Job Description

Brighter Futures Start Here

At Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.

You’ll be joining a diverse team who come together to collaborate globally around tech. With six purchases made every second, you’ll feel the impacts of the work you’ll do for our millions of customers every day.

We’re focusing on being a customer-led, digitally enabled retailer. Our teams are working with really cool tech from AI/machine learning, IoT, cloud first solutions, to 3D virtual reality product checks and human sized robots named Tory. Join our team, choose your own path and work on projects that excite you.

Join our team

The Kmart Digital team shapes the experiences that millions of customers interact with every day across mobile and web. We work across mobile apps, ecommerce, personalisation, payments and fulfilment to deliver products that are simple, intuitive and customer-centred.

We’re looking for a hands-on Solution Architect to lead the design of our mobile platform and supporting services. This is not an ivory‑tower role. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers and delivery teams, shaping solutions in real time while balancing quality, performance and delivery outcomes.

You’ll play a key role in defining how we build, scale and evolve mobile experiences, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose, cost-effective and aligned to our broader technology strategy.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and evolving solution architecture across our mobile platform, including apps, backend services and integrations.
• Working closely with engineers, product and delivery teams on active initiatives, contributing to design decisions in detail.
• Reviewing and challenging solution designs constructively, proposing practical and improved approaches where needed.
• Ensuring solutions are designed with clear consideration for performance, scalability, security and cost.
• Identifying dependencies, delivery risks and architectural trade-offs, and communicating them clearly.
• Partnering with Enterprise Architecture and broader technology teams to align with standards and roadmaps.Contributing to planning, sequencing and prioritisation across delivery initiatives.
• Managing and reducing technical debt while supporting ongoing platform evolution.
• Acting as a bridge between business and technology, translating complex concepts into clear outcomes.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Extensive experience designing and delivering solution architectures in modern, cloud-based environments.
• Strong engineering and architecture credibility, with the ability to go deep into technical detail.
• Experience with mobile-first architecture, including native or cross-platform frameworks and supporting services.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns, APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working in digital or retail environments, ideally across ecommerce or customer platforms.
• Awareness of modern retail and MarTech ecosystems (for example personalisation, messaging or customer data platforms).
• Proven ability to balance architectural quality with delivery pragmatism and timelines.
• Clear accountability mindset across performance, cost and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence decisions across multiple teams.

Perks and benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office
• We’ll provide multiple ways for you to learn from online micro-credentialing in Udemy, support to gain certifications to tech community events and more.
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group.
• We offer inclusive leave and ongoing support for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances.
• Free onsite parking when you’re required to come into the office.
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why everyone gets the opportunity to participate in a bonus program.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks.
• A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart & Target on eligible products.
• Access to the Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
• Reflection room, space for prayer, meditation, or time for yourself.
• Wesfarmers is Kmart’s parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement.

A place you can belong

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing kmartgroupcareers@kmart.com.au

Excited about this role, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria? We would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Kmart Group Employees who wish to be considered for this role, must be enrolled in the MySkills Program and have completed the self-assessment.

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