Solution Architect

VIQU Limited; Remote; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Manchester is looking for a Solutions Architect to design a greenfield system for a major financial services client. Candidates must have experience with high volume transactional systems, cloud microservices, and API design. You will lead solution design and produce documentation for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. The role offers a salary of £75,000 per annum and supports hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Up to £1,000 referral bonus

Opportunity to work on diverse projects

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect focusing on transactional systems.
• Experience with case management or workflow automation tools.
• Strong background with cloud microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design across core software systems.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to shape technical direction.
• Produce high-quality documentation for diverse audiences.

Skills

Solution architecture for high volume transactional systems

Cloud microservices architecture

API design

Stakeholder management

Pega case management tools

Job description

Overview

Solution Architect (Software)

£75,000 per annum

Remote

VIQU have partnered with a leading financial services organisation who are seeking a Solutions Architect to lead the design of a greenfield system due to their on going company growth. This individual must have experience designing high volume transactional systems (payment networks, IoT, banking, energy systems etc.), designing microservices architecture, have strong experience with case management or workflow automation tools, system integrations and be able to produce high quality documentation.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect, ideally focusing on high volume transactional systems, and system integrations.
• Experience with either case management or workflow automation tools.
• Strong background with cloud microservices architecture.
• Deep understanding of API design, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Must be able to pivot across varied contexts & multitask effectively
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience of working with C suite executives to align business goals to technical ones.
• Strong problem-solving and organisational skills, able to work under pressure and overcome challenges.
• Experience with Pega case management tools would be a nice to have.

Job Duties

• Lead solution design across core software systems.
• Work closely with senior (Head of to C-suite) to shape the technical direction of the platform.
• Produce high-quality documentation that serves both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Architect and document integrations using APIs, microservices, and event-driven patterns (Kafka).
• Ensure architectural governance, scalability, and security across all projects.
• Champion modern software design practices within Agile delivery teams.

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