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Specialist IT & Business Architecture Recruitment Consultant
Role: Senior Solutions Architect – Financial Services
Are you a highly skilled Senior Solutions Architect with extensive Financial Services experience?
Do you thrive in an environment where you can drive architectural best practices, influence strategic decisions, and take ownership of enterprise-wide solutions?
We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to act as the right-hand person to the Head of Architecture, playing a key role in shaping and delivering the architectural strategy across the organisation.
This is an opportunity for a highly experienced architect who can hit the ground running, take ownership, and lead complex solutions within a regulated financial environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Serve as a trusted deputy to the Head of Architecture, providing leadership and strategic direction.
* Design and oversee enterprise-wide solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology strategy.
* Establish and drive architecture best practices across the organisation.
* Lead and mentor other architects and technical teams, fostering a culture of excellence.
* Engage with senior stakeholders across the business, including C-Level executives and non-technical teams, to translate business objectives into robust architectural solutions.
* Own and drive architecture governance, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and security requirements.
* Play a critical role in cloud architecture (AWS/Azure), digital transformation, and large-scale data migrations.
* Identify risks and dependencies in solution design, ensuring scalability, resilience, and security are at the core of all architectural decisions.
Key Skills & Experience:
* Extensive experience as a Senior Solutions Architect, ideally within the Financial Services sector.
* Strong background in cloud architectures (AWS & Azure) and modern enterprise solutions.
* Proven ability to define, implement, and drive architecture best practices across an organisation.
* Exceptional stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
* Strong leadership qualities, with the ability to take ownership and drive initiatives forward.
* Experience with data migration, dependency mapping, and risk mitigation in large-scale transformations.
* Knowledge of security, compliance, and regulatory frameworks within Financial Services.
Why Join?
* Strategic Influence – Be a key decision-maker, shaping the future architecture of the organisation.
* Leadership Opportunity – Act as the second-in-command to the Head of Architecture, with significant responsibility.
* Exciting Projects – Work on enterprise-scale transformations and cutting-edge cloud solutions.
* Financial Services Focus – Operate in a regulated, high-impact environment where architecture is critical to success.
* Collaborative Culture – Join a team where expertise is valued, and innovation is encouraged.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology, Strategy/Planning, and Consulting
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