Senior Architect

Key Skills: Solution Architect, Delivery Management, Java

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver end-to-end technical architecture to support business initiatives within the capital markets domain.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather business needs and translate them into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical solutions.
• Provide technical direction and leadership across the technology lifecycle--design, development, and deployment.
• Lead the architecture design of cloud-native, event-driven, or microservices-based systems.
• Conduct impact analysis of functional and non-functional requirements, regulatory risks, and technology constraints.
• Maintain and evolve current and target state architectures, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Support delivery by influencing the backlog and sequencing of features and epics across multiple domains.
• Mentor and guide development and architecture teams, fostering technical excellence and architectural integrity.
• Drive the reduction of technical debt and decommissioning of legacy platforms.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., SOX, GDPR), and validate architecture decisions against industry standards and security benchmarks.
• Document architectures, decisions, and technical designs in clear and structured formats.

Skills Required:

• Strategic Mindset - ability to align technical direction with business strategy.
• Decision Quality - confident in making high-stakes architectural decisions with clarity.
• Influencing & Communication Skills - able to bridge business and technical discussions effectively.
• Situational Adaptability - navigate complex environments and adjust solutions to real-world constraints.
• Technical Leadership - mentor teams and lead architectural reviews and technical decisions.

Technical Capabilities:

• Strong proficiency in Java, integration patterns, and enterprise system architecture.
• Experience designing cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiarity with agile delivery frameworks (e.g., SAFe), DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to assess and manage technical debt and legacy technology remediation.
• Experience with architectural modelling, reference architecture creation, and roadmap planning.
• Understanding of capital markets domain, regulatory compliance, and risk systems is preferred.

Experience Requirements:

• 20+ years of total experience in the technology industry.
• 5+ years of experience in architecture leadership roles.
• Strong track record of working with scaled agile frameworks in large, regulated enterprises.
• Hands-on experience in designing, optimizing, and modernizing financial systems.
• Exposure to application portfolio management, asset lifecycle planning, and service-oriented architecture.

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline.
• Architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Architect) are a strong advantage.
• Business acumen in banking or financial services is highly desirable