Senior Solution Architect

Mpower Plus Global Ltd

Greater London

On-site

GBP 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Mpower Plus Global Ltd is seeking a Senior Solution Architect with 12+ years in IT and 5+ years in architecture to lead enterprise-scale banking solutions. You will define cloud, integration, data, and application architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP, while aligning with regulatory and risk requirements.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to drive transformation programs and architectural governance.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology.
12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years as Solution Architect.
Proven experience delivering large-scale banking transformation programs.
Strong experience engaging with senior business and technology stakeholders.
Experience leading globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end solution architecture aligned with business and technology strategies.
Create architecture blueprints, high-level designs (HLD), and low-level designs (LLD).
Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to enterprise standards.
Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing solutions.
Understand and architect solutions for Retail, Commercial, Corporate Banking, Payments, Lending, Trade Finance, Treasury, Risk & Compliance, KYC, AML.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Microservices Architecture

Event-Driven Architecture

DDD (Domain-Driven Design)

API-First Design

Azure

AWS

GCP

REST APIs

SOAP Services

Kafka

MQ Series

APIGEE

MuleSoft

Azure Integration Services

Java / Spring Boot

.NET Core

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

SQL Databases

NoSQL Databases

Data Warehousing

Big Data

Data Lake Architecture

CI/CD

GitHub

Jenkins

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Job Title

Senior Solution Architect Banking Domain

Experience: 12+ to 18+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Solution Architect with extensive Banking and Financial Services domain expertise to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale technology solutions. The ideal candidate should possess strong architecture skills across cloud, integration, data, and application domains while having a deep understanding of retail banking, commercial banking, payments, lending, trade finance, treasury, risk, and regulatory requirements.

The Solution Architect will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to define solution architecture, technology roadmaps, and transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design
- Define end-to-end solution architecture aligned with business and technology strategies.
- Create architecture blueprints, high-level designs (HLD), and low-level designs (LLD).
- Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to enterprise standards.
- Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing solutions.
Banking Domain Expertise
- Understand and architect solutions for:
- Retail Banking
- Commercial Banking
- Corporate Banking
- Trade Finance
- Payments & Cards
- Lending & Mortgages
- Treasury & Capital Markets
- Risk & Compliance
- Customer Onboarding & KYC
- AML/Fraud Detection
Cloud & Modernization
- Lead cloud transformation initiatives across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Design cloud-native and hybrid architectures.
- Drive legacy modernization and platform transformation programs.
- Define API-led and Microservices-based architectures.
Integration Architecture
- Design enterprise integration solutions using APIs, ESB, Event-Driven Architecture, and Messaging platforms.
- Define integration patterns between banking applications and third-party systems.
- Architect real-time and batch processing solutions.
Governance & Security
- Ensure architecture compliance with banking regulatory requirements.
- Define security architecture, authentication, authorization, and data protection strategies.
- Support audit, governance, and risk management initiatives.
Stakeholder Management
- Engage with business stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Translate business requirements into technology solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Architecture
- Enterprise Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- Microservices Architecture
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- API-First Design
Cloud Platforms
- Azure
- AWS
- GCP
Integration Technologies
- REST APIs
- SOAP Services
- Kafka
- MQ Series
- APIGEE
- MuleSoft
- Azure Integration Services
Application Technologies
- Java / Spring Boot
- .NET Core
- Node.js
- Containerization (Docker)
- Kubernetes / OpenShift
Data Technologies
- SQL & NoSQL Databases
- Data Warehousing
- Big Data Platforms
- Data Lake Architecture
DevOps & Automation
- CI/CD Pipelines
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- Terraform
- Infrastructure as Code