Solution Architect

ARC IT Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

ARC IT Recruitment is partnering with a leading financial services client to hire a Solution Architect in London, offering hybrid working. You will curate solution architecture designs across lines of business and provide hands-on consultancy to project teams delivering cloud, on-premises and hybrid solutions.

You will work with BRMs, product owners and delivery teams through the product life cycle, ensuring alignment with security, regulatory and risk requirements, and contribute to a community

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience across at least two IT solution disciplines.
• Strong backend skills in C#, Java, Python, Go or Rust.
• Experience with ArchiMate or UML modelling.
• Experience delivering cloud, on-premises and hybrid solutions.
• Ability to produce solution designs for governance sign-off.

Responsibilities

• Curate and own solution architecture designs across multiple lines of business.
• Translate business and technical requirements into architectural blueprints.
• Perform threat modelling and maintain architecture guidelines.
• Provide consultancy across cloud, on-premises and hybrid delivery.
• Ensure alignment with security, regulatory and risk requirements.
• Collaborate with BRMs, product owners and managers to support future needs.
• Contribute to a community of practice sharing reusable solutions.

Skills

5+ years experience

C# & Java & Python

Databases

Cloud/Hybrid

ArchiMate/UML

DevOps

Agile & Waterfall

Job description

Solution Architect

Location: London (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Circa £100k + bonus + benefits

The Opportunity

We're partnering with a leading financial services client to hire a Solution Architect into their London-based Architecture practice within Group IT.

You will curate solution architecture designs across all lines of business, provide hands-on consultancy to project teams delivering cloud, on-premises and hybrid solutions, and act as a trusted technical partner to business relationship managers, product owners and delivery teams throughout the product life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Curate and own solution architecture designs across multiple lines of business
• Translate business and technical requirements into clear architectural blueprints
• Perform threat modelling and author/maintain architecture guidelines and patterns
• Provide solution architecture consultancy to project teams across cloud, on-premises and hybrid delivery
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security, regulatory and risk requirements
• Work closely with BRMs, product owners and product managers to support future business requirements
• Contribute to a shared community of practice, sharing reusable solutions and lessons learned

Key Requirements

• 5+ years' experience across at least two IT solution disciplines - technical/infrastructure architecture, network management, application development, Middleware, database management or cloud development
• Strong Back End skills in one or more of C#, Java, Python, Go or Rust
• Working knowledge of databases such as SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB or Oracle
• Broad, hands-on exposure to cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments
• Experience with architecture modelling approaches such as ArchiMate, UML or equivalent
• Experience producing solution designs and documentation for governance/design authority sign-off
• Understanding of SDLC, deployment pipelines and modern engineering/DevOps practices
• Experience working across both Agile and Waterfall delivery models