We are seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect to join our client's dynamic team. This role is critical in designing and delivering strategic, high-quality architectural solutions across applications, data, infrastructure, and regulatory domains. You will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and platform architects to drive innovation, efficiency, and scalability.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure architectural solutions aligned with business goals.
- Assess and enhance current architecture, introducing modernization strategies for technology platforms.
- Define detailed architecture requirements and ensure alignment with business and non-functional needs.
- Provide expert guidance on technology adoption, strategy, and solution architecture.
- Ensure seamless collaboration with platform architecture teams to maximize business value.
- Advocate for the adoption of best practices in solution development, leveraging existing capabilities where possible.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineers, project managers, and stakeholders, to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Educate and mentor teams on architectural strategies, roadmaps, and reusable assets.
- Oversee system performance objectives, delivery automation, and modifications required for business objectives.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, preferably in Capital Markets or Wholesale Banking.
- Expertise in cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure (certification preferred).
- Strong understanding of data analytics principles and methodologies.
- Experience with private cloud infrastructure, microservices, API gateway, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and SDLC best practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a collaborative mindset.
- Ability to create high-quality architectural documentation, including blueprints and approval presentations.
Additional Desirable Experience
- Experience implementing cloud security, governance, and configuration management.
- Familiarity with risk engines and risk analytics, including trade lifecycle and market data modeling.
- Background in Global Markets Trading, Investment Banking, E-Trading, Market & Credit Risk.
- Expertise in API integration and data governance.
- Ability to mentor and guide junior team members while fostering a learning culture.
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