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Lead Data & Solution Architect – Banking
Location: London
Type: Hybrid
Contract: Consulting
Rate: GBP1K - 1K per day
Posted: 4 hours ago
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Data & Solution Architect to lead architecture work within a financial services transformation programme spanning Corporate & Institutional Banking and capital markets.
The programme will review client journeys, address fragmented data across multiple systems and define the future-state architecture needed to support a consistent, trusted view of information.
This role combines data strategy and architecture with broader solution design, integration expertise and team leadership. You will need the credibility to engage senior banking stakeholders, challenge constructively and translate complex business requirements into a clear, practical delivery approach.
What You Will Do
- Review existing client journeys, business processes, data flows and supporting systems to identify gaps, dependencies and integration challenges.
- Shape the data strategy and future-state architecture, establishing how information should be sourced, managed and shared across the business.
- Define authoritative data sources and an approach to creating a single source of truth across interconnected platforms.
- Develop integration patterns, solution blueprints and an architecture roadmap to guide implementation.
- Connect data architecture decisions with the wider application, integration and enterprise architecture.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team through discovery and architecture definition, providing clear direction and maintaining alignment across workstreams.
- Facilitate discussions with senior business and technology stakeholders, explaining options, trade-offs and recommendations in accessible terms.
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What You Will Bring
- Extensive experience in senior or lead architecture roles within investment banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking or capital markets.
- Strong expertise across data strategy, data architecture and solution architecture, supported by practical experience integrating complex banking systems.
- An understanding of institutional banking workflows and platforms, including trade services, capital markets, Pega and Murex.
- Experience translating business and client-journey requirements into future-state architectures and actionable solution designs.
- A track record of leading architecture teams and influencing decisions across business and technology functions.
- Senior stakeholder presence, sound judgement and the ability to build confidence in an architectural direction.
- A pragmatic approach to transformation, balancing long-term architecture with achievable delivery steps.
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Timing
We are reviewing profiles now for anticipated October availability. The engagement is currently being shaped, with the start date subject to programme confirmation.
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