Solution Architect

Capgemini; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Solution Architect with strong Bank and Finance domain expertise to lead the planning, execution and delivery of strategic technology programs.

You will define architectural direction, govern complex enterprise architectures, and mentor peers across programmes, while collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive technology transformation in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solution Architect in Bank and Finance domain.
• Strong track record delivering complex enterprise architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the Bank's strategic architecture vision, roadmap, and technology direction across specialist technology domains.
• Provide deep technical expertise in the design, evaluation, and governance of complex enterprise architectures.
• Lead and coordinate Solution Architects across programmes and initiatives, fostering architectural excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Drive innovative engineering and technology transformation initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Establish and promote enterprise architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for security and compliance.
• Identify emerging technologies and trends that deliver strategic value for the bank's technology landscape.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, engineering teams, architects, and stakeholders.
• Champion architecture governance and review processes ensuring enterprise standards for security, resilience, and performance.
• Influence senior leadership with evidence-based architectural recommendations for optimal technology solutions.
• Lead complex, high-impact technology programmes ensuring alignment with architecture strategy and business priorities.
• Mentor and develop architecture and engineering talent, promoting innovation and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to long-term technology policies, operating models, and investment decisions.
• Support resource planning, budgeting, and prioritization for architecture and technology functions.

Job description

About the Job you are considering:

We are seeking experienced Solution Architect with strong expertise in Bank and Finance domain who will overseeing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of projects

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: Glasgow

About the Job you are considering:

We are seeking experienced Solution Architect with strong expertise in Bank and Finance domain who will overseeing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of projects

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Key Responsibility

• Define and drive the Bank's strategic architecture vision, roadmap, and technology direction across specialist technology domains, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term technology strategy.
• Provide deep technical expertise in the design, evaluation, and governance of complex enterprise architectures, supporting key stakeholders in making informed technology investment and architectural decisions.
• Lead and coordinate Solution Architects across programmes and initiatives, fostering architectural excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within the architecture community.
• Drive innovative engineering and technology transformation initiatives by collaborating with technical experts and senior stakeholders to solve complex business and technology challenges.
• Establish, maintain, and promote enterprise architecture standards, principles, governance frameworks, and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify, assess, and recommend emerging technologies, industry trends, and innovation opportunities that can deliver strategic value and support the Bank's future technology landscape.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, engineering teams, architects, and technology stakeholders, building strong partnerships to ensure successful solution adoption and delivery outcomes.
• Champion architecture governance and review processes, ensuring solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resilience, risk management, performance, and operational excellence.
• Influence senior leadership and key decision-makers by providing clear, evidence-based architectural recommendations and advocating for optimal technology solutions.
• Lead complex, high-impact technology programmes and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture strategy and business priorities.
• Mentor, coach, and develop architecture and engineering talent, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Contribute to organization-wide strategic planning by providing expert input into technology policies, operating models, investment decisions, and long-term business transformation initiatives.
• Support resource planning, budgeting, and prioritization activities for architecture and technology functions, ensuring efficient utilization of capabilities and investments.
• Serve as a recognized technology thought leader, driving the adoption of modern engineering practices, new ways of working, and continuous enhancement of architectural capabilities across the organization.
• Provide expert advice to senior management, leadership forums, and governance committees on matters impacting technology strategy, operational risk, regulatory compliance, and enterprise-wide transformation programs

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you)

• You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Manage Mentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end‑to‑end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

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