Architect Lead

Capital Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in the City of Westminster is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to manage high-impact programs and guide architectural decisions. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a strong grasp of modern technologies and leadership skills to drive digital transformation initiatives. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits including performance bonuses.

Benefits

Individual annual performance bonus

Annual profitability bonus

Retirement plan with 15% contribution

Competitive base salary

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing technology portfolios supporting corporate functions.
• 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience with defining target state architectures.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Be the solution architect for high-impact programs and projects.
• Contribute to enterprise technology standards and architecture governance.
• Provide hands-on guidance and support to development teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture experience

Technology portfolio management

Digital transformation leadership

AI implementation

Modern application, data, and integration architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Tools

SAP

Workday

ServiceNow

AWS

Azure

Python

Airflow

Databricks

Job description

Overview

interim state architectures to support the transition. Stay current with technology and industry trends, incorporating relevant innovations into strategic planning. Build and maintain strong relationships with business and IT partners, ensuring clear communication and alignment on strategic technology direction and architectural vision.

Responsibilities

1. Be the solution architect for high-impact programs and projects within the portfolios. Develop solution architecture blueprints, POVs, and guide architectural decisions. Conduct architecture reviews and provide hands-on guidance and support to development teams. Ensure solution design and implementation conform to enterprise standards and strategic objectives.
2. Contribute and leverage enterprise technology standards, promote and follow the architecture governance processes. Define and manage: Reference architecture, Technology Standards, Reusable reference implementation models, templates, libraries.
3. Familiar with shared enterprise platforms and their associated architecture, including cloud platforms, enterprise data lake, and AI platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience managing technology portfolios supporting corporate functions such as Finance, HR, Legal & Compliance, and IT operations.
• 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience, with a proven track record of defining target state architectures and roadmaps for large, complex portfolios.
• Demonstrated success leading digital transformation initiatives, including legacy modernization and large-scale vendor solution implementations.
• Experience with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Workday, ServiceNow.
• Experience with cloud and data platforms including AWS, Azure, Python, Airflow, Databricks, and APIs.
• Deep expertise in modern application, data, and integration architectures.
• Proven ability to evaluate emerging technologies and recommend implementation patterns and standards.
• Hands-on experience with AI implementation, including Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Gateway, and GenAI integrations with platforms like SAP, Workday, and ServiceNow.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels. Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and inspire architects and engineers.
• Familiarity with corporate data domains such as Revenue, Expense, Employee, Client, and Investment Products is a plus. Background in financial services or asset management is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

• In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus and a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.
• You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.
• Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.