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# Technical Architect: Banking

- **Company:** Insight
- **Location:** Milton Keynes, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £71,285.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Software Design Documents, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Online Banking, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, OAuth, Oracle (Applications), Redis, Openid Connect, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), System Availability, Spring-boot, Software Security, Togaf, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5947216762

## About the Role

Possess 10+ years of IT experience, including 3+ years as a Technical Architect.

 - Demonstrate experience in delivering large-scale banking transformation programs.
 - Manage stakeholders effectively and engage with customers, especially within UK/European banking environments.
 - Hold or work towards relevant certifications (Azure/AWS Architect, TOGAF, Kubernetes, Banking Domain).

## Description

Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade technology solutions for banking and financial services.

 - Define and govern application architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
 - Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performance banking applications.
 - Create High-Level and Low-Level Design documents for technology solutions.
 - Drive digital modernization and transformation initiatives across banking platforms.
 - Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory standards.
 - Provide technical leadership to development, QA, DevOps, and support teams.
 - Review code, architecture designs, and technical implementation approaches.
 - Mentor and promote engineering excellence within engineering teams.
 - Conduct architecture reviews, technical governance, and risk assessments.
 - Design API-based, event-driven, and microservices architectures.
 - Define integration patterns between core banking systems and external applications.
 - Lead cloud adoption/migration strategies (preferably Azure, also AWS/GCP).
 - Develop reusable architecture components and frameworks.
 - Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory compliance, performance, scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery requirements.
 - Leverage deep understanding of banking business processes, regulatory frameworks (KYC, AML, PSD2, Open Banking, GDPR), and technologies.
 - Utilize strong skills in Java/Spring Boot or .NET, microservices, API development, event-driven architecture, and design patterns.
 - Apply expertise in cloud, DevOps, and integration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, REST APIs, Kafka, MQ, etc.).
 - Work with various databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
 - Implement best practices in application security and identity management (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML).