Senior Solution Architect - Temenos - Banking

Rothstein Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rothstein Recruitment is seeking an experienced Solution Architect for a growing UK Bank. You will own the architecture of the banking systems and work with senior stakeholders across the Bank.

The role requires excellent experience with information, security, and application architecture and a background in financial services. Responsibilities include maturing design approaches, developing an integrated technology view, and providing governance across change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive architecture experience across information, integration, security and application architecture.
• Experience leading the complete project lifecycle for large-scale technology change.
• Strong technical analysis and design experience with high-level design artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Help mature the design approach for banking systems and contribute to architecture roadmaps.
• Develop an integrated view of Technology Architecture using repeatable approaches.
• Provide architecture governance and oversight across change initiatives.

Skills

Information Architecture

Security Architecture

Application Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

API Architecture

Microservices

Data Integration

Event-Driven Architecture

Data Governance

Azure Knowledge

TOGAF

ITIL

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Software Delivery Life Cycles

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Professional certifications (TOGAF, CISA, CRISC, ITIL)

Tools

Temenos Banking Solution Stack

Microsoft 365

Job description

Excellent opportunity opens for an experienced Solution Architect to join a growing UK Bank as their new Senior Solution Architect. This is a crucial role where you will own the architecture of the banking systems and work hand in hand with senior stakeholders across the Bank. The successful candidate will have excellent experience with information, security, and application architecture and a background in financial services.

Responsibilities:

• Help mature the design approach for the banking systems and contribute to architecture roadmaps and the wider Enterprise Architecture.
• Develop an integrated view of the Technology Architecture using repeatable approaches, cohesive frameworks, industry-standard techniques and reference models.
• Provide architecture governance and technical oversight across change initiatives, assessing conceptual, logical and solution architecture artefacts produced by third parties and internal teams.
• Work with Technology, business stakeholders, programme management, Service Delivery and third-party suppliers to define pragmatic, cost-effective and workable solutions.
• Maintain and improve architecture standards, principles, repositories, assurance processes and the Bank's Technology Governance Framework.
• Present complex architecture matters clearly, manage technology risk, mentor less experienced architects and deputise for the Architecture Team Lead where required.

Experience:

• Extensive architecture experience across Information, Integration, Security and Application architecture.
• Experience leading the complete project lifecycle for large-scale, complex technology change.
• Strong technical analysis and design experience, including solution options and high-level design artefacts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Extensive experience of architecture frameworks, reference models, architecture repositories, governance frameworks and technology roadmaps.
• Proficiency in API-centric architecture, microservices, data integration, messaging and event-driven architecture patterns.
• A solid understanding of data architecture and governance, security principles, secure service design and holistic enterprise architecture.
• Knowledge of SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, Microsoft 365, Azure, automation, AI and modern digital platform technologies.
• Strong knowledge of software delivery lifecycles, IT service management and Agile, lean and waterfall delivery approaches.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to influence Executive, senior, technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, analytical, planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of retail banking, financial services, payments, CRM or the Temenos Banking Solution Stack would be advantageous.
• A relevant degree or equivalent experience is essential. TOGAF, CISA, CRISC, ITIL or another relevant professional qualification would be advantageous.