Solution Architect- FS & Compliance

Job Description

My Client, one of the UKs largest cyber security firms operating globally, is a world leader providing services to key clients such as governmental bodies and large scale global businesses within Financial & Telecommunications sectors now require a SolutionArchitect to join a high performing team working on multiple security projects enabling their customers digital transformations and strengthened cyber security. The Solution Architect role is a fantastic opportunity for personal growth and a fantastic opportunityto work with some of the best minds in the IT industry.Your role as a Solution ArchitectYou will focus on the design, development and support of solutions for a number of our key, high profile customers in the financial service sector. This role will own and perform the analysis & design of the solution, and provide overall support to the engineeringactivities related to the delivery of the solution. Although the role will principally be focused on delivery, it will also play a key part in aiding the development of solutions in strategic business winning activities.As a Solution Architect you will be required to

• Develop the solution architecture and design ensuring consistency with specified functional and non-functional requirements
• Ensure the architecture and design is agreed with both internal stakeholders and external customers
• Define the solutions engineering approach
• Be fully responsible for all design aspects of the project and approve the design changes throughout the project life-cycle
• Oversee and assure the implementation of the design in collaboration with System and Software Designers
• Own and manage technical and solution risks, continuously working to reduce and mitigate risks swiftly and practically
• Lead estimation efforts to rapidly develop an understanding of potential solution costs and delivery timescales including appropriate Service regimes for solutions in production operation
• Ensure that all the appropriate standards are adhered to
• Be the expert resource to support interventions on projects where solution quality or progress has become an issue
• Work with Business Development team to build technical patterns for common problems
• Add technical value and solution guidance to business winning activities
• Work with quality and test management functions to ensure that proposed test strategies and approaches are fit-for-purpose
• Work with Delivery Assurance functions to agree how the quality and progress of a given solution delivery should be tracked, and act an expert resource to support interventions on projects where solution quality or progress has become an issue

As a Solution Architect you will have:

• A broad range of technical skills and knowledge across a variety of applications and systems
• A com bined 10+ years in software application domain and 5+ years architecture / design experience
• Experience working in Agile projects
• Experience in Data Transformation and Transfer applications and processes
• Knowledge of security domains
• Experience working with Financial Services systems
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachmann)
• Experience in Java, Oracle, MQ, Linux/Unix
• Knowledge of Cloud based projects, preferably AWS
• Systems Engineering experience
• Knowledge of UML
• Familiarity with requirements analysis, elaboration and management activities

As a Solution Architect you will receive:

• £75000-£90000 base salary
• Performance based bonus 10%
• Car allowance 6K
• A comprehensive benefits package

If you think this could be the next step in your career as a Solution Architect reach out to Mark at Anson McCade as we would love to hear from you!MCA/AMC/SAR/18.10.22

Keyskills :
javaagiledevelopmentarchitecturecloudimplementationfunctionalnon-functionaldata transformation