Solution Architect

AustralianSuper; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pension leader is seeking a Solution Architect to design investment technology solutions. This role involves collaborating with teams across geographies, delivering high-quality architectures, and mentoring others. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in technology design within Financial Services, a Bachelor's in IT, and strong cloud knowledge. A flexible hybrid work environment is offered, empowering work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work environment

Opportunities for career development

Impact on investment functions

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution architecture and design.
• Ability to bridge business and technology.
• Knowledge of investments data and modern data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality solution architectures and designs.
• Collaborate with engineers and business analysts.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching.

Skills

Extensive experience in technology design/engineering

Agile delivery mindset

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Vendor management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science

TOGAF or equivalent architectural certification

Postgraduate study in Finance/Commerce/Economics

Tools

Aladdin

Bloomberg EMS

Azure

Job description

Solution Architect – Investment Platforms

Work Environment: Hybrid
Location: London, UK
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Design investment technology that scales for a global pension leader.
Partner with Investments and Investment Operations to deliver secure, high‑performing solutions.
Flexible hybrid working to support your professional and personal priorities.

About Us

At AustralianSuper, our purpose is clear: helping members achieve their best financial position in retirement. With over £180bn in assets under management, we’re one of the world’s largest and most forward‑thinking pension funds. Our London office is central to our international strategy, giving you the platform to build and influence globally significant technology solutions that enable our investment teams.

We understand life and work are interconnected. That’s why we offer flexible hybrid working arrangements, empowering you to balance your professional ambitions with personal priorities.

The Opportunity

This is a technical leadership role within Technology Services’ Investment Platforms team. You’ll develop solution architectures and high‑level designs for investment‑focused technology, collaborating across geographies and partnering closely with Investments and Investment Operations to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, robust and aligned to our technology standards, vision and roadmap.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Deliver high‑quality solution architectures and designs that are fit for purpose, aligned to enterprise reference models, standards and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with engineers and business analysts to translate designs into working solutions; maintain technical oversight during delivery.
• Facilitate technology decisions that accelerate adoption of new technologies in a controlled, rapidly changing environment; present solutions at governance forums.
• Partner with Strategy & Architecture to define, maintain and reuse implementation patterns; promote best‑practice reviews, quality and documentation.
• Nurture stakeholder relationships (internal and strategic third parties); proactively communicate issues and escalations.
• Support testing alignment to requirements and design; assist with lifecycle management activities.
• Provide technical leadership—coaching and mentoring—to uplift solution delivery capability across Investment Platforms.
• Operate within our governance and risk frameworks, ensuring compliance with policies and standards.

What You’ll Bring

You’re an experienced architect who thrives in a fast‑paced, global environment—curious, collaborative and clear in your communication.

To excel in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience: Extensive experience in technology design/engineering within Financial Services/Wealth Management; experience in solution architecture and design.
• Domain understanding: Front, Middle and Back Office processes; ability to bridge business and technology. Exposure to portfolio management (e.g., Aladdin, iLevel, Calypso), execution management (e.g., Bloomberg EMS, FXAll, TradeWeb) and investment data platforms (e.g., Finbourne, GoldenSource, Eagle).
• Data & Cloud: Investments data and modern data warehousing concepts; strong knowledge of cloud (preferably Azure).
• Ways of working: Proven Agile delivery mindset; poise under pressure; vendor management within hybrid operating environments; experience in global, matrixed teams.
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science (mandatory); TOGAF or equivalent architectural certification (desired); postgraduate study in Finance/Commerce/Economics (desired).

Highly desirable:

• Innovative, growth mindset with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; commercially astute.
• Experience in regulated environments with sound governance awareness.

Why Join Us?

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where every colleague can thrive. You’ll enjoy:

• A flexible hybrid work environment tailored to your lifestyle.
• Opportunities for career development and growth within a global organisation.
• The chance to design technology that enables a world‑class investment function and impacts millions of members.

We actively encourage applications from women and under‑represented groups in technology—even if you don’t tick every box.

What’s Next?

If you’re ready to innovate, collaborate and shape the future of investment technology, we’d love to hear from you. We’re dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process—if you require adjustments, please let us know.

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Locations LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom (Hybrid)