Senior Manager, Architecture

Forward with Cuscal 

At Cuscal, we’re not just shaping the future of payments - we’re pioneering it. From launching Australia’s first ATM to being the first certified NPP PayTo Payer and Initiator in 2022, we’ve spent over 60 years building solutions that millions of Australians rely on every day.  

Now, we’re preparing for what’s next, and we want you to be part of it. 

Join us as a Senior Manager, Architecture and help us deliver ground-breaking solutions that push the boundaries of what’s possible. 

Your Opportunity 

This is a Maximum-Term Contract (up to 2 years).

The Senior Manager, Architecture is responsible for driving cross domains and cross business units architectural alignment to support enterprise wide delivery. The role focuses on ensuring consistency, cohesion, and adherence to established architectural principles, guardrails, and patterns across projects and technology initiatives. Working in close partnership with the Enterprise Architects and Domain Solution Architects, this role ensures that solution and domain architecture decisions align with strategic intent, enterprise standards, and the long-term architectural roadmap. The Senior Manager, Architecture plays a key role in enabling efficient execution, reducing architectural risk, and strengthening governance across the technology landscape.

What you’ll bring 

To succeed in this role, you’ll have: 

• Deep understanding of modern architecture disciplines including application, data, integration and cloud architecture
• Strong capability in designing scalable and resilient solutions across complex enterprise environments
• Broad experience with cloud platforms, virtualisation, container orchestration, integration technologies and API design
• Knowledge of event driven patterns, distributed systems, service based architectures and modern data platforms‑driven patterns, distributed systems, service‑based architectures and modern data platforms
• Familiarity with security architecture principles, identity management, access control and regulatory technology requirements
• Communicates solution direction and design decisions clearly to senior leaders, delivery teams and business stakeholders
• Provides strong leadership presence and influences alignment across diverse teams
• Simplifies complex problems and shapes clear, structured solution approaches
• Works effectively with architects, engineers, analysts and delivery managers to ensure cohesive execution
• Builds trusted relationships and maintains credibility across business units and technology domains
• Organises and prioritises work across multiple initiatives with disciplined planning
• Skilled in evaluating technology options and selecting patterns that balance performance, security, cost and maintainability
• Strong understanding of engineering practices, delivery methodologies, solution design processes and architecture governance
• Ability to guide teams in applying architecture standards, reference models and reusable patterns

Why Cuscal? 

At Cuscal, you’ll find a strong, successful company that’s reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all.   

Here, you’ll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact - on Australia’s financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves. You’ll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams. And you’ll build an impressive, fulfilling career that continues to grow.   

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

• Work in a hybrid model that supports your lifestyle and goals.
• We celebrate success: Our IGNITE program recognises individual and team achievements.
• Wellbeing focus: We support your physical, mental, and financial health with holistic initiatives and access to discounts via ‘Cuscal Advantage.

Join us and reimagine the future 

If this role excites you, we’d love to explore your potential and vision for the future. Screening and interviews may occur before the job ad closing date, so don’t wait - apply now. 

For further information about this role please contact [email protected]  

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.  

We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.   

Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.