Senior Solution Architect - Financial Services

Senior Solution Architect / Enterprise Solution Architect/ Lead Solution Architect / Enterprise Architect

Overview of the role:

• Lead end-to-end solution design across platforms, aligning with business goals, enterprise architecture, and regulatory requirements
• Translate complex business needs into clear technology options and strategic recommendations
• Define and govern architecture standards, ensuring delivery aligns with design and reporting to stakeholders
• Maintain enterprise architecture blueprint and application portfolio, aligned to strategy and emerging technologies
• Support change prioritisation, assess initiatives, estimate epics, and contribute to business cases
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to drive scalable, cost-effective decisions
• Evaluate and integrate third-party solutions in line with architectural standards
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement in architecture practices and toolinG

Responsibilities:

• Lead design of integrated, multi-platform solutions aligned to enterprise architecture, business objectives, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with delivery teams and vendors to define, document, and communicate solution options and designs

• Translate complex business needs into clear technology options and recommendations
• Shape business change through architectural insight and technology innovation
• Provide expertise across the technology landscape, integrating existing and emerging solutions

• Define and lead enterprise solution architecture strategy and governance
• Support enterprise prioritisation, including early-stage analysis and epic estimation
• Contribute to the enterprise architecture blueprint with Value Stream Technical Leads
• Maintain application portfolio views to support strategic decision-making

Experience needed:

• Demonstrate specialised depth and/or breadth of expertise in solution architecture and technical solution design covering hardware, software and integration technologies.
• Interpret internal/external challenges and recommend improvements to products, processes, or services.
• Knowledge of IT architecture principles & frameworks and their translation into solutions.
• Be aware of the latest technology landscape including design, tooling, development methodologies and delivery best practice.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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