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Solution Architect (Cloud & Data Platforms)
Job summary
A leading investment management firm seeks an experienced Senior Solution Architect (Cloud & Data Platforms) to lead the architecture of a modern cloud-based data platform. The role involves defining solution architecture, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with standards. Candidates should have at least 10 years of experience in financial services and a strong technical background in AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake. This position is remote, with occasional site visits for critical meetings.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience as a Senior Solution Architect.
- Experience in investment or financial services environments.
- Proven ability in leading architecture through full delivery lifecycles.
Responsibilities
- Define and own end-to-end solution architecture.
- Build proofs of concept when required.
- Translate investment business requirements into technical solutions.
- Produce high-quality architectural artifacts.
Skills
Title: Senior Solution Architect (Cloud & Data Platforms)
Programme: Multi-year Data & Analytics Transformation
Client Environment: Global investment management
Contract: 6 months, with extensions over multi-year programme. Outside IR35
Pay rate: £800+ per day, to be discussed
This position is Remote working, with some likely occasional trips to site for critical meetings / workshops etc.
This role is a hands‑on senior Solution Architect acting as the technical and design authority for a modern cloud‑based data platform, with Databricks at the core. The architect bridges investment business needs, data engineering, and platform architecture, setting standards others must follow.
- Define and own end‑to‑end solution architecture across:
- Establish design patterns, reference architectures, and templates
- Ensure architectural consistency across multiple squads and pods
- Build proofs of concept (POCs) when required
- Get hands‑on with code and configuration to unblock teams
- Review and assure quality of engineering outputs
- Own architecture decisions on AWS, including:
- Networking (VPCs)
- Security
- Performance and scalability
- Reliability and cost considerations
- Ensure solutions align with SDLC, security, compliance, and audit requirements
- Translate investment business requirements into technical solutions
- Challenge both business and technology assumptions where needed
- Act as the front‑facing technical representative to:
- Security architects
- Infrastructure teams
- Compliance and audit
- Senior technology leadership
- Produce high‑quality architectural artefacts:
- Architecture diagrams
- Design decisions and trade‑offs
- Non‑functional requirements
- Ensure solutions meet risk management and regulatory expectations
Candidates must have experience in investment or financial services environments
- Databricks (Lakehouse architecture, design patterns)
- AWS (deep understanding of cloud‑native architecture)
- Snowflake (integration patterns, data sharing)
- Strong backend / platform engineering heritage
- Comfortable designing and reviewing:
- Data pipelines
- Cloud‑native services
- Scalable distributed systems
- Understands SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD, and release governance
- Senior Solution Architect (typically 10+ years experience)
- Proven experience owning architecture for enterprise‑scale platforms
- Has led architecture through full delivery lifecycles
- Experienced working in regulated and audited environments
- Strong engineering‑first mindset
- Pragmatic and conservative in technology choices
- Confident challenging "latest and greatest" trends
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