Solution Architect

• Joining a leading global financial services organisation within a growing technology function, working on strategic architecture initiatives across a key area of the business.
• You’ll shape technical direction and architecture across complex technology environments, spanning cloud, data, application and integration architecture.
• This is a senior, strategically focused role with significant scope to influence technology decisions, drive architectural improvements and work closely with engineering, product and business leadership.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in a Senior Solution Architect, Product Architect or similar architecture role
• Strong knowledge of AWS and modern cloud-based architecture
• Experience across event-driven architecture, microservices, APIs and enterprise integration
• Good understanding of distributed systems, application architecture and data integration
• Understanding of data architecture and AI/ML technologies, including how modern architecture can support AI adoption and emerging use cases.
• Experience defining technical strategies, architecture roadmaps and solution designs
• Ability to influence architectural decisions across multiple engineering and product teams
• Experience within Financial Services highly desirable, but not essential
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable operating at a strategic level while maintaining sufficient technical depth to challenge and guide engineering teams