Solution Architect

A leading UK-based financial services organization serving millions of customers across retail banking, commercial banking, insurance, pensions and investments. The organization is undergoing significant digital, cloud and platform transformation, with a strong focus on scalable architecture, engineering excellence, and secure, compliant technology solutions.

The Solution Architect will design end-to-end solutions across business initiatives, partnering with engineering and platform teams to deliver resilient, secure, and cloud-native architectures at scale.

Position Type: Permanent

Mode of Interview: In-Person Interview

Experience: 8-15 Years

Work Mode: Hybrid

Skills: Solution Architecture & HLD/LLD, Microservices & API-First Design, Cloud-Native Architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Security & Compliance (IAM, OAuth2, mTLS), Data Architecture & Event-Driven Systems and Stakeholder Management & Technical Leadership

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

Architecture & Design

• Define end-to-end solution architectures for complex business initiatives.
• Create scalable, resilient, and maintainable architectures using modern design principles.
• Produce high-quality architecture artifacts including HLDs, solution designs, sequence diagrams, and deployment architectures.
• Evaluate technology options and provide recommendations based on cost, risk, performance, and strategic alignment.

Microservices & Integration

• Design and govern microservices-based architectures.
• Define API-first solutions using REST, GraphQL, or event-driven patterns.
• Implement integration patterns using Kafka, Pub/Sub, MQ, Event Streams, and service meshes.
• Ensure loose coupling, domain-driven design, and bounded context principles.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Architect solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Design cloud-native applications leveraging containers and Kubernetes.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
• Ensure scalability, observability, resilience, and operational readiness.

Security & Compliance

• Embed security-by-design principles into all solutions.
• Implement IAM, OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, mTLS, encryption, and secrets management.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and threat modelling.
• Ensure compliance with organisational security, risk, and regulatory standards.

Data Architecture

• Design operational and analytical data architectures.
• Define data models, data governance, lineage, and retention strategies.
• Implement event-driven and real-time data processing architectures.
• Work with relational, NoSQL, and distributed data platforms.

Engineering Excellence

• Champion CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Guide engineering teams on architecture standards and best practices.
• Drive reduction of technical debt and improve platform reliability.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders.
• Present architecture decisions to governance forums and senior leadership.
• Mentor engineers and architects across teams.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

• 8-15 years of experience in solution/enterprise architecture roles, with a strong track record of delivering end-to-end architectures for large-scale business initiatives.
• Hands-on expertise in microservices, API-first design, and integration patterns (Kafka, Pub/Sub, MQ, Event Streams, service meshes).
• Strong experience architecting solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP, with proficiency in containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Solid understanding of security-by-design principles, including IAM, OAuth2, OIDC, SSO, mTLS, and secrets management.
• Experience designing operational and analytical data architectures across relational, NoSQL, and distributed data platforms.
• Strong grasp of CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience presenting to governance forums and senior leadership.

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