Solution Architect

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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