Technical Architect

Consult; Milton Keynes; Ibrido; GBP 148.000 - 221.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Consult is seeking an experienced Technical Architect in Banking for a 6-month contract in Milton Keynes, UK. The role leads architecture design across cloud, integration, and banking platforms, ensuring security, regulatory compliance, and performance targets.

The successful candidate will drive API-based, event-driven, microservices solutions, mentor teams, and govern architecture standards within a banking context.

Competenze

• Extensive experience designing enterprise-grade banking applications.
• Strong knowledge of cloud, integration platforms and banking systems.
• Proven ability to align architectures with regulatory requirements and security standards.

Mansioni

• Define and govern application architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient banking applications and create HLD/LLD documents.
• Drive modernization and transformation across banking platforms with governance.
• Lead technical governance sessions and mentor engineering teams.
• Define integration patterns between core banking systems and external apps.

Conoscenze

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

API Design

Event-Driven Architecture

Domain-Driven Design

Security & Regulatory

Cloud Architecture

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka

Strumenti

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Descrizione del lavoro

Greetings!

We are Hiring Technical Architect: Banking : Contract hiring

Banking

Milton Keynes, UK

6 months

3 Days / Week

Contract

Position:

Technical Architect - Banking

Experience:

10+ Years

Domain:

Banking & Financial Services

Location:

UK

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect with strong expertise in the Banking and Financial Services domain to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade technology solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise across application architecture, cloud technologies, integration platforms, and banking systems while ensuring solutions align with business and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design

• Define and govern application architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performance banking applications.
• Create High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents.
• Drive modernization and transformation initiatives across banking platforms.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture and security standards.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership to development, QA, DevOps, and support teams.
• Review code, architecture designs, and implementation approaches.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote engineering excellence.
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical governance sessions.

Integration & Cloud Architecture

• Design API-based, event-driven, and microservices architectures.
• Define integration patterns between core banking systems and external applications.
• Lead cloud adoption and migration strategies.
• Develop reusable architecture components and frameworks.

Non-Functional Requirements

• Ensure solutions meet:
• Security requirements
• Regulatory compliance requirements
• Performance and scalability targets
• High availability and disaster recovery standards
• Monitoring and observability requirements

Required Banking Domain Experience

• Strong understanding of banking business processes and technologies.
• Experience working within one or more areas:
• Retail Banking
• Commercial Banking
• Corporate Banking
• Payments and Cards
• Digital Banking
• Lending and Mortgages
• Treasury
• Regulatory Reporting
• Exposure to banking regulations, KYC, AML, PSD2, Open Banking, GDPR, or equivalent regulatory frameworks.

Technical Skills

Application Architecture

• Java / Spring Boot or .NET Framework
• Microservices Architecture
• API Design and Development
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Design Patterns
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Cloud & DevOps

• Microsoft Azure (Preferred)
• AWS or GCP
• Azure DevOps / Jenkins / GitHub Actions
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code

Integration Technologies

• REST APIs
• SOAP Web Services
• Kafka
• MQ Series
• Event Hubs
• Service Bus

Databases

• Oracle
• SQL Server
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Redis

Security

• OAuth2
• OpenID Connect
• SAML
• Identity and Access Management
• Application Security Best Practices

Desired Experience

• 10+ years of overall IT experience.
• 3+ years in a Technical Architect role.
• Experience delivering large-scale banking transformation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing experience.
• Experience working with UK or European banks such as Santander, TSB, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, or similar financial institutions.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
• TOGAF Certification
• Kubernetes Certification (CKA/CKAD)
• Banking Domain Certifications

Key Competencies

• Technical Architecture & Design
• Banking Domain Expertise
• Cloud Architecture
• System Integration
• Technology Modernization
• Solution Governance
• Risk Assessment
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication & Presentation Skills
• Team Leadership & Mentoring