AddressAbout the role
Youi is a forward-thinking, tech-driven insurance company embarking on an exciting journey of technological modernisation and cloud migration. We are committed to creating state-of-the-art technology products and services that empower our customers and employees in the modern digital world.
As a Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing solutions that support our business and customers. Your responsibilities will include creating architectures to guide engineering squads, ensuring functionality and effective cloud operation. You will transcribe business needs into actionable designs for software engineering teams, documenting current state architectures, and crafting transition and future state architectures.
We seek a team player who thrives on collaboration, is eager to learn and receive feedback, and has experience with Agile teams. This role offers the chance to work with the latest technologies, engage in our systems modernisation and cloud migration efforts, and solve diverse challenges with a passionate team.
Join us at Youi to drive innovation and make a significant impact on our technology landscape.
Key priorities:
- Iteratively develop and describe solutions, conducting workshops to gather stakeholder information and using tools to model designs.
- Standardise architecture patterns, maintain IT component inventory, and promote architectural practices through showcases and knowledge sharing.
- Develop architectural designs for business and IT solutions, optimising cloud-based workloads, and documenting repeatable patterns to ensure compliance and security.
- Assist in prototypes and proofs of concept while collaborating with Engineering, Platform Engineering, QA, Security, IT Operations, and Analytics teams.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams, supporting application implementation and architecture efforts.
- Engage in continuous learning, staying updated on industry trends, and participating in governance forums to support decision-making.
Ways of Working
This role can be based at our Fortitude Valley office in Brisbane, or our HQ at Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast. We follow a hybrid approach, requiring office presence from Tuesday to Thursday at both locations, while providing the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
About you
You should have:
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Compliance with ASIC's "Fit and Proper Person" requirements.
- Demonstrated expertise in a Solutions Architect role (5 years is a general indicator).
- Proficiency in designing solutions for cloud computing platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS), utilising native services to optimise operational costs.
- Previous involvement in software development using modern languages (e.g., C#.NET, JavaScript, Python).
- Proven capability in creating architectures across multiple disciplines including solution, application, integration, data, security, and infrastructure.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities for effective stakeholder collaboration.
- Knowledge of security and compliance protocols for data management in both on-premises and cloud environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
How to apply
We would love the opportunity to get to know you better, but we know it works both ways. Get to know a little more about us at youi.com.au and click "APPLY NOW" to take that next step.?
Youi is a part of the Circle Back Initiative, and we commit to responding to every application via our Talent Management Software.
Our Internal Talent Acquisition team exclusively manages all hiring processes, and we do not accept unsolicited resumes directed to hiring managers.
About Youi
At Youi, we believe in challenging to the status quo. We're not your typical insurance company - and that extends to how we sell insurance and hire our team. With over 1,800 employees, we have ambitious goals to keep growing and continue delivering awesome insurance solutions across new products and distribution channels.
We pride ourselves on our diversity and individuality, both among our employees and the customers we serve. We believe that it is the unique combination of skills, perspectives, and experiences of our people that truly sets us apart.
Our company values – being dynamic, human-focused, awesome service, honest, and passionate – guide everything we do. We recognise and value the contributions of each team member to our culture and success.
At Youi, we're unafraid to be different, and we're looking for people who share our values and want to be part of a team that is making a difference in the insurance industry.
