Senior Solution Architect (OMS & Cloud Data Platform) London | Hybrid
Up to £135 + B&B
Mandate:
Architect and deliver the cloud-native integration layer linking front-office OMS (Bloomberg AIM / CRIMS / Aladdin) to Finbourne LUSID position store, Snowflake analytics, and downstream middle- & back-office services.
Key Outcomes
~ Deploy gRPC / REST APIs, Ratis consensus and Kafka streams to industrialise real-time trade, positions and reference-data flow.
~ Stand-up AWS landing zone (S3, EKS, MQ) and migrate legacy Hadoop lake into a governed Snowflake estate.
~ Chair Architecture Review Board; own vendor scoring, solution blueprints and design authority deliverables.
~ Embed SOC-2 / ISO 27001 controls, automate MiFID II & BCBS 239 data-lineage.
~ Coach globally distributed squads (
~30 FTE) through agile release trains.
Essential Experience
~10 + yrs solution architecture across buy-side OMS integrations (Bloomberg AIM, Charles River, Aladdin).
~ Hands-on AWS (certified) plus Snowflake, Hadoop/Cloudera, Python/SQL.
~ Proven design of event-driven, micro-service, API-first platforms at enterprise scale.
~ Governance leadership: ARB/TDA chair, C-suite stakeholder management.
~ Delivered regulated production cut-overs (SOC, FCA/PRA, MiFID II).
Desirable
Finbourne LUSID implementation or strong willingness to ramp quickly.
Exposure to multi-asset & alternatives (futures, swaps, private credit).
Data-mesh, policy-as-code and zero-trust security patterns.
Soft Skills
Concise communicator; translates deep tech into business value.
Inclusive leader; mentors diverse, globally dispersed teams.
Vendor-neutral, outcome-obsessed mindset.