A leading client within the financial services space is seeking a solid and reliable Application Solutions Architect to join and help implement some key solutions across a range of technology.
The role:
1. Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture principles, and technology platform choices.
2. Articulate the solution intent and operating environment, identify primary systems/subsystems and their interfaces, and define non-functional requirements.
3. Ensure solutions are fit for purpose by collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, while assessing the impact of strategic design decisions.
4. Work closely with both business and technology teams to shape the solution intent and architectural vision.
5. Rapidly develop high-level architecture, refining details as business requirements evolve; ensure designs are modular, flexible, and adaptable.
6. Apply best practices, templates, and documentation standards to produce architectural designs.
7. Partner with Product Managers/Owners to plan and prioritise technology-focused backlog items for the architecture runway.
8. Provide clarity to development teams on architectural aspects, offering solution options to overcome impediments.
9. Conduct design reviews to confirm all non-functional requirements are met (e.g., security, performance, scalability, us...