Generalist Solution Architect

CodeConvergence
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Cloud Engineering
Data Architecture
Data Streaming
Technical Debt
Togaf
Event Driven Architecture
ISO 20022 Standard
Kafka
Microservices

Job description

Note: this position FTC (Fixed Term Contract- 1 year Duration)

Experience Required

  • 10-15 years total experience, with 5+ years as Solution Architect
  • Proven experience in large Banking/Financial services transformation programs
  • Strong exposure to multiple domains: Payments, KYC, Billing, Treasury, Operations
  • Experience working in onshore leadership roles with offshore delivery teams

Technical & Domain Skills

  • Strong experience in event-driven architecture (Kafka, event bus, streaming platforms)
  • Expertise in Microservices, APIs, cloud-native architecture (Azure/AWS)
  • Understanding of payment ecosystems (SEPA, SWIFT, Faster Payments, ISO 20022)
  • Familiarity with CRM (Dynamics), billing, transaction monitoring, and reporting systems
  • Knowledge of TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end solution architecture and HLD across all workstreams
  • Define and govern event-driven architecture patterns (Kafka/event streaming, async processing)
  • Manage cross-domain dependencies and ensure integration consistency
  • Provide architecture governance, design approvals, and stakeholder engagement
  • Partner with Integration Architect, Data Architect, and offshore Solution Architects
  • Ensure solutions meet NFRs - scalability, resilience, security, regulatory compliance
  • Lead design workshops, vendor reviews, and architecture boards
  • Maintain architecture roadmap and technical debt management

Requirements

  • 10-15 years total experience, with 5+ years as Solution Architect
  • Proven experience in large Banking/Financial services transformation programs
  • Strong exposure to multiple domains: Payments, KYC, Billing, Treasury, Operations
  • Experience working in onshore leadership roles with offshore delivery teams

Technical & Domain Skills

  • Strong experience in event-driven architecture (Kafka, event bus, streaming platforms)
  • Expertise in Microservices, APIs, cloud-native architecture (Azure/AWS)
  • Understanding of payment ecosystems (SEPA, SWIFT, Faster Payments, ISO 20022)
  • Familiarity with CRM (Dynamics), billing, transaction monitoring, and reporting systems
  • Knowledge of TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks

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