Lead Enterprise Technical Architect

visit Role Overview The Senior / Lead Enterprise Technical Architect is a hands-on technology leadership role responsible for the end-to-end technical architecture, solutioning, and engineering alignment of a large-scale Wealth Management platform. You will work across applications, UI services, APIs, integrations, data, databases, AI/ML, AWS Cloud, infrastructure, Kubernetes, Docker, DevOps, security, performance, scalability, and cost optimization. You are expected to be hands-on, technically deep, and closely engaged with engineering teams to ensure solutions are secure, performant, cost-effective, and production-ready. Key Responsibilities End-to-End Enterprise Architecture: Define and govern architecture covering UI, microservices, APIs, integrations, databases, cloud, and operational platforms. Technical Solutioning: Convert complex functional requirements into practical technical designs, evaluating architectural trade-offs and tech stacks. AWS & Infrastructure Architecture

Design and optimize AWS cloud environments (EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM) focusing on resilience, scalability, and cost control. Integration Leadership: Implement REST, event-driven (Kafka), WebSockets, and Salesforce integration patterns. Containers & DevOps: Drive containerized architecture (Docker/Kubernetes) and embed complete CI/CD / DevSecOps lifecycles. Data & AI Architecture: Provide technical direction across RDBMS, NoSQL, Data Lakes, and AI/ML capabilities (LLM integration, RAG, vector databases). Performance & Security: Lead latency profiling, database tuning, DevSecOps, secrets management, and infrastructure sizing. Hands-On Leadership & Troubleshooting: Review designs, API contracts, database schemas, and Kubernetes manifests while leading complex root-cause analysis for production issues. Core Technical Expertise Required Application & UI: Microservices, modern UI services, API/BFF patterns, Domain-Driven Design (DDD). Security: IAM, OAuth/JWT, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability remediation. Domain Experience Required Strong understanding of the end-to-end Wealth Management / Investment lifecycle, including: Client & Account Onboarding, KYC/AML, Suitability, Financial Advice, Portfolio Management, Investment Proposals, Order Management, Trading/Execution, Allocation, Settlement, Custody, Holdings, Cash, Pricing, Valuation, Performance, Fees, Taxation, Reconciliation, and Reporting. Qualifications & Candidate Profile 15-20+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and enterprise/solution architecture. Proven track record in architecting large-scale financial platforms within Wealth Management or Banking. Strong ability to evaluate trade-offs between performance, scalability, security, complexity, and cost. Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to bridge business requirements and engineering execution. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Tittle - Senior / Lead Enterprise Technical Architect Location: Cirencester, UK Employment Type: Full-time Domain: Wealth Management / Investments / Financial Services Company Overview - Intellect Design Arena Ltd Intellect Design Arena Ltd is a global financial technology leader delivering cloud-native, composable and intelligent platforms to the world’s most progressive financial institutions. Built on deep domain expertise and design thinking, Intellect’s solutions span core banking, transaction banking, payments, cash management, treasury & capital markets, risk & compliance, wealth management and Intellect’s technology ecosystem-powered by eMACH.ai, Purple Fabric, and modular open finance components-enables Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks to modernise legacy landscapes, accelerate digital transformation, and scale securely across geographies. The company serves 300+ financial institutions across 50+ countries, including many global systemically important banks. For more information