With a robust multi year roadmap IDEXX has invested heavily to scale fit-for-purpose architecture for our Veterniary Software portfolio. Our Architecture Practice is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join the team based here in our Auckland R&D center of excellence.

Our mission is building a world first SaaS vertical for animal health, integrating our portfolio of products to work together as one ecosystem. We’re transitioning individual products into an enterprise scale scale offering. Our portfolio ranges in maturity but in some instances legacy architecture needs modernising to operate at enterprise scale with safety and responsiveness that customers will expect. Our architecture, design and engineering practices need modernising, scaling and predictability built-in so we're able to integrate and scale as one.  Gnarly challenge indeed!

If you want work with real purpose, solving key challenges in the animal health industry with innovative cloud software, this is the opportunity for you!

Where you’ll play!

• Work with product teams to determine the technical requirements for features on the application roadmap
• Contribute to and lead the creation of technical features for the application roadmap
• Provide design recommendations based on long-term organisation strategy
• Align architecture with overall Company application architecture standards to ensure smooth and efficient operation
• Determine specifications and plans, designs and develop application solutions, utilising appropriate software processes
• Create architecture and development standards
• Participate in development of new product requirements, features and design
• Researches and maintains knowledge in emerging technologies and possible applications to the business
• Act as internal consultant, advocate, mentor and change agent.
• Production of documentation to assist in planning for the future of the product
• Documenting architectural decisions (reasoning).

What you’ll need:

• Seasoned software engineering expertise, familiar with PHP, Go-Lang, Typescript, Python, SQL etc. Importantly, you are hands on with regards to architecture design   
• Proven expertise with SaaS software architecture at scale and AWS experience/qualifications will help
• Sound understanding of business requirements and translating these into conceptual, logical, and physical models  
• Genuine collaboration, capable of strategising an approach to a problem that inspires/influences others to buy-in
• Highly effective technical coach and mentor for engineering teams
• Familiarity with multiple web and cloud technologies and an unbiased scientific approach to technology selection

What you can expect from us:

• Structured onboarding, induction, ongoing training and transparent performance driven professional development
• Rewarding salary package ($140k-$180k base range) + lucrative incentive schemes for all
• Continuous L&D (both internal and externally)
• Great tech kit for both work and personal use
• Hybrid working (4-1 currently) with a great office space to collaborate - including a gym and roof top bar!
• Coffee + snacks + catered lunches at least twice a week
• Animal friendly office

Why IDEXX:
We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.