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

Your Opportunity 

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, IT Architecture to join our [specific team or domain, e.g., Engineering Team or Issuing Domain]. 

In this role, you’ll leverage your technical skills to develop, maintain, and support innovative solutions that solve real-world challenges in the payments industry. From designing and building scalable systems to ensuring seamless integration with key technologies, your work will directly impact millions of users. 

You’ll also make an impact by:

• Strategic External Engagement
  • Serve as the primary architectural liaison for external stakeholders, aligning strategic objectives with client expectations.
  • Lead high-level strategic discussions with clients to deeply understand their business environment and technology landscape.
    
     
• Governance and Policy Development
  • Establish robust governance frameworks that standardize architectural practices and ensure compliance.
  • Develop, review, and enforce architectural policies that reflect current industry standards, associated design patterns and regulatory requirements.
    
     
• Client Advocacy and Relationship Management
  • Maintain and enhance relationships with key clients, ensuring their architectural needs are met and expectations are exceeded.
  • Establish and track performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of architectural initiatives and their impact on client outcomes.
    
     
• Innovation and Best Practices Implementation
  • Identify and integrate industry innovations and best practices into the architectural strategy to maintain competitive advantage and organisation agility.
  • Champion the adoption of new technologies that align with both client needs and the organization’s strategic goals.
    
     
• Collaborative Strategy Formulation
  • Collaborate and co-ordinate with Enterprise Architect and Solution architects to ensure that external strategies are seamlessly integrated with internal capabilities and business strategies.
  • Coordinate strategic alignment sessions with both internal teams and clients to ensure cohesive execution and implementation.

What you’ll bring 

To succeed in this role, you’ll have: 

• Strong leadership skills, along with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including in teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
• Strong consulting skills, such as in targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business development.
• Organisationally savvy, with situational and contextual intelligence about the political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate obstacles and politics.
• Balances the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term implications of individual decisions and organisation goals.
• Ready to think, behave and act in an innovative consulting manner to drive the organisation’s digital business strategies. Be a creative problem solver or facilitator to ensure there are not prolonged periods of stalemate or re-litigation of technology issues.
• Understands and speaks the language of the business.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have some of the following:

• Financial Services industry experience
• Engineering experience

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.