Job Title: Technical Architect – Investment Management
Location: London/ Sheffield Hybrid 2 days in office
Contract Type: 6 months contract
Department: Investments Technology
About the Role
We need an experienced Technical Architect with strong Investment Management expertise to strategically guide our Investments business's future application and technology landscape. This advisory role shapes key architectural decisions, driving the organization toward a target state aligned with banking strategy and industry best practices. Influence the long-term technology direction of the Investments function amidst a growing portfolio of change initiatives.
Initial Focus Areas:
* PMS Assessment: Support PMS selection, assessing vendors, architecture, and integration; provide technical guidance.
* eFront Technical Review: Assess architecture, scalability, performance, integration, and target state alignment. Recommend optimisation and risk mitigation.
* Enterprise Platform Review: Assess core platforms (Dynamics 365, Power BI, Affinity) for integration, data flow, and architecture.
* Data & Information Architecture: Review data governance, consistency, and domain alignment; recommend strengthening Investments' data foundations.
* Target Architecture Definition: Define Investments' target application architecture and technology strategy, including a transition roadmap.
Required Experience
* Proven Technical Architect experience in Investment or Asset Management.
* Strong knowledge of Portfolio Management Systems, front-to-back investment platforms, data architecture, and enterprise integration.
* Experience with third-party vendor implementation review and governance.
* Strong stakeholder engagement and strategic advisory skills.
* Experience defining target-state architectures and transition roadmaps.
* Banking/financial services, private markets/alternative investment systems, enterprise data governance, and cross-functional (business/technology) experience in complex organizations is desirable.
What We’re Looking For
* Strategic thinker with strong architectural discipline
* Pragmatic decision-maker able to balance long-term vision with current constraints
* Confident communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders
* Independent, objective, and commercially aware
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to shape the future technology landscape of a growing Investments function, working at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and business transformation.
If you are an experienced Investment Management Technical Architect looking to influence meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.
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