Strategic IT Lead Architect — Risk & Compliance

Archer; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with HSBC, seeks an IT Lead Architect to set and deliver architectural direction for the Risk & Compliance domain within HSBC. You will ensure resilient, secure, scalable solutions aligned with Group strategy and regulatory obligations.

You will work across business, engineering and governance teams to define target architectures, manage dependencies and drive strategic initiatives such as Compass and the AI/GenAI agenda.

Qualifications

• Experience designing architecture in large, complex and regulated organisations.
• Ability to define target architectures and transition roadmaps.
• Confident presenting options, trade-offs and recommendations in governance forums.
• Strong understanding of application, data and cloud architecture, including APIs, event-driven design and microservices.
• Knowledge of security, resilience, privacy, records management, auditability and control-by-design.
• Experience applying Build vs Buy, reuse, simplification and technology rationalisation.
• Working knowledge of responsible AI adoption and platform integration.
• Strong influencing, collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive the architectural direction for the Risk & Compliance value stream or domain
• Develop and maintain target and transition architectures, roadmaps, dependencies and decision points
• Represent Architecture at governance and Design Authority forums, presenting options, trade-offs and recommendations
• Identify, manage and elevate cross-programme architectural dependencies, risks and constraints
• Ensure alignment with Group architecture strategy, standards and guardrails, including Build vs Buy, reuse and simplification
• Provide architectural leadership for strategic initiatives, including Compass and the Risk & Compliance AI/GenAI agenda
• Partner with engineering teams to translate architecture into deliverable solution designs, standards and non-functional requirements
• Coach and challenge architects and engineers, improving solution quality and building consensus with technical and business stakeholders

Skills

Architectural leadership

Large-scale architectures

Cloud architecture

Security & compliance

APIs and microservices

CI/CD

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Archer, in collaboration with HSBC, seeks an IT Lead Architect to set and deliver architectural direction for the Risk & Compliance domain within HSBC. You will ensure resilient, secure, scalable solutions aligned with Group strategy and regulatory obligations.

You will work across business, engineering and governance teams to define target architectures, manage dependencies and drive strategic initiatives such as Compass and the AI/GenAI agenda.