Solution Architect (BankingFinancial Service)

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the architecture workstream for strategic technology transformation initiatives within the banking and financial services industry. This role will be responsible for defining the future-state technology architecture evaluating technology solutions and vendors and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology strategy.

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in banking architecture integration and API design cloud technologies and enterprise architecture principles. Experience in Capital Markets environments is highly desirable.

• Lead the technology architecture workstream across transformation programmes and strategic initiatives.
• Assess the current technology landscape applications integrations and infrastructure to identify improvement opportunities.
• Define and document the target-state solution architecture aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Develop architecture roadmaps and transition strategies to support future-state implementation.

• Design scalable and maintainable application architectures that support business growth and operational efficiency.
• Define enterprise integration architecture patterns and standards across applications and platforms.
• Develop API architecture and integration strategies to enable seamless connectivity between internal and external systems.
• Promote API-led and service-oriented architecture principles where appropriate.

• Define data architecture standards frameworks and target-state data models.
• Ensure data flows storage governance and integration designs support business and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with data and technology teams to establish scalable and secure data architecture practices.

• Define cloud architecture strategies and adoption roadmaps.
• Evaluate cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions to meet business operational and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure architecture designs support scalability performance resilience and future technology growth.

• Define security architecture principles and controls across application integration and infrastructure layers.
• Ensure solution designs comply with organisational security standards regulatory obligations and industry best practices.
• Assess architectural risks and provide recommendations to mitigate technology and operational risks.

• Evaluate vendor solutions and technical proposals against business and architectural requirements.
• Conduct solution assessments proof-of-concepts and architectural reviews.
• Provide recommendations on technology platforms products and strategic vendor partnerships.

• Produce and maintain architecture deliverables including solution designs architecture blueprints standards and decision documents.
• Participate in architecture governance forums and design review boards.
• Ensure architecture consistency and compliance across all programme workstreams and technology initiatives.

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect Enterprise Architect or Technology Architect within banking or financial services environments.
• Strong experience in banking technology architecture and large-scale transformation programmes.
• Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Application Architecture
  • Integration Architecture
  • API Architecture
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Solution Design and Governance
• Experience evaluating and selecting technology platforms and vendor solutions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns microservices APIs and modern architecture frameworks.
• Experience designing highly scalable resilient and secure technology solutions.
• Experience in Capital Markets environments is preferred.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant certifications such as TOGAF AWS Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect Google Cloud Professional Architect or equivalent are advantageous.