Lead Solutions Architect - CREST New Technology

Euroclear

Kraków

Hybrid

PLN 300,000 - 540,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

International work environment

Learning & development

Hybrid/remote working

Job summary

Euroclear seeks a Lead Solution Architect – CREST New Technology to drive the migration of CREST from COBOL on HPE NonStop to Linux-based platforms, defining options and delivering end-to-end IT solutions.

You will define infrastructure design, collaborate with EA and security teams, and lead prototype work while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and delivery timelines.

Qualifications

Demonstrable solutions architecture skills across full SDLC.
Strong background in event-driven and service-oriented architectures.
Experience in financial market infrastructure or regulated environments.
Hands-on Java development with OO design experience.

Responsibilities

Define migration options from legacy to new tech stack with EA teams.
Deliver end-to-end IT solutions meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
Ensure alignment with engineering standards and cross-team consistency.
Collaborate with security to meet security standards.
Lead prototypes and proof-of-concepts for architecture validation.
Present architecture proposals to management and stakeholders.

Skills

Solution architecture

Java programming

Event-driven architecture

Microservices

Architecture design

Technical leadership

Tools

OpenShift

Kafka

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

Job Description

The role –

Lead Solution Architect – CREST New Technology

IT is at the core of Euroclear’s business, providing continuous development, assisting in delivering a cost efficient and high-quality service to its customers. Currently the core business is run on HP NonStop Servers (Tandem). Communications infrastructure and message routing functionality are implemented on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Job Description

The role – Lead Solution Architect – CREST New Technology

Euroclear is starting to evaluate the migration of CREST from COBOL programs running on the HPE NonStop Guardian platform to new technology capable of running on a commoditised platform such as Linux.

Key technologies: Java, OpenShift, Databases (Oracle, SQL Server), Kafka.

Responsibilities

It is expected that this migration will be an incremental process over a period of years.

Further Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

Defining options and providing recommendations for migration from legacy to new event driven and service focused architecture working in collaboration with the Euroclear Enterprise Architecture team, CREST application architects and other parties
Delivering a coherent end-to-end IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements
Ensuring:

that the IT solution fully aligns with the Enterprise engineering and architecture standards
end-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by, for instance, organising walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams

Collaborating with security to ensure that our new solution meets security standards
Establishing:

infrastructure requirements and collaborating with the infrastructure teams to deliver the Technical and Infrastructure design
guidelines, patterns and standards for solutions architecture and design in new technology stack
prototypes / proof of concepts to prove the key components of proposed new architecture
estimation principles for phases of the migration program and for the proof-of-concept exercises

Leading the implementation of the prototypes and follow-on work
Presenting proposed solution architecture and plans to Euroclear management, customers & team-members
Acting as technical authority for the new solution under the new technical stack

Requirements

Our next Solution Architect – CREST New Technology will have demonstrable solutions architecture skills and experience alongside validated 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

Strong experience in implementing Event Hub technology (such as Kafka) and modern architecture (for example, service oriented architecture, microservices architecture)
Experience in:

leading the implementation of platform-independent and database independent applications
working with Financial Market Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments

We require our next Solution Architect – CREST New Technology to possess strong:

analytical and systems architecture/design skills
database design skills in database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server etc.
EDA technology - Kafka
commodity platform – OpenShift, containerisation skills
hands-on Object Oriented Design and Java programming skills

Soft Skills

Have ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues and those you mentor, coach & lead
Be;

a stand out colleague and role model, willing to participate in peer reviews and to be reviewed by peers
reliable, self-motivated and able to work without close management and supervision

Possess inspiring communication and presentation skills to present proposals both orally and in writing
The validated ability:

to complete work within agreed timescales
to identify problems and provide the most suitable solution(s)
to be flexible and demonstrate the ability to be able to deal with a dynamic environment
to supervise, lead, inspire and coach technical staff
take ownership and accountability of project work under their control

Nice To Have

Messaging Standards

ISO 15022, ISO 20022 and JSON

Experience in Agile development.
IBM MQ
Angular framework
HPE NonStop
Knowledge of the Settlement systems (CREST)

About Us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.

Why join us

What We Offer

Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Ways of working

Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office 8 days a month and also benefit from remote working.

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process. Our values guide how we work together and shape our future: Our mission and values - Euroclear

About The Team

The Group Business Solutions (GBS) division ensures the competitiveness of Euroclear by delivering reliable and sustainable IT solutions for the financial securities markets. Our technical teams deliver new IT solutions and improve existing applications for both our internal and external clients. We deploy changes into the production environment in a controlled and structured way that doesn't compromise production stability and we ensure applicative production support.

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