Solution Architect - #2181677

Senior Solution Architect
Financial Services
Location: Manchester
Working: Hybrid
Salary: £130-140k + bonus & benefits (total compensation up to circa £200k)

The Role

• Joining a leading global financial services organisation within a growing technology function, working on strategic architecture initiatives across a key area of the business.


• You'll shape technical direction and architecture across complex technology environments, spanning cloud, data, application and integration architecture.


• This is a senior, strategically focused role with significant scope to influence technology decisions, drive architectural improvements and work closely with engineering, product and business leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and develop architecture strategies, technical roadmaps and solution designs across a portfolio of products


• Lead architectural decisions across cloud-based applications, distributed systems and integration platforms


• Design scalable, resilient solutions using modern technologies and architectural patterns


• Work closely with product owners, engineering teams and senior stakeholders to align technology with business objectives


• Evaluate technology options, assess technical risks and contribute to build-versus-buy decisions


• Provide architectural guidance across complex programmes and support engineering teams through delivery


• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, governance and security requirements


• Identify opportunities to modernise technology platforms and improve architectural consistency

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in a Senior Solution Architect, Product Architect or similar architecture role


• Strong knowledge of AWS and modern cloud-based architecture


• Experience across event-driven architecture, microservices, APIs and enterprise integration


• Good understanding of distributed systems, application architecture and data integration


• Understanding of data architecture and AI/ML technologies, including how modern architecture can support AI adoption and emerging use cases.


• Experience defining technical strategies, architecture roadmaps and solution designs


• Ability to influence architectural decisions across multiple engineering and product teams


• Experience within Financial Services highly desirable, but not essential


• Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills


• Comfortable operating at a strategic level while maintaining sufficient technical depth to challenge and guide engineering teams

No sponsorship available.

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