Solutions Architect - Financial Markets & Clearing

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead a transformative migration project in the financial sector. This role requires proven expertise in solutions architecture, particularly in implementing modern event-driven and service-oriented architectures. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Financial Markets Infrastructure and a track record of delivering comprehensive IT solutions. Collaborating closely with the Global Enterprise Architecture team, you will ensure alignment with enterprise standards while managing stakeholder expectations. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven solutions architecture skills and experience in systems development.
• Experience in Financial Markets and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Defining options for migration to new event-driven architecture.
• Delivering IT solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements.

Skills

Event Hub technology (Kafka)

Service-oriented architecture

Microservices architecture

Financial Markets Infrastructure

Analytical skills

Database design (Oracle, SQL Server)

OpenShift

Object Oriented Design

Java programming

Strong Communication skills

Job description

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London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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Yes

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Posted:

07.05.2025

Expiry Date:

21.06.2025

Job Description:

Global Financial Services Business is at the start of a new transformation and migration project and seeks a Solution Architect. The ideal candidate will have proven solutions architecture skills and experience alongside strong systems development experience at all stages of systems development, covering inception, budgeting, architecture, design, development, testing, live implementation, and post-implementation support.

Technical skills required:

• Experience in implementing Event Hub technology (such as Kafka) and modern architecture (for example, service-oriented architecture, microservices architecture)
• Experience leading the implementation of platform-independent and database-independent applications
• A track record working on Financial Markets Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments
• Analytical and systems architecture/design skills
• Database design skills in database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server etc.
• Commodity platform - OpenShift, containerisation skills
• Hands-on Object Oriented Design and Java programming skills
• Financial Markets experience is essential
• Strong Communication skills, ability to manage stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of Java application programming

Further elements of the role:

• Defining options and providing recommendations for migration from legacy to new event-driven and service-focused architecture, working in collaboration with the Global Enterprise Architecture team
• Delivering a coherent end-to-end IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements
• Ensure the IT solution fully aligns with the Enterprise engineering and architecture standards
• End-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by, for instance, organising walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any grounds.