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Solutions Architect – Financial Institutions Platform Modernisation
Are you a hands-on technical leader with a passion for transforming complex legacy systems into modern, resilient platforms?
Synechron is seeking a Solutions Architect to drive a diverse portfolio of initiatives across a leading financial institution’s platform estate.
About the Role
As Solutions Architect, you will:
- Lead critical projects including risk remediation, resiliency improvements, and system modernisation.
- Partner closely with Product, Operations, and Engineering teams to drive pragmatic architecture decisions that balance quality and operational efficiency.
- Create scalable, secure, and compliant solutions that align business needs with technical excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver scalable, resilient solutions across legacy and modern platforms.
- Lead architecture for risk, regulatory, and resilience initiatives.
- Simplify intricate system landscapes while maintaining operational stability.
- Define target architectures and transition roadmaps with business-aware trade-offs.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership through design reviews, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and implementation support.
- Drive data-intensive system design, including ETL and processing pipelines.
- Ensure solutions adhere to enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards.
- Work collaboratively across teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Represent the domain in architecture forums and influence strategic decisions.
- Mentor engineers to improve architectural and engineering practices.
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Required Technologies & Skills
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS (EC2, Lambda, Glue, EKS, S3, SQS, SNS)
- DevOps (CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes)
- Orchestration & Monitoring (Airflow, Step Functions, Grafana – desirable)
Technical Proficiency
- Languages & Frameworks: Python, Java/C# (.NET), Angular
- Data Platforms: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, ETL, Data Lake
- Architectures: Event-driven systems, microservices, API-first
AI/ML & Automation
- Experience with intelligent automation is a plus.
Experience & Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Solutions Architect or Senior Technical Lead in complex enterprise environments.
- Deep expertise in AWS, distributed systems, and microservices.
- Strong SQL, Python, Java, C#/.NET, and Angular development skills.
- Ability to design highly resilient, scalable, and secure systems.
- Understanding of risk management and regulatory controls.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Pragmatic, problem-solving mindset with a curiosity for modern tech and AI.
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** Contract & Location**
- Multi-year long-term rolling contract
- Hybrid working (3 days in office)
- Strong market rates
Diversity & Inclusion Statement
Synechron is committed to fostering an inclusive culture under its DEI initiative, "Same Difference". We actively promote equality, diversity, and respect across all backgrounds, including but not limited to race, gender, disability, veteran status, and sexual orientation.
We provide flexible working arrangements, mentorship, internal mobility programs, and continuous learning opportunities. At Synechron, empowerment and collaboration define our work environment.
All employment decisions are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, with no regard to protected characteristics.
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