Solutions Architect

Location – Canary Wharf – twice a week on site

About the Role

A client is undergoing a major IT modernisation, focusing on replacing outdated technology and introducing new solutions within Treasury and Operations. The role involves collaborating with the IT Architecture Team to drive transformation across the Treasury, Risk and Finance delivery capability.

Responsibilities

• Work with the IT Architecture Team aligned to an IT Delivery Capability to deliver the transformation agenda and outcomes across multiple projects within the Treasury, Risk and Finance delivery capability. Participate in workshops, providing quality assurance and gathering requirements to shape project deliverables.
• Understand the As-Is Architecture components including processes, capabilities, applications, technologies and integration.
• Formulate and document project artefacts that help to articulate desired direction of travel.

Qualifications

Domain Expertise

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade Limits Management, Exposure Management, or Credit Risk solutions within a financial institution, IFI, MDB, or large commercial bank.
• Strong understanding of credit risk concepts, including obligor hierarchy, group exposure, PD/LGD/EAD, concentration risk, country/sector limits, counterparty limits, and exposure aggregation methodologies.
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end solution architectures covering application, data, integration, and security architecture domains.
• Hands‑on experience producing High‑Level Designs (HLDs), Detailed Designs (LLDs), data models, and interface specifications.

Data & Integration Expertise

• Deep experience with enterprise data models for credit, counterparty, and exposure reporting.
• Strong understanding of integration design patterns (REST APIs, message queues, event‑driven integration, ETL, batch processing).
• Experience working with master data domains (Party, Facility, Instrument, Product, Country, Sector, Ratings).
• Experience with industry‑standard credit or limits platforms (e.g., Moody’s RiskAuthority, Algorithmics, Wolters Kluwer, Temenos Infinity/Transact credit modules, Finastra credit systems, or custom solutions).
• Solid understanding of cloud‑based architectures, especially Azure or AWS, including API gateways, security services, hosting models, DevOps, and infrastructure‑as‑code.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

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