Solutions Architect

Job Title: Solutions Architect 

Location: (including hybrid): Melbourne, Australia

Salary: $160,000- $185,000 + Superannuation 

Reporting To: Director of Engineering 

Kaluza reimagines energy to bring net-zero within everyone’s reach. The Kaluza Platform enables energy utilities to unlock the full value of a radically changing energy system and propel us to a future where renewable energy is sustainable, affordable and accessible for all. 

From automating and simplifying core operations including billing to create a lower-cost, higher-engagement experience, to optimising energy usage across smart devices in the home, we turn tough challenges into win-win-win outcomes for customers, suppliers and the energy system. 

We champion a flexible, hybrid work approach and we find that teams often benefit from coming together in the office at least 2-3 days a week to foster connection and accelerate progress. 

Outside of these collaborative opportunities, we aim to be as flexible as possible to balance work with life. As a company we come together annually for our conference and end of year celebrations! 

Our goal is to build a self-sufficient and empowered team here on the ground in Australia. We’re well on our way, but until we get there we still have some reliances on our UK team. Being comfortable working flexibly for a portion of your working week to cover time zones is required. 

What will I be doing

You'll be joining the technology area of Kaluza. We are a large team of both data-led and product focused Software and Production Engineers, pushing the boundaries of technology working at an extraordinary scale. As a collective we strive for engineering greatness and ensuring best practices across the board of the engineering community.

This is technical lead role that will help develop Kaluza’s external integration architecture with the goal of giving Kaluza’s clients the greatest opportunity for success building against the Kaluza platform.

This role will accomplish this by:

• Working with existing Kaluza clients to help them design a workable solution architecture for changes and/or new requirements that they have. You will understand their requirements and needs. You’ll use your knowledge of the platform and its APIs as well as wider architecture best practices to set them up for success. No two projects will be the same, you may help them or others from within Kaluza build early prototypes, connect them to the right stakeholder, architect a solution or something else. This will be a varied role that will flex your technical skills, customer management and knowledge of Kaluza as a platform.
• Helping to define the solution architecture for new Kaluza client engagements. This would include delivering technical sessions so clients understand the Kaluza platform, gain deep understanding of the clients architecture to design optimal integration architectures, help run client PoCs, respond to RFPs and visit client sites. Kaluza’s sales pipeline is healthy and varied so this might require travel in the UK, Europe and beyond. 
• Being involved in emerging Kaluza platform product development and our internal architecture function. You will bring the voice of the customer from a technical architecture perspective, also your varied knowledge of clients architectures and general best practice will help to shape our future product design decisions. 
• Lead a small team of engineers, both directly or indirectly who are working on building demos and PoCs for upcoming customer engagements and RFIs / RFPs.

About You 

Ideally you’ll have/be

• Experience architecting software systems to solve problems, especially those that involve distributed systems and integration with third parties.
• A strong focus on customer and client outcomes. The ability to work with and communicate to technical stakeholders.
• Significant technical experience in building and architecting systems that have included at least some of:
  • • Modern front-end frameworks
    • API technologies including GraphQL and Webhooks
    • Authorisation and Authentication systems (IDPs)
    • CRMs
• Order management and fulfilment systemsA broad understanding of the Kaluza platform and what it has to offer, and a willingness to learn more through building an internal network of engineers and product folk.
• Experience on building early-stage, innovative products and how to cultivate them iteratively with a clear customer-focus.

Kaluza Values

Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business: 

We’re on a mission, We build together, We’re inclusive, We get it done, We communicate with purpose.

Our values are not words on a wall — they are at the heart of our culture. They are how we make decisions and how we treat each other. They are concrete and clear, and reflect what we as people, and as a business, really care about.

Kaluza’s vision is to power a world where net-zero is within everyone’s reach. Would you be interested in joining us to help achieve this?

From us you’ll get

Currently, from day one, you will get:

• Progressive leave policies - including leave dedicated to the moments that matter to you the most
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
• Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
• 26 days holiday

We want the best people

We’re keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.

Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.