Solutions Architect

Responsibilities : Design Ownership

• Producing and owning the end-to-end design of the solution spanning multiple software components (evidencing at all points how the design answers the requirements – clear traceability)
• Working with engineering teams to ensure detailed component-level design responds to the end-to-end design
• Working with the Senior Architects to ensure that data and functional architectures adhere to the high-level architecture principles and support target state vision for the enterprise
• Working with the IT Infrastructure implementation team to make sure that planned infrastructure adequately supports the software components of the solution

Requirements

• Working closely with Business stakeholders, Product Managers / Owners and Business Analysts to help translate desired business outcomes into robust system requirements, both functional and non-functional

Development & Testing :

• Facilitate and participate in detailed design reviews and ensure that all components of the solution are aligned to the target state vision
• Working with the testing team to support the definition and implementation of the testing strategy for the initiative

Software Delivery

• Working with component developers to elicit, validate and refine estimates for developing the software components
• Planning and coordination of deployment activities across multiple technology platforms
• Overall accountability for delivering technology change is shared with IT project managers

Qualifications :

• 7-10 years’ experience in Finance - Investment Management sector.
• Substantial experience in software / application development with progressively increasing responsibilities and long-term engagements with employers
• Experience working on investment management front office systems including portfolio management systems, OMS & trading platforms
• Understanding of IBOR & ABOR fundamentals
• Experience of the Charles River (CRIMS) product and interfaces
• Track record of designing and delivering solution architecture for data-intensive initiatives spanning multiple technologies, delivered over the course of 2-3 years, and budgeted above $5m
• Experience of large transformational projects with multi-year system migration planning
• Experience implementing and integrating 3rd party packages as part of technology solutions
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies; working knowledge of the SAFe framework would be a plus
• Practical understanding and experience of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD)

Specialist knowledge / skills :

• Excellent understanding and practical experience of defining, designing and implementing Microservices in an enterprise environment
• Excellent understanding and practical experience of cloud technologies, including PaaS, container platforms (Docker and Kubernetes), Serverless, etc. Experience with Red Hat Openshift and AWS of significant benefit
• Knowledge of enterprise messaging technologies with experience of Kafka
• Knowledge of UX / UI design and technologies
• In addition, it would be a plus to have exposure to :

Big Data technology stacks, such as native AWS and / or Cloudera CDH / CDP

• Data management and data quality tools

Competence / Characteristics :

• Visual thinker able to communicate effectively with diagrams
• Good facilitation skills, ability to broker an agreement on a contentious issue
• Proactive, ‘can learn’ / ‘can do’ attitude
• Team & business focused

Experience level : Mid-senior

Experience required : 10 Years

Job function : Information Technology

Total position : 1

Relocation assistance : No

Visa : Only US citizens and Greencard holders

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