Senior IT Architect - Transformation & Acceleration | London, UK

FIS, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior IT Architect, where your expertise will shape the future of fintech platforms. This role involves designing scalable solutions on AWS and Azure, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to automate service delivery. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team, ensuring efficiency and innovation in cloud computing. With opportunities for personal growth and a commitment to diversity, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about technology and eager to drive change, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Opportunities to innovate in fintech

Tools for personal and professional growth

Inclusive and diverse work environment

Resources to invest in your community

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years in distributed computing environments with databases.
• Experience working as part of a diverse global team.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining AWS and Azure deployment pipelines.
• Automating cloud configuration using Terraform and PowerShell.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure)

PowerShell

Terraform

Containerization

Debugging and Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Post-Graduate Education

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Linux

Job description

Senior IT Architect - Transformation & Acceleration

Senior IT Architect - Transformation & Acceleration

The world of finance moves fast. At FIS, we're faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact-in their careers and communities. We deliver innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks and invests. If you want to grow personally and professionally, we'd like to know: Are you FIS?

About the role:
As an IT Architect, you'll help design the foundation for how our global fintech platforms perform and scale. Your expertise will influence selecting, operating and administering systems and software for our environment that supports vital business processes.

About the team:

Join our dynamic and innovative team dedicated to automating AWS and Azure service delivery! We leverage a wide array of applications and technologies to streamline processes and significantly reduce lead times for accessing these critical services. Our commitment to cutting-edge solutions and continuous improvement ensures that we stay ahead in the fast-paced world of cloud computing. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a tangible impact, we'd love to have you on board.

What you will be doing:

• Working with a mixture of technologies across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure
• Maintaining a catalogue of reusable functional components relevant for applications and product lines

• Building and maintaining deployment pipelines for various FIS solutions based in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure

• Using infrastructure-as-code to build automated deployment models for new customer deployments and upgrades

• Use PowerShell and other scripting languages to automate the configuration of new systems and applications

• Building tools and utilities for providing self-service capabilities to our stakeholders

• Determining root causes of issues and providing solutions to resolve the problems

• Being creative and innovative

What you will need:
Experience: Five or more years in a distributed and heterogeneous computing environment, working with relational or hierarchical databases.

Education: A bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience. Post-graduate education is a plus.

Teamwork: Experience working as part of a large, diverse, global team.

Skills:

• Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management abilities.

• Self-motivated and capable of working independently when needed.

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative disposition.

Technical Knowledge:

• Proficiency in cloud infrastructure and technology, with established skills in AWS or Azure.

• Solid coding and scripting experience.

• Experience writing structured Terraform to automate cloud configuration.

• Working knowledge of containerization.

• Advanced experience using PowerShell.

• Strong exposure to Windows OS.

• Familiarity with command line tools.

• Practical experience using orchestration tools such as Jenkins, Harness, or Ansible.

Added Bonus If You Have:

• Experience with DevOps.

• Familiarity with continuous integration concepts.

• Knowledge of both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

• Knowledge of Kubernetes.

• Experience with Linux.

What we offer you:
At FIS, we hire the best. In return, you receive exceptional benefits including:
• Opportunities to innovate in fintech
• Tools for personal and professional growth
• Inclusive and diverse work environment
• Resources to invest in your community
• Competitive salary and benefits

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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