Software Solution Architect

About Us

At G’day Group, Australia’s largest regional hospitality provider, our Support Office team is at the heart of innovation, powering the success of over 300 unique locations across Australia. From technology and finance to marketing and operations, our diverse roles offer opportunities to shape the future of travel with creativity, strategic thinking, and a collaborative spirit.

We provide a dynamic environment where professionals can thrive with the flexibility to balance work and life, while contributing to a company that prioritizes growth, employee wellbeing, and excellence.

If you're a forward-thinking professional eager to make a real impact, G’day Group is the place to elevate your career.

The Role

As the Software Solutions Architect you will be a highly valued member of the organization who will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions across the organization. You will be involved in guiding the development team through architectural best practices, collaborating with project stakeholders, and ensuring that solutions align with both technical and business goals. You will mentor the development team, fostering technical growth, adherence to high standards, and contributing to a collaborative work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Architectural Leadership:

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of software solutions, ensuring alignment with the organization's technical strategy and quality standards.
• Provide expert architectural guidance for complex projects, considering scalability, maintainability, and security.
• Oversee the development process, ensuring the team adheres to architectural designs and best practices.

Collaboration & Mentorship:

• Work closely with the Software Development Teams, QA Team , and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive solutions that meet project requirements.
• Mentor junior and senior developers, providing technical guidance and promoting the use of best practices.
• Engage in cross-functional team discussions to contribute strategic input and guide decision-making.

Solution Design & Implementation:

• Architect robust, scalable systems using C# up to .NET 8, WebAPI, MVC, and other relevant technologies like NodeJS, Python, bash etc.
• Design and implement the full AWS cloud infrastructure stack, leveraging services like ECS or Kubernetes, Docker, EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, Lambda and AWS WAF.
• Ensure the implementation of secure, load-balanced solutions using AWS Load Balancer, HAProxy, or similar technologies.
• Ensure Cost effectiveness of the solutions implemented using scale up and scale down technologies to address busy and quiet periods.

Database Architecture & Optimization:

• Design and optimize database schemas, stored procedures, and indexes in SQL Server and MySQL.
• Guide the team in troubleshooting and resolving database performance issues.

Security & Compliance:

• Maintain a strong focus on security, ensuring that public-facing systems are designed and built with data protection and compliance in mind.
• Ensure solutions align with PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST standards when applicable.
• Identify and address potential security vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and data exposure, proactively.

Technical Problem Solving:

• Lead the team in identifying, prioritizing, and solving complex technical challenges.
• Guide the implementation of background services and multi-threaded solutions for performance optimization.

Code Quality & Standards:

• Uphold high code quality by enforcing thorough unit testing and adherence to coding standards.
• Ensure that all development aligns with company-wide development policies and maintainable coding practices.

Documentation & Process Improvement:

• Ensure comprehensive documentation of architectural designs and processes using methodologies such as TOGAF, UML, or ArchiMate.
• Drive the continuous improvement of software solutions, integrating new tools and practices as appropriate.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and incorporate modern practices into the development lifecycle.

Your Experience

To be successful in this role you will have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. You will have strong experience working in a similar role combined with full-stack development experience managing end-to-end projects.

You will have a advanced working knowledge of AWS services, particularly ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, EC2, S3, RDS, Cloudfront, Cloudformation and AWS WAF. You will have extensive experience with SQL Server and T-SQL performance optimisation. You will have demonstrated experience designing secure highly available concurrent public-facing systems.

Whilst technical proficiency is important to the role, you will also have the attitude, soft skills and leadership capability to engage with a broad range of business and technology stakeholders. You will have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. You will possess a high level of energy, self-motivation, autonomy, initiative, and attention to detail to be successful in meeting the business demands at G’day Group. Your naturally upbeat and open style will fit our cultural values. You will have a highly organised mindset with the ability to assess the urgency of work allocated to you by various stakeholders.

G’day Group is a dynamic company with an energetic ‘market disrupter’ reputation. If you are passionate, adventurous, and ready to hit the ground running, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

·      Health and Wellbeing – Flexible and hybrid working arrangements / Employee Assistance Program / Discounted private health cover / Weekly yoga and walking group / Free annual flu vaccinations

·      Leave Policies – Parental leave / Volunteer leave / Study leave 

·      Professional Development – Leadership programs / Support of external training courses / Reimbursement of professional memberships

·      Employee Savings – Discounted accommodation and experience rates / Salary packaging / Discovery partner discounts/ Free Rewards membership / Loyalty recognition benefits

Our ESG statement

G’day Group acknowledges the increasing global expectation to demonstrate our approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk factors and sustainability in our daily operations and ongoing decision making. Our five-year ESG strategy is evolving to ensure we are committed to fostering a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace, giving back to the communities we operate in, and protecting our environment.

Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police Clearance to disclose any criminal offences or charges. Drivers Licence essential.