Solution Architect

Deutsche Bank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank in London seeks a Solution Architect who will design and implement Java components within the Transaction Monitoring and Data Controls team. This position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package including health care and further professional development. Strong experience in software design, cloud technologies, and leadership is desired. Join us in shaping the future of banking technology while enjoying a supportive and dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience leading software design with non-functional requirements.
• Expert hands-on experience as a Lead Software Engineer.
• Professional experience with Public Cloud Data Engineering technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and propose architecture for Transaction Monitoring Data Control.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts for technical designs.
• Provide technical leadership to engineers across the TMDC organization.

Skills

Software design and architecture

Lead Software Engineer

Data Architecture

Public Cloud Data Engineering technologies

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Oracle

BigQuery

Apache Spark

DBT

CI/CD tools

Job description

Job Title

Solution Architect

Location

London

Corporate Title

Vice President

Our Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) strategy is focused on strengthening engineering expertise, introducing an agile delivery model, as well as modernising the bank's IT infrastructure with long-term investments and taking advantage of cloud computing.

You will be working in the Transaction Monitoring and Data Controls team designing, implementing, and operationalising Java components.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Carrying out architecture and design work to propose, refine, and document implementation options for the Transaction Monitoring Data Control (TMDC) domain including defining and maintaining clear interface definitions across internal components and for external system integrations
• Working closely with Business Analysts to translate functional and non-functional requirements into robust and scalable technical designs
• Collaborating with DevOps, SRE and QA teams to define solution improvements and guide testing strategies
• Assisting Tech Leads and Senior Engineers with detailed design choices and ensuring compliance with architectural standards
• Providing technical leadership to engineers across the TMDC organisation
• Collaboration across the TDI areas such as Cloud Platform, Security, Data, Risk & Compliance areas to create optimum solutions for the business, increasing re-use, creating best practice and sharing knowledge

Your skills and experience

• Experience leading software design and architecture including consideration of meeting non-functional requirements (e.g., reliability, scalability, observability, testability) and understanding of relevant Architecture styles and their trade-offs - e.g., Microservices, Monolith, Batch
• Expert hands‑on experience as a Lead Software Engineer, still an active code contributor and deep professional experience with multiple data storage technologies (e.g., Oracle, Big Query) and multiple "CI/CD" tools
• Previous experience in a role requiring significant Data Architecture contribution, with knowledge of topics like partitioning and performance optimization
• Experience of working with a globally distributed team requiring remote interaction across locations, time zones and diverse cultures and excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Professional experience with Public Cloud Data Engineering technologies (ideally on GCP - Cloud Composer, Dataproc, BigQuery, Looker) Apache Spark, DBT
• Detailed Knowledge of DB environment (e.g. SDLC, DB GCP standards, Fabric, AutoBahn) or large integration project experience is desirable

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for six consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [e-mail] to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively, you can share your phone number, and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.