Solution Architect

Level 4
Job Description:

Position Description:
We are looking for a Solution Architect who will be able to work on specific Transformational and Strategic technology deliverables on behalf of the Architecture & Governance function within Institutional Securities. This role requires the ability to quickly assimilate information and go deep into topics of interest to our technology community. You will be co-authoring Architecture Decision Records, Solution Architecture Descriptions, Guidelines, and other Strategy artefacts for the division.

Responsibilities:

1. Understanding and applying the Technology Principles defined by Enterprise Architecture and using agreed frameworks that help produce robust Solutions.
2. Deep diving into topics of Data Architecture: how data is managed, copied, stored, transformed, and used.
3. Responsible for researching technical topics of interest, drafting technical papers and coordinating technical discussions that will result in deliverables published internally.
4. Working with central centers of excellence (Cloud, Data, Security etc) to develop best practice and blueprints outside the division.
5. Working with developers and/or using development tools to prototype solutions, analyze data or compare options.

Required Skills:

1. Excellent communication skills: the majority of the output will be technical writing.
2. Deep expertise or understanding of Data Architecture and/or the associated concepts and tools: databases, data catalogs, data movement frameworks, security etc.
3. 10+ years of experience architecting reporting or client facing solutions, ideally within Financial Services or similar industry.
4. Experience of working with an Enterprise Architecture team that defines policies, patterns and standards.
5. Understanding of Architecture methodology (either from a consulting organization or from within a team that follows a structured Architecture process).

Nice to have:

1. Experience working with public cloud compute.
2. Experience working with Kafka and/or Event Bus type architectures.
3. Experience working with Snowflake or other Cloud based Data Platforms.
4. Experience with data catalogs or modelling tools.
5. Data analysis skills such as SQL and basic coding.