Enterprise Solutions Architect - Fintech

Talenthawk Limited
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 81K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Architectural Patterns
Azure
Cloud Computing
Software Quality
Data Security
Distributed Systems
Fault Tolerance
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
System Availability
Technical Debt
Api Design
Serverless Computing
Microservices

Job description

This role requires a blend of technical mastery, leadership, and execution in a high-stakes financial services environment.

  • Architectural Leadership: Define and own the technical roadmap, architectural patterns, and standards for a complex, distributed platform.
  • Distributed Systems Design: Drive the design of high-scale, resilient, and fault-tolerant cloud-native solutions, including HA/DR strategies.
  • Engineering Excellence: Set and maintain engineering standards, manage technical debt proactively, and drive continuous improvement across code quality and delivery.
  • Technical Team Management: Lead and mentor technical teams (internal and external), ensuring delivery velocity and consistent quality.
  • Client Engagement: Articulate complex technical decisions to both engineers and clients .

Requirements

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record of 10+ years in senior technical leadership roles.

  • Experience: 10+ years in senior technical leadership roles, with proven track record leading enterprise-grade solution design and delivery.
  • Architecture: Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
  • High Availability: Mastery of HA/DR patterns, fault tolerance, and resilience engineering for mission-critical systems.
  • Cloud Platforms: Strong experience with major public cloud architecture (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP), including PaaS, IaaS, and serverless solutions.
  • Fintech Domain: Understanding of financial services technology requirements: API design, data security, transaction integrity, and audit trails.
  • Pragmatism: Ability to balance intentional architecture with pragmatic delivery, knowing when to build vs. buy.

We seek a leader who earns respect through technical credibility and raises the bar relentlessly. If you build solutions that enable evolution, not rigidity, we encourage you to apply

About the company

A leading, high-growth Fintech company is seeking an experienced, hands-on Solutions Architect to define the technical vision and drive engineering excellence for their mission-critical enterprise platform. They are targeting significant revenue growth over the next four years, and this role is central to scaling their technology and capabilities

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