About the Job
Join Capgemini's Financial Services Business Unit within the Cloud & Custom Applications (C&CA) practice as an AWS Solution Architect. Guided by our vision‑Consult with Purpose. Continuously Evolve. Architect Tomorrow. You will deliver secure, scalable solutions that enable lending and core banking transformation. Acting as a trusted, AI‑aware advisor, you will connect business and technology to build resilient, future‑ready platforms, drive measurable outcomes, and empower teams to continuously grow and innovate across complex financial environments.
Hybrid Working
The places you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
Your Role
- Design and deliver end-to-end cloud architectures that meet business, regulatory, and operational outcomes within lending and core banking
- Lead transformation initiatives that modernise platforms and improve scalability, resilience, and customer experience
- Establish and embed best practices for security, governance, and cost efficiency across financial workloads
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and high-quality delivery outcomes
- Ensure solutions meet regulatory and compliance requirements, reinforcing trust and safeguarding critical systems
- Act as a trusted advisor, translating complex business needs into clear, future‑ready architecture decisions
- Conduct architecture reviews and risk assessments to optimise performance in high-volume transactional environments
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
- Engage stakeholders to align architecture with strategic goals and deliver measurable business value
- Contribute to building AI‑aware, future-ready capabilities within teams and client environments
Your Skills
- Strong hands‑on experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, API Gateway, and CloudFormation
- Proven experience designing enterprise‑scale solution architectures within financial services environments
- Strong understanding of lending and core banking domains, including credit risk, loan processing, and payments
- Deep knowledge of cloud architecture principles, including security, scalability, resilience, and governance
- Experience with DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, Terraform/CloudFormation, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI‑DSS)
- Experience leading large‑scale transformation and cloud migration programmes
- Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to mentor and guide teams while driving best practices
- Awareness of AI‑enabled capabilities and their value in shaping future‑ready solutions
Good‑to‑Have Skills
- AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional)
- Experience with microservices and event‑driven architectures
- Exposure to lending, mortgages, retail banking, or credit platforms
- Knowledge of data platforms, risk analytics, and AI/ML use cases (e.g., credit scoring, fraud detection)
Disability Confident Employer
Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who declare they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process.
