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We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.\nAs a Principal Solution Architect, you'll provide architecture leadership across priority Retail Technology initiatives with a strong focus on application, integration and data solutions, ensuring solutions are aligned to enterprise direction while remaining practical and delivery focused. This is a senior individual contributor role where your influence, technical leadership and architectural expertise will help drive better technology outcomes across the organisation.\nYou'll help teams navigate architectural decisions, balance trade-offs, manage risks and deliver solutions that support both immediate business needs and long-term technology goals. 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That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. 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