Senior Banking Data Architect & Solution Lead

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

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.