We are New Zealand’s largest general merchandise retailer, with over $3 billion in annual sales and a workforce of 12,000 people across The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, and Noel Leeming. Proudly Kiwi-owned, we are committed to serving our communities and driving technological excellence within the retail sector.
Job Description
About the Role
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving technological transformation? As a Senior Enterprise Architect, you’ll be at the helm of shaping the future of our retail technology landscape. This is a high-impact, senior leadership role within our Architecture & Engineering team, where you’ll influence business decisions, enable digital innovation, and architect solutions that propel our brands forward.
Collaborating with executive stakeholders, technology leaders, and solution architects, you’ll define and oversee an enterprise-wide architecture that supports strategic priorities, modernizes legacy systems, and ensures seamless integration across business processes, data, applications, and platforms. Your expertise will guide scalable, cost-effective, and secure technology solutions that power The Warehouse Group’s diverse brands and customer experiences.
This is more than an architecture role—it’s an opportunity to lead transformative change, inspire innovation, and create a future-ready retail platform.
Only applicants who have the right to work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.
What You’ll Do
- Define and champion the enterprise architecture vision across business processes, data models, applications, and technology platforms.
- Lead strategic initiatives that align technology investments with business growth, innovation, and transformation goals.
- Shape and execute technology roadmaps, investment plans, and prioritization strategies in partnership with senior leaders.
- Establish and enforce architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices that drive efficiency and security.
- Provide technical leadership across major programs, ensuring scalable, robust, and forward-thinking solutions.
- Evaluate and recommend cutting-edge technologies, architectures, and platforms to support agility and market competitiveness.
- Foster a collaborative engineering culture, working closely with architects, engineers, and delivery teams to drive unified solutions.
- Advocate for continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and architectural excellence across the organisation.
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for a seasoned enterprise architect with deep experience in large-scale technology environments. You’ll bring a strategic mindset, a solutions-driven approach, and the confidence to shape enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
- 5+ years in enterprise, solution, or domain architecture roles.
- Proven ability to lead architecture strategy and translate business priorities into tangible technology roadmaps.
- Extensive knowledge across architecture domains: business processes, applications, data, and infrastructure.
- Expertise in integration architectures, APIs, microservices, data streaming, and event-driven design.
- Strong grasp of cloud computing, security principles, and modern infrastructure technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Kafka).
- Familiarity with Agile delivery, DevOps practices, and IT service management.
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, able to engage and influence at all levels.
- A collaborative mindset, open to innovation, and eager to drive a high-performing technology culture.
Additional Information
What We Offer
- A dynamic, supportive team environment within a business that values and recognizes its people.
- Located on Auckland’s North Shore, with easy access to public transport and free parking.
- Exclusive team member discounts across our retail brands.
- The opportunity to lead, shape, and deliver impactful change in one of New Zealand’s most iconic retail businesses.
Ready to Make an Impact?
Express your interest today—we’re excited to connect with forward-thinking architects ready to drive innovation at scale.
