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Senior Solution Architect – Azure / Banking – Maidstone, Kent
About the Role
Our client, an established financial services organisation, is looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to help shape its technology landscape and strengthen its architecture function. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Solution Architect to influence technology roadmaps, provide technical leadership across complex change programmes and help develop architecture standards and ways of working. Working closely with senior stakeholders and technology partners, you will review supplier designs and ensure solutions integrate effectively into the wider technology landscape.
Responsibilities
- Influence technology roadmaps
- Provide technical leadership across complex change programmes
- Help develop architecture standards and ways of working
- Review supplier designs
- Ensure solutions integrate effectively into the wider technology landscape
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Requirements
- At least five years’ architecture experience
- Strong Azure knowledge
- Background in banking with a clear understanding of its regulatory requirements
- Confidence assessing complex technology landscapes and understanding how applications, infrastructure, cloud resources, data and integrations work together
- Experience helping build or mature an architecture team
- Any experience with Temenos Transact or Temenos Infinity
- Knowledge of architecture governance, API-led integration, microservices and security
- TOGAF or a relevant architecture qualification


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Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Generous holiday allowance
- Pension
- Professional development opportunities
Location
Maidstone, Kent / Hybrid Working - two days per week in the office.
Salary
Up to £80,000 + Pension + Benefits
Application
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to attend the office two days per week.
To apply for this position please send your CV to Lina Savjani at Noir.
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