Job Responsibilities:
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Be responsible for end-to-end solution architecture of the Wealth business and product delivery from design, architecture, solutions options and modelling, coding frameworks and ELT and through into ongoing operational ownership and change management.
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Create opportunities to collaborate and drive reuse of wealth and investment assets components and services, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Set Wealth and Investment asset related reference architectures, standards and design patterns and ensure delivery teams are working to these.
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Provide oversight and advice to other Lead Architects and/or technical SMEs who are undertaking the design of solutions leveraging existing platforms and related services and capabilities;
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Work with Data Architect(s), Principal Architects and other Lead Architects to make sure that organisation’s systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data and technology architecture.
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Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that describe a solution for resolution – evolving new components, capabilities and patterns as required.
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Provide Peer Reviews – participate in design and code walkthroughs and be consulted on general design, design patterns and technical issues as part of the wider Architecture practice.
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Maintain a leading-edge view of the overall delivery technology landscape looking for opportunities for improvement of the Wealth ecosystem.
Requirements:
- Significant FS systems and architecture Definition and Implementation using both on-prem and Cloud Native design.
- Demonstrable experience and expertise in multiple financial services technologies and services (SAP, IBM Iseries, banking systems and payment platforms, Policy admin systems)
- The ability to work with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into technical designs.
- Creates an optimal design through an iterative process, aligning the user need with the system requirements and organisational objectives.
- Capable of producing strategy for Wealth technology that meets business needs. Able to create, refine and challenge patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements.
- Understands technical governance and can participate in or deliver the assurance of a service.