Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Services

Harvey Nash IT Recruitment UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash IT Recruitment UK is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect for a global investment business in Manchester. The role requires extensive architecture and engineering expertise, cloud experience (ideally AWS), Kafka and Java, with Financial Services background advantageous.

The position offers a competitive salary between £100,000 and £135,000 plus bonus and benefits, and is based in Manchester. The candidate will engage with business and technology stakeholders across a global

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solutions Architect in Financial Services.
• Experience in large, complex organisations.
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS preferred).
• Experience with streaming architectures (Kafka/Confluence).
• Ability to manage business and technology stakeholders in a global environment.
• Excellent communication skills.

Skills

Solutions architecture

Financial services domain

AWS

Kafka

Java

AI

Technical architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Confluence

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect, Financial Services

£100,000 - £135,000 + Bonus and Benefits Package

Manchester

Senior Solutions Architect, Product Architect, Architecture, AWS, Confluence, Kafka, Financial Services, Java, AI, Claude, Technical Architecture, Fund Management, Fund Distribution, Investment Management

A global Investment business are currently seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join them on a permanent basis in Manchester. The roles requires extensive Architecture and Engineering experience, alongside experience working with cloud technologies (ideally AWS), Kafka, and Java. Experience working in Financial Services would be highly beneficial too.

£100,000 - £135,000 + Bonus and Benefits Package

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working as a Solutions Architect for a number of years
• Experience working in a Financial Services business or a large, complex organisation
• Experience working with cloud technologies, ideally AWS
• Experience across Architecture Streaming - Kafka or Confluence tech stack
• Ability to manage both business and technology stakeholders in a complex, global environment
• Very good communication skills