role suits someone who can see beyond an individual solution to understand the broader ecosystem, dependencies, trade-offs and longer-term implications of technology decisions. In this role, you will Lead end-to-end solution architecture for complex payment initiatives across multiple crews. Shape Payments domain architecture and translate strategic direction into practical solution designs. Establish and promote reusable architecture patterns, guardrails and API standards. Guide engineering and delivery teams to apply architecture standards consistently while making pragmatic trade-offs across cost, risk, resilience, performance and delivery. Design secure, scalable and highly available solutions that meet resilience, risk and regulatory expectations. Own significant architecture decisions from concept through delivery, ensuring architectural intent is maintained as solutions evolve. Engage deeply with engineers and technical leads, challenge designs constructively and translate architecture into implementable patterns. Design for operability, observability, recoverability and production resilience. Identify practical opportunities for generative and agentic AI across the Payments technology landscape. Produce clear architecture artefacts and drive effective decisions through architecture and governance forums. Partner across enterprise architecture, engineering, security, risk, product and business teams to turn complex requirements into practical, future-ready solutions. We're interested in hearing from people who You may already be a Senior Solutions Architect, or you may be an experienced Solution Architect, Technology Architect or Senior Engineering Lead ready to operate across a broader architecture landscape. Strong architecture capability, technical judgement and relevant domain experience matter more than your current title. Payments expertise Strong experience within payments, ideally in a large financial institution or complex enterprise environment. Experience across several areas such as Australian domestic payments, international payments, correspondent banking, RTGS and high-value payment ecosystems. Strong understanding of ISO 20022 and end-to-end payment lifecycles. Architecture and technology Strong architecture experience across APIs, microservices and event-driven systems. Experience designing cloud-native solutions, with AWS experience highly regarded. Strong understanding of integration patterns, security, resilience and non-functional design. Experience modernising complex or legacy platforms through domain decoupling, decomposition and progressive modernisation. Working knowledge of established architecture methods and practices. An understanding of generative and agentic AI, with the ability to identify where these technologies can add practical value. How you work You influence through trust, clarity and technical credibility rather than hierarchy. You can move comfortably between strategic architecture and practical delivery. You simplify complex problems and communicate architecture decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. You can navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities across multiple initiatives. You're curious and pragmatic, with the judgement to balance business outcomes, architecture direction, risk and delivery constraints. How you'll know you're succeeding Payment solutions are secure, resilient, scalable and aligned to strategic architecture. Crews adopt reusable patterns and domain guardrails rather than solving the same problems independently. Architecture decisions reduce unnecessary complexity, fragmentation and duplication. Engineering and product teams have clear architectural direction and can make decisions faster. You make a visible contribution to the modernisation and simplification of the Payments technology landscape. Working with us At CommBank, we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For support please contact 1800 989 696. If this opportunity excites you, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today. If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career. We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696. Advertising End Date: 05/11/2026 Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day. Here, you’ll thrive. You’ll be supported when faced with challenges, and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

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