Lead Architect

SR2 REC LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD seeks a Lead Data & Solution Architect for a banking transformation programme. You will lead architecture work spanning Corporate & Institutional Banking and capital markets, shaping data strategy and the future-state architecture to create a trusted view of information.

You will engage senior stakeholders, translate complex requirements into delivery plans, and lead a multidisciplinary team through discovery and architecture definition.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior or lead architecture roles within investment banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking or capital markets.
• Strong expertise across data strategy, data architecture and solution architecture, supported by practical integration experience.
• Understanding institutional banking workflows and platforms, including trade services and capital markets.
• Experience translating business and client-journey requirements into future-state architectures and actionable designs.
• Proven ability to lead architecture teams and influence decisions across business and technology functions.
• Senior stakeholder presence with sound judgement and credibility in architectural directions.

Responsibilities

• Review client journeys, data flows and supporting systems to identify gaps and integration challenges.
• Shape the data strategy and future-state architecture for a single source of truth across platforms.
• Define authoritative data sources and approaches to sharing information across the business.
• Develop integration patterns, blueprints and an architecture roadmap to guide delivery.
• Connect data architecture with wider application, integration and enterprise architecture.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team through discovery and architecture definition with clear direction.
• Facilitate discussions with senior stakeholders, explaining options and recommendations clearly.

Skills

Data strategy

Data architecture

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Tools

Pega

Murex

Job description

Lead Data & Solution Architect - Banking

We are seeking an experienced Data & Solution Architect to lead architecture work within a financial services transformation programme spanning Corporate & Institutional Banking and capital markets.

The programme will review client journeys, address fragmented data across multiple systems and define the future-state architecture needed to support a consistent, trusted view of information.

This role combines data strategy and architecture with broader solution design, integration expertise and team leadership. You will need the credibility to engage senior banking stakeholders, challenge constructively and translate complex business requirements into a clear, practical delivery approach.

What you will do

• Review existing client journeys, business processes, data flows and supporting systems to identify gaps, dependencies and integration challenges.

• Shape the data strategy and future-state architecture, establishing how information should be sourced, managed and shared across the business.

• Define authoritative data sources and an approach to creating a single source of truth across interconnected platforms.

• Develop integration patterns, solution blueprints and an architecture roadmap to guide implementation.

• Connect data architecture decisions with the wider application, integration and enterprise architecture.

• Lead a multidisciplinary team through discovery and architecture definition, providing clear direction and maintaining alignment across workstreams.

• Facilitate discussions with senior business and technology stakeholders, explaining options, trade-offs and recommendations in accessible terms.

What you will bring

• Extensive experience in senior or lead architecture roles within investment banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking or capital markets.

• Strong expertise across data strategy, data architecture and solution architecture, supported by practical experience integrating complex banking systems.

• An understanding of institutional banking workflows and platforms, including trade services, capital markets, Pega and Murex.

• Experience translating business and client-journey requirements into future-state architectures and actionable solution designs.

• A track record of leading architecture teams and influencing decisions across business and technology functions.

• Senior stakeholder presence, sound judgement and the ability to build confidence in an architectural direction.

• A pragmatic approach to transformation, balancing long-term architecture with achievable delivery steps.

Timing

We are reviewing profiles now for anticipated October availability. The engagement is currently being shaped, with the start date subject to programme confirmation.