Solution Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop solution architecture definitions for designated change initiatives

• Facilitate the achievement of business outcomes that enhance the experience for both customers and colleagues

• Design and execute customer-focused, high-performance, secure, and resilient end-to-end integration solutions

• Integrate Online Banking and Colleagues platforms with the Core Banking Platform

• Utilize REST APIs defined by the OpenAPI specification and Kafka messaging

• Collaborate with various teams to establish solutions that align with strategic target architectures and roadmaps

• Foster the growth of architectural capabilities through knowledge sharing, best practices, lessons learned, and mentoring

• Assist enterprise and solution architecture throughout the engineering development lifecycle

• Offer technical guidance, address architectural challenges, and advocate for architecture patterns and practices

• Partner with Security Engineering and Risk teams to integrate security patterns and best practices

• Define minimum viable solution architectures in collaboration with programme stakeholders

• Present solution designs and architectural decisions to architecture boards

• Aid in technology selection and integration utilizing approved catalogs and patterns

• Incorporate architecture guidance into CI/CD pipelines with a DevOps approach

• Generate architecture documentation following Bank templates

• Define, document, and implement solutions using TOGAF and the Bank’s architectural methodology

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical knowledge of solution architecture frameworks

• Familiarity with modern technologies, including Cloud, microservices, and AI

• Understanding of agile architecture and DevOps practices

• In-depth comprehension of business use cases and emerging trends

• Proven experience in defining and developing strategic solution architectures that align with organizational goals

• Background in collaborating with organizational partners to establish architectures that deliver measurable business outcomes

• Experience in collaborative decision-making involving both business and technology colleagues

• Track record of overseeing and ensuring the quality of architecture design, focusing on risk management and governance

• Experience in supporting architecture and design reviews

• Experience in developing team capabilities, including mentoring, fostering professional development, encouraging knowledge sharing, and promoting best practices

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote First ways of working