Solution Architect

Serko is a cutting-edge tech platform in global business travel & expense technology. When you join Serko, you become part of a team of passionate travellers and technologists bringing people together, using the world’s leading business travel marketplace. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we embrace the richness of diversity, showing up authentically to create a positive impact. There's an exciting road ahead of us, where travel needs real, impactful change.

With offices in New Zealand, Australia, North America, and China, we are thrilled to be expanding our global footprint, landing our new hub in Bengaluru, India. With rapid a growth plan in place for India, we’re hiring people from different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to help us build a world-class team and product.

We are seeking a highly collaborative and empathetic Architect with a strong background in systems engineering and experience in all phases of the SDLC, including design, architecture, and implementation.

Success in this role will depend on your ability to build strong relationships and effectively collaborate with and influence diverse, international teams across engineering, product, and design. You will also need to empathize with the challenges and priorities of product delivery teams and advocate for solutions that support their success. Furthermore, you must be able to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Additionally, you will be responsible for analyzing system requirements, identifying potential risks, and developing robust and scalable architectural solutions. Finally, you must work effectively within an agile environment and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

What you'll do

• Help to define and champion architectural principles and standards that align with business goals and technology trends.
• Collaborate with product teams to translate business requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions.
• Design, create, and evolve high-level architectural solutions that balance delivery speed with long-term system viability.
• Focus on the overarching architecture, leaving space for delivery teams to elaborate on implementation details.
• Make well-reasoned, pragmatic technology and design choices, considering factors such as customer outcomes, performance, cost (development, operational, maintenance), engineering skillset, vendor lock-in, and alignment with the architectural vision.
• Document and communicate architectural designs clearly and concisely using various methods (diagrams, presentations, written documentation) to ensure effective understanding and implementation by engineering teams.
• Foster a collaborative environment by actively listening to and addressing concerns from engineering teams.
• Utilize domain modelling techniques to ensure that system components and APIs accurately reflect and can easily evolve with the product and business domains.
• Drive continuous improvement of architectural practices and processes through initiatives such as proof-of-concept projects, technical research, and participation in industry events and communities

What you'll bring to the team

• Considerable experience working with start ups or setting up Architecture practices, if worked with remote teams that’s a bonus.
• IT related positions; particularly software architecture, development, and engineering. 
• System design, domain and process modelling, and analytical thinking. 
• API design and API patterns. 
• Cloud and data architecture. 
• Working knowledge of engineering discipline and product management processes. 
• Audience-appropriate communication and collaboration skills, both technical and non-technical. 
• Experience with Microsoft Azure. 

At Serko we aim to create a place where people can come and do their best work.  This means you’ll be operating in an environment with great tools and support to enable you to perform at the highest level of your abilities, producing high-quality, and delivering innovative and efficient results. Our people are fully engaged, continuously improving, and encouraged to make an impact.

• Some of the benefits of working at Serko are:
• A competitive base pay
• Medical Benefits
• Discretionary incentive plan based on individual and company performance
• Focus on development: Access to a learning & development platform and opportunity for you to own your career pathways
• Flexible work policy.

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Hit the ‘apply’ button now, or explore more about what it’s like to work at Serko and all our global opportunities atwww.serko.com/careers.