Senior Digital Platform Architect - Microservices & GCP

HSBC; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global banking and financial services organization is seeking a Lead Architect for their Digital Business Banking Platform in Sheffield. This full-time role demands 14+ years of experience in system architecture with expertise in microservices, Java, and Spring Boot. You will design scalable, secure architectural solutions and drive innovation for digital banking services. This position offers significant opportunities for collaboration with cross-functional teams and aims to shape the future of banking for UK SMEs.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in system architecture and microservices.
• Hands-on experience in backend development with Java (11+) and Spring Boot.
• Proven capability in designing and deploying applications on GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and define the architectural roadmap for the Digital Business Banking Platform.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to align architecture with business goals.
• Implement a microservices-based architecture leveraging Java and Spring Boot frameworks.

Skills

Leadership in technical discussions

Java (11+)

Spring Boot

GCP services (GKE, Cloud Functions)

Microservices and RESTful APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Docker and Kubernetes

Agile environments communication

Job description

A leading global banking and financial services organization is seeking a Lead Architect for their Digital Business Banking Platform in Sheffield. This full-time role demands 14+ years of experience in system architecture with expertise in microservices, Java, and Spring Boot. You will design scalable, secure architectural solutions and drive innovation for digital banking services. This position offers significant opportunities for collaboration with cross-functional teams and aims to shape the future of banking for UK SMEs.