Technical & Solution Architect (Distributed Ledger / Regulated Financial Services)

Delta Capita; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Capita in London is seeking a Technical & Solution Architect (Distributed Ledger / Regulated Financial Services) to lead system design and drive architectural decisions across product management, engineering, and client discussions.

You will start as a senior engineer while gradually taking ownership of architecture, APIs, and technical direction, with exposure to CBDCs, tokenised assets, and post-trade infra in regulated markets.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and building software products.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems principles.
• Experience with distributed ledgers and/or blockchain platforms.
• Familiarity with tokenisation and digital asset concepts.
• Strong API design experience (REST, event-driven architectures, etc.).
• Working knowledge of: Java; JavaScript; Solidity; SQL.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure distributed systems in regulated environments
• Define and evolve system architecture, APIs, and integration patterns
• Apply appropriate software design patterns and architectural principles
• Contribute to smart contract and ledger design decisions
• Ensure auditability, resilience, and operational robustness
• Translate regulatory and market structure requirements into technical design
• Understand settlement models and post-trade infrastructure
• Work within business frameworks such as CSDR and GDPR
• Contribute production-quality code in Java, JavaScript, Solidity, SQL
• Review code and guide best practices
• Improve CI/CD, testing strategies, and observability
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, product management, clients, and regulators
• Tailor messaging to different audiences
• Contribute to technical documentation and client materials

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Blockchain

API design

Java

JavaScript

Solidity

SQL

Tools

Java

JavaScript

Solidity

SQL

Job description

Job Title: Technical & Solution Architect (Distributed Ledger / Regulated Financial Services)

Location: Hybrid - remote + regular on-site (London)

This is a hands-on technical leadership position in the making.

You will work across product management, engineering, and client-facing discussions to evolve the design of a distributed ledger-based post-trade platform operating within regulated financial services. You will initially contribute as a senior engineer while progressively taking ownership of system-level architecture, solution design, and technical direction.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to: Move from senior engineer to architect; Work on real financial market infrastructure problems; Combine deep technical thinking with business context; Shape a product at an early stage.

Why join us? You'll have real ownership and influence in a small, high-calibre team, with direct exposure to cutting-edge financial market infrastructure and a genuine say in product and architectural direction. The role offers a steep learning curve spanning technology, regulation, and market structure, along with a clear path to grow into a formal Technical & Solution Architect position.

Responsibilities:

Architecture & System Design:

• Design scalable, secure distributed systems in regulated environments
• Define and evolve system architecture, APIs, and integration patterns
• Apply appropriate software design patterns and architectural principles
• Contribute to smart contract and ledger design decisions
• Ensure auditability, resilience, and operational robustness

Distributed Ledger & Digital Assets:

Work with distributed ledger technologies and smart contracts. Design models for:

• Tokenised assets
• Natively digital assets
• Atomic settlement
• DvP and RvP mechanisms
• Central bank digital currency (CBDC) integration concepts
• Evaluate trade-offs between on-chain and off-chain components

Financial Services Context:

• Translate regulatory and market structure requirements into technical design
• Understand settlement models and post-trade infrastructure
• Work within business frameworks such as CSDR and GDPR.

Engineering & Implementation:

• Contribute production-quality code in Java, JavaScript, Solidity, SQL
• Review code and guide best practices
• Improve CI/CD, testing strategies, and observability

Communication & Influence:

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, product management, clients, and regulators (where applicable)
• Tailor messaging to different audiences.
• Use structured thinking and persuasive communication to amplify the impact of our technology.
• Contribute to technical documentation and client materials.

Requirements:

Technical:

• Strong experience designing and building software products
• Solid understanding of distributed systems principles
• Experience with distributed ledgers and/or blockchain platforms
• Familiarity with tokenisation and digital asset concepts
• Strong API design experience (REST, event-driven architectures, etc.)
• Working knowledge of: Java; JavaScript; Solidity; SQL

Financial Services Knowledge (or strong motivation to learn):

• Understanding of post-trade processes
• Familiarity with: CSDR; Central securities depositories; DvP and RvP models; Atomic settlement
• Appreciation of regulatory constraints in financial infrastructure

Communication & Leadership Potential:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to adjust technical depth depending on audience
• Structured and persuasive thinking
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Ambition to grow into a Technical & Solution Architect role
• Ownership mindset and startup resilience

Within 6-12 months, success in this role means owning key architectural decisions and leading solution design discussions both internally and with partners. You'll be the go-to person for system-level trade-offs, using your technical insight to influence product direction, and you'll act as the bridge between business requirements and engineering implementation.

How We Work:

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please inform us.

This is a permanent full-time position. As the selection and interview process is ongoing,

Who We Are:

Delta Capita Group (a member of the Prytek Group) is a global managed services, consulting, and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualized services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.