Job Description

Software Architect

Perth WA (Flexible Working Available)

The Opportunity

DXC Technology is partnering with a major mining organisation to deliver large-scale business-critical technology solutions that support real-time operational environments.

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect to join a high-performing team responsible for designing and delivering complex distributed systems operating at scale.

This is a hands-on architecture role where youll bridge the gap between solution architecture and engineering delivery producing detailed technical designs that enable development teams to build with confidence and clarity.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate solution designs into detailed developer-ready technical specifications.
• Design microservices APIs event-driven interactions and data models.
• Define system behaviour event flows and state management across complex distributed systems.
• Produce detailed technical designs covering architecture integrations data structures and service interactions.
• Collaborate with development teams to shape Epics and User Stories.
• Lead architecture reviews technical workshops and design discussions.
• Support engineering teams throughout delivery to ensure successful implementation.
• Contribute to architectural decisions focused on scalability reliability performance and maintainability.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Software Architect Solution Architect or Senior Software Engineer.
• Strong experience designing complex distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to produce detailed technical designs and low-level architecture documentation.
• Strong understanding of event-driven systems and asynchronous processing.
• Experience working within real-time or near real-time environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Technical Requirements

• Strong background in C# / .NET Core / .NET 6
• Event-driven architecture and messaging technologies
• RabbitMQ Kafka Azure Service Bus or similar
• Microservices and distributed systems design
• REST API design and asynchronous integrations
• SQL Server and relational database design
• Real-time telemetry operational data or streaming data environments
• GitHub and CI/CD practices

Highly Desirable

• Mining industrial technology or operational systems experience
• Industrial IoT or Operational Technology (OT) environments
• Geospatial routing or spatial processing systems
• Azure or AWS cloud platforms
• Large-scale integration programs involving multiple vendors
• Safety-critical systems experience
• Experience with Actor Model frameworks such as

Whats On Offer

• Opportunity to work on a large-scale technology transformation program within the mining sector.
• Complex technical challenges involving real-time systems and distributed architectures.
• High-impact architecture role with significant technical influence.
• Collaborative team environment with flexible working arrangements.
• Long-term project pipeline within a globally recognised organisation.