Senior Manager, Financial Services, Digital Architect, Deloitte Digital, Consulting, London

Job Description

Your opportunityPart Business. Part Creative. Part Technology. One hundred per cent digital. At Deloitte Digital, we connect creativity with technology for business. Bringing empathy, ideas, and experience into digital transformation. Together with all of Deloitte, we create connections across the breadth of our people, organisation, and ecosystems to make an impact that matters to our clients and to society. Were a new type of creative digital consultancy that fuses strategy, tech and design to identify where businesses need to be, then get them there. Fast. Want to help us shape the future Were looking for experienced practitioners from a consulting, design, tech or business background who can show our clients whats next, then work with our mixed-discipline team to make it happen. As part of our Consultancy practice, your career with Deloitte Digital can take multiple paths. Including: customer and channel strategy, customer experience design, designing new service capabilities and operations, mobile, online and contact centre technology solutions, and related technology and operational change programmes. We embrace the strengths of diverse talent within our team. You may have a brilliant mind, be a confident communicator or a nerd for all things digital, or you may have an impeccable business instinct, a collaborative outlook and a flair for big ideas We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us. Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application. Your roleThe Financial Services industry is at exciting crossroads to achieve their digital ambitions, where changing user expectations and enabling technology advancements are driving transformation at an unprecedented scale. As a leader in the digital business, we are at the forefront of shaping and delivering these transformations to help our clients to be digital. Were expanding fast, so Were looking for people who are, by which we mean natural initiative-takers who bring out the best in others, are brilliant listeners and can grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture. You will work with outstanding digital talent across disciplines to innovate and create great solutions for iconic brands. As an experienced architect, you will be responsible for designing and delivering modern digital solutions leveraging market-leading technologies for our clients. You will be experienced in creating an end-state architecture, defining a roadmap to achieve the end-state and working closely with the delivery teams to ensure the technology solution being delivered meets the proposed architecture. Understand the clients strategy and develop an end-state architecture that meets the desired needs Build end-to-end solution offering that includes application development & integration, cloud native development, mobile-first principles, quality-focused values and customer-centric experiences Work with key stakeholders to agree the end-state architecture and develop a roadmap to achieve the end-state Develop a view of various architecture domains covering applications, information, security and infrastructure working with other specialists Socialise the architecture artefacts and work closely with the design and delivery teams to help them understand the architecture and guide them through the delivery lifecycle Participate in various governance forums to get approval for the architecture artefacts and also present possible options to resolve any ongoing architecture challenges Manage risks and issues related to architecture by working closely with other team members to resolve them in-time without impacting delivery schedule Provide technical leadership to development teams through application development and regular design sessions and other quality assurance activities Actively participate and contribute to the Architecture Guild, building and growing as a team from shared experiences Manage diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution Your work, your choice At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you. Location: Through our studios spread across the globe, we help our clients imagine, deliver and run the future, through from customer research right through to implementation. And we love doing it. This role is based in our airy and bustling offices in Clerkenwell, London, with its legendary coffee machine and model train track, Youll also have a chance to work with clients throughout Europe and beyond. Work pattern: This is a permanent opportunity, to be worked on a full time basis. However, our team members work a variety of agile working patterns. Tell us what arrangement works for you and well try to accommodate. Your professional experience Overall, youre an ideas person and problem solver as well as a hands-on doer thats important. You know it takes a mix of people to do amazing work, so you love collaborating with and learning from people with different skills, backgrounds and perspectives. If you have an interesting or unusual mix of skills yourself, even better. Essential Architecture and Design experience of enterprise applications using current and upcoming languages (e.g. Java, Kotlin, Go, Rust), and open-source technology frameworks. Financial services background or experience in a similar role within the FS sector Understanding of DevOps processes facilitating Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery pipelines, using the latest technologies (Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes) Proven knowledge of integration and delivery with core systems (Policy Admin systems, Core Banking systems) High-level understanding of eCommerce and CRM platforms (Salesforce) Experience in delivering cloud-native applications e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP Hands-on experience in designing and delivering services using modern architecture patterns e.g. microservices, RESTful APIs, Experience in delivering end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, using agile delivery methods and multi-disciplinary teams Understanding of FS industry regulations like Open Banking/PSD2 (Banking), Origo Options (Insurance), MiFID II (Capital Markets) Experience of client facing roles where you have built relationships with