Solution Architect
Location: Remote (occasional travel to Glasgow, minimal)
Contract: 6-month (Inside IR35)
Rate: Up to £625 per day, DOE
Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Start Date: 6th January 2025

This role is with our client, a retail banking giant, committed to driving innovation, compliance, and operational resilience within the financial sector. You’ll join a supportive and collaborative team, focusing on building cutting-edge, scalable solutions within the banking domain.

Our client is looking for a skilled Solution Architect with expertise in financial services and a strong background in Azure cloud and data mining, preferably within a high-street bank environment. The ideal candidate will independently design, evaluate, and lead the implementation of strategic solutions aligned with the client's architectural framework, with minimal direct oversight.
 
Responsibilities:

• Architectural Design: Lead solution design, collaborating with Enterprise Architects to align with the client’s Payments, Fraud, and Financial Crime estate.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with both Business and Technology teams, as well as third-party vendors, to ensure well-evaluated design options and robust recommendations.
• Design Governance: Oversee project delivery against agreed designs, assess impact of change requests, and maintain governance standards.
• Workshops and Forums: Facilitate workshops with developers, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Technical Leadership: Provide solution design estimates for business cases, review peer designs, and participate in internal improvement initiatives.

 
Essential Skills and Experience:

• Extensive solution architecture/design experience in high-street banking or finance environments.
• Technical Expertise: Proficient with Azure cloud and Calypso banking software.
• Data Mining and Cloud: Strong background in data and cloud architectures (AWS and Azure preferred).
• Ability to work independently with a self-managed approach to responsibilities.

• IT architecture with a data-oriented background.
• Familiarity with Payments, Fraud, and Financial Crime; and treasury or core banking systems