Transformation Solutions Architect - Financial Markets

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services business is seeking a Solution Architect to lead a transformation and migration project. The ideal candidate will possess strong solutions architecture skills and extensive experience in systems development. This role involves collaborating with the Global Enterprise Architecture team to deliver end-to-end IT solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of solution architecture experience.
• Experience in Financial Markets Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Defining options for migration from legacy to new architecture.
• Delivering a coherent end-to-end IT solution.
• Ensuring alignment with Enterprise engineering and architecture standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Kafka

Oracle

SQL Server

OpenShift

Java

Job description

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:

1. Experience in implementing Event Hub technology (such as Kafka) and modern architecture (for example, service-oriented architecture, microservices architecture)
2. Experience leading the implementation of platform-independent and database-independent applications
3. 5+ years of solution architecture experience
4. A track record working on Financial Markets Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments

• Analytical and systems architecture/design skills
• Database design skills in technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, etc.
• Experience with EDA technology - Kafka
• Experience with commodity platforms - OpenShift, containerisation skills
• Object-Oriented Design and Java programming skills
• Financial Markets experience is essential
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage stakeholders
• 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
• Ensuring the IT solution fully aligns with the Enterprise engineering and architecture standards
• Ensuring end-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by organizing walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams

Desired Skills and Experience: Solution Architecture

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