Solution Architect
£625p/d inside IR35
Remote
My financial services client is looking for a Solutions Architect and play a crucial role in shaping innovative solutions for our business projects. Here's what you'll be responsible for:
- Collaborating closely with Business and Technology colleagues to thoroughly evaluate design options and provide robust recommendations.
- Ensuring ongoing governance of project delivery by assessing the impact of change requests on high-level designs.
- Conducting design forums and workshops with developer, operational, and business colleagues, often involving third-party vendors.
- Distributing designs for approval and presenting them at formal clinics.
- Performing peer reviews of designs created by colleagues.
- Participating in technical communities of interest to support and enhance the banks software development policies and standards.
- Providing Solution Design estimates to contribute to Business Cases.
- Involvement in internal improvement initiatives to enhance the overall capability of the Solutions Design competency.
- Collaborating with Lead Solution Architects and other Architects within the Solutions Architecture competency to support the bank's business projects.
Key Skills
- Experience with various technologies, such as Messaging & Middleware, Microservices, Cloud, and Data Streaming.
- Expertise in solution architecture.
- Experience working in both waterfall and agile environments throughout the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Understanding and experience in design governance.
- Ability to collaborate with both Business and Technology stakeholders, building personal credibility in shaping solutions to business problems.
- Capability to manage and resolve design risks and issues.
- Ability to influence and challenge at a senior level to achieve the best outcomes.
- Bonus points if you have:
- Experience in support planning, helping drive scope, delivery shape, schedule, and design.
- Effective collaboration with other Change and Technology professionals.
- Experience in various business areas, including Financial Fraud and AML, Debit & Credit Cards, ATM & POS, Payments (FPS, SWIFT, CHAPS, BACS), Core banking processing, and Treasury Systems.
Please send your CV for immediate consideration