Enterprise Architect

Company Description

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.

With the retail landscape more competitive than ever, coupled with a tough economic climate, we need to bring our A-game.  We have recently embraced a brand-led model, ensuring we remain laser-focused on our customers and markets specific to them. 

Job Description

Retail is evolving and so are we. In a sector facing economic headwinds, we’re looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect who can bring clarity, resilience, and strategic foresight to help us navigate complexity and build what’s next. We’re looking for an Enterprise Architect to help evolve the technology landscape of The Warehouse Group.

As our Enterprise Architect, you will lead the design of scalable, secure, and customer-first technology solutions, connecting strategy to execution and guiding teams through complexity with clarity, empathy, and technical excellence.

What You’Ll Do

• Craft and evolve enterprise-wide architecture roadmaps
• Align technology strategy with business goals and future needs
• Lead governance frameworks that ensure consistency, quality, and compliance
• Evaluate emerging technologies and guide strategic adoption
• Communicate architectural decisions with empathy and influence
• Design resilient, future-proof systems that support innovation and growth
• 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

You are 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.

• Proven experience in retail or eCommerce environments, with a deep understanding of the operational and customer-facing complexities of the sector
• Deep expertise in architecture frameworks, modelling tools, and cloud-native technologies
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, APIs, and data streaming (Kafka, Kubernetes)
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A mindset of curiosity, integrity, and collaborative innovation
• Bonus: TOGAF certification; Agile fluency and experience in large scale integration projects

Additional Information

When you join us, we offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle, and your career which include:

• Discounts across our brands
• Birthday leave
• Free parking at our Northshore support office
• We value collaboration & flexibility – embracing hybrid working – up to 2 days WFH
• Onsite gym and café at our Northcote support office
• A range of wellbeing support and development opportunities
• Our values:
• Own it. Think Customer. Do Good.
• Eligibility:
• To apply, you must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand at the time of application. We are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role.