Solution Architect
Role Responsibilities
* Architectural Leadership: Define and implement end-to-end architecture solutions for IT initiatives, ensuring they meet functional, non-functional, and security requirements.
* Collaboration: Work with requirement owners, domain architects, and IT engineers to build high-quality solutions.
* Integration: Bridge the gap between Enterprise Architecture and IT delivery teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and domain target architectures.
* Community Contribution: Develop reusable solution patterns and building blocks and actively drive the evolution of Solution Architecture and Software Engineering practices.
* Technology Expertise: Apply hands-on technology and delivery experience to define domain target architectures and roadmaps focused on the COI domain.
* Knowledge Sharing: Take the lead in communities of practice with other architects to share standard methodologies and lessons learned.
Profile Requirements
* 10 years of experience in the IT industry, particularly as a solution architect on large-scale transformation projects.
* Agile and DevOps: Experience with large-scale agile projects and DevOps practices, including CI/CD. Knowledge of agile working at scale and methods such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) would be beneficial.
* Architectural Skills: Proficiency in Event Driven and Service-based architectures, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
* Certification in Architecture (TOGAF or similar).
* Technical Knowledge:
* Experience in technology stack – Windows/.NET/Angular/PEGA/Azure/Adobe/Kafka/SQL/Mainframe backends/SaaS packages.
* Familiarity with integration and data technologies, and experience with JavaScript front-end frameworks like Angular is advantageous.
* Complex Problem Solving: Ability to handle complex systems and problems across functions, locations, and organizations.
* Autonomy: Capable of conducting architectural analysis and providing pragmatic suggestions with minimal mentorship.
* Strategic and Technical Balance: Ability to work on high-level strategic documents and zoom in on technical implementation challenges.
* Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities to break down complex problems and provide actionable solutions.
* Pragmatism: Focus on delivering fit-for-purpose results using a pragmatic approach.
* Innovation and Change: Identify the need for change and propose innovative solutions to improve IT delivery processes.
* Communication: Strong communication skills to advocate for architectural recommendations to project teams and senior management.
* Mentorship: Ability to build positive relationships and mentor new team members in solutions architecture.
* Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of post-trade market infrastructures and Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., Open Agile Architecture) is a plus.
* Financial Services: Experience in the Financial Services industry and a good understanding of COI processes and the related regulatory environments is beneficial.
* Language Skills: Proficiency in English is required.