Application Architect

GCS Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 96,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks a Solutions Architect for a Tier 1 Bank in Canary Wharf, offering hybrid working with 3 days per week onsite. The role focuses on designing high‑level software solutions, cloud and AI integration, and Azure migration across on‑prem and cloud environments.

6‑month contract with potential extension. The candidate will lead architectural standards, review blueprints, perform code reviews and guide DevOps/SCRUM practices while ensuring regulatory compliance and security

Qualifications

• In depth understanding of Object Oriented programming concepts as well as of the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Good understanding of MS .NET Framework environments.
• Knowledge and experience of Agile methodology
• Knowledge of Cloud and AI technologies that can be adopted into the workplace
• Extensive experience working as a software and solutions architect.
• Experience in designing of high-level concepts for software solutions.
• Experience in development of Azure cloud-based as well as on-prem solutions.
• DevOps and SCRUM experience
• Experience in Cloud migration planning and execution

Responsibilities

• Create and improve architectural standards for on premise and azure cloud software products, develop cloud migration procedures and guidelines.
• Assist in cloud migration projects, assess readiness and dependencies, optimize for the Cloud.
• Create and review blueprints for software products, provide guidance on improving architecture.
• Coding mission critical parts and performing code reviews.
• Assist on integrating AI technologies to improve existing systems.
• Ensure that applications are in line with compliance and regulatory standards and conduct regular security assessments of these applications.
• Technical writing (creating related documentation)
• Assist developers with any architecture related issues and queries.

Skills

OOP concepts

.NET Framework

Agile

Azure Cloud

Cloud & AI

DevOps

SCRUM

Architecture design

Code reviews

Cloud migration

Tools

Azure

Job description

Solutions Architect - Tier 1 Bank - Canary Wharf

Role - Application Architect

Duration - 6 months with very likely extension

Location - Hybrid / Canary Wharf - 3 days per week in a Canary Wharf office

Rate - £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Experience -

• In depth understanding of Object Orientated programming concepts as well as of the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Good understanding of MS .NET Framework environments.
• Knowledge and experience of Agile methodology
• Knowledge of Cloud and AI technologies that can be adopted into the workplace
• Extensive experience working as a software and solutions architect.
• Experience in designing of high-level concepts for software solutions.
• Experience in development of Azure cloud-based as well as on-prem solutions.
• DevOps and SCRUM experience
• Experience in Cloud migration planning and execution

Tasks -

• Create and improve architectural standards for on premise and azure cloud software products, develop cloud migration procedures and guidelines.
• Assist in cloud migration projects, assess readiness and dependencies, optimize for the Cloud.
• Create and review blueprints for software products, provide guidance on improving architecture.
• Coding mission critical parts and performing code reviews.
• Assist on integrating AI technologies to improve existing systems.
• Ensure that applications are in line with compliance and regulatory standards and conduct regular security assessments of these applications.
• Technical writing (creating related documentation)
• Assist developers with any architecture related issues and queries.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.