Technical Architect - Core Banking

Tech Mahindra; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Mahindra is seeking an experienced Technical Architect with a focus on Banking and Financial Services to lead enterprise-grade technology solutions. The role requires deep expertise in application architecture, cloud technologies, integration platforms, and regulatory compliance to align solutions with business needs.

You will guide cross-functional teams, define architecture standards, and drive modernization initiatives while ensuring security, performance, and high availability across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 3+ years in a Technical Architect role.
• Strong banking domain understanding and experience across Retail, Commercial, Payments, Digital Banking, Lending, Treasury, or Regulatory Reporting.

Responsibilities

• 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 initiatives across banking platforms.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture and security standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Customer-facing experience

Tools

Java / Spring Boot

.NET Framework

API Design

Design Patterns

DDD

AWS

GCP

Docker

Terraform

Kafka

REST APIs

SOAP

Oracle

SQL Server

MongoDB

Redis

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

SAML

Job description

Tech Mahindra offers technology consulting and digital solutions to global enterprises across industries, enabling transformative scale at unparalleled speed. With 149k+ professionals across 90+ countries helping 1100+ clients, TechM provides a full spectrum of services including consulting, information technology, enterprise applications, business process services, engineering services, network services, customer experience & design services, AI & analytics, and cloud & infrastructure services. It is the first Indian company in the world to have been awarded the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Terra Carta Seal, in recognition of actively leading the charge to create a climate and nature-positive future. Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM) is part of the Mahindra Group, founded in 1945, one of the largest and most admired multinational federations of companies.

Years of Experience

Min. 10+ Years

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

• 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.
• 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
• 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

• Java / Spring Boot or .NET Framework
• API Design and Development
• Design Patterns
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• AWS or GCP
• Docker
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code

Integration Technologies

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

Databases

• Oracle
• SQL Server
• 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.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing experience.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
• TOGAF Certification
• Banking Domain Certifications
• Technical Architecture & Design
• Banking Domain Expertise
• System Integration
• Solution Governance
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication & Presentation Skills

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions.