Investment Technology Lead Solution Architect

NatWest Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution is seeking an Investment Technology Lead Solution Architect in London. This role involves leading solution architecture for the Investments Domain, promoting technology innovation, and implementing robust digital products. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in solution architecture, specifically in Wealth or Asset Management, and a strong understanding of modern technologies such as Cloud and AI. The position offers a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of solution architecture frameworks.
• Experience of designing solutions within Wealth or Asset Management.
• Proven experience of integrating investment systems into existing architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution architecture definition for the Investments Domain.
• Deliver business outcomes for customers and colleagues.
• Promote a DevOps mindset in development teams.

Skills

Cloud

Microservices

AI

Agile architecture

DevOps practices

Tools

Aladdin

Charles River

Portfolio Management systems

Job description

Join us as an Investment Technology Lead Solution Architect

• We’ll look to you to lead the solution architecture definition for the Investments Domain within the Wealth Chief Digital Information Office (WCDIO), in addition to delivering business outcomes for both customers and colleagues
• You'll be driving technology innovation by identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and their potential impact on the bank
• You’ll be leading the design and implementation of a Technology Architecture which will support the growth ambitions of WCDIO
• If you’re ready for a new challenge and want to make a far-reaching impact through your work, this could be the opportunity you’re looking for
• You’ll work from home some of the time, but you’ll also spend at least 2 days per week working from our London office

What you'll do

As an Investment Technology Lead Solution Architect, you’ll be architecting customer centric, high performance, secure and robust end to end digital products, solutions, and services that deliver business value while aligning to the bank’s strategic target architecture.

You’ll be actively contributing to the growth of architecting capability and the community across the bank by sharing knowledge including best practices, proven solutions and key learnings, contributing to the community of practice, and building capability in others through coaching, mentoring and teaching.

As well as this, you’ll be:

• Supporting the realisation of the Enterprise and Solution Architecture, working as part of development teams throughout the engineering development lifecycle
• Providing technical guidance, resolving architectural impediments, and championing the adoption of architecture patterns and practices
• Proactively influencing stakeholders to embed the reuse of digital capabilities, contributing to simplification and the realisation of the bank’s strategic target architecture
• Partnering and engaging with programme stakeholders and following the bank’s data driven architecture method and framework to define and evolve the minimum viable solution architectures that deliver the programme objectives and business value
• Promoting a DevOps mindset by working as part of development teams to embed architecture guidance in CI/CD pipelines
• Undertaking design reviews of delivery programmes of high architectural significance or high architectural risk

The skills you'll need

To take on this role, you’ll need expert knowledge of solution architecture frameworks, modern technologies such as Cloud, microservices and AI, agile architecture and DevOps practices, including a deep understanding of business use cases and emerging trends that drive organisational success.

You’ll also need experience of designing solutions within a Wealth or Asset Management role, and experience of creation of an Investment Book of Record. In addition you’ll need proven experience of integrating Aladdin, Charles River or another Portfolio Management system into an existing architecture. You’ll also have experience of leveraging a capability model to drive design choices as well as experience of building data models.

You’ll bring extensive experience of defining and developing strategic solution architectures that align with organisational objectives. This will include experience of engaging with partners across the organisation to define architectures that deliver tangible business outcomes.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Proven experience of leading collaborative decision-making processes, partnering with senior business and technology colleagues to articulate and evolve architectural direction
• Proven experience of designing and implementing APIs to deliver a service-oriented architecture
• Experience of identifying and advocating for strategic investment opportunities that enhance the organisation's architecture goals
• Experience of crafting compelling business cases and influencing senior stakeholders to secure investment for architecture initiatives
• Extensive experience of overseeing and assuring the quality of architecture designs, with a focus on risk management and governance
• Experience of conducting comprehensive architecture and design reviews to validate that solutions meet business needs and comply with architecture standards
• Extensive people capability development experience, including mentoring, supporting professional development, encouraging knowledge sharing across architecture teams and promoting best practices

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

14/08/2025 Ways of Working:Hybrid