Senior Solutions Architect – Financial Services & Banking Industry – Senior Manager

Senior Solutions Architect – Financial Services & Banking Industry – Senior Manager

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Deloitte is an industry leader in our clients' digital transformations. We recognize that the backbone enabling our clients' highest business aspirations are enabled by modernised next-Gen technology and data platforms, accelerated by the cloud and Fintech ecosystem. From strategy, solution design, implementation, and ongoing managed services we offer a full scope of transformative Financial Services Solutions. We want talent who is ready to innovate and empower our clients to leap-frog in their technical capabilities. Building your career at Deloitte offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge and next-Gen platforms and solutions. We embrace the technology pioneering mindset and always enable our talent to keep their skills evolving at the speed at which the technology marketplace is evolving.

Job Description

We are looking for a seasoned Financial Services Solution Architects and Engineers to join our team. If you are a seasoned solutions architect, technology strategist, architect, and technology delivery leader, with a passion for innovation, a knack for building and growing successful businesses, and the ability to lead and grow high-performing teams, we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Solution Architect, you will be at the forefront of revolutionising our top Financial Services' clients through cutting-edge technology, cloud and data-driven modernisation. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the best of our Strategy, Engineering, AI & Data, and Delivery Management teams, to imagine, architect, shape and deliver large scale tech transformation initiatives, using your technical expertise with strong industry, communication, and leadership skills, to design effective solutions that meet business requirements.

Expertise required

• Deep financial services industry, solution architecture, design and solution engineering, across retail and/or commercial domains, that include platform, cloud, data and/or AI driven banking modernisation
• Leading complex enterprise and solutions architecture, design and implementation initiatives in financial services, leveraging leading edge platforms, architectural design patterns, platforms and/or Fintech, challenging conventional thinking and deliver on business objectives
• Visioning, shaping, structuring and delivery of large-scale tech and data transformation programs / projects, as part of integrated transformation initiatives
• Experience in defining and tailoring a fit for purpose implementation approach, leveraging the best of Agile and traditional delivery practices
• Business and technology acumen, experienced with industry and domain specific leading practices, innovation and modernisation in:
• Core Banking and/or platform modernisation, leveraging cloud / hybrid cloud architecture patterns
• Cloud strategy, modernisation and/or migration, with specific experience in FSI Cloud modernisation ecosystem and value cases
• Customer experience modernisation and/or transformation
• Enterprise integration and orchestration
• The financial markets and payments ecosystem
• Familiarity with and experience in solution engineering, DevOps and/or DataOps

Qualifications

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related technical / professional qualifications
• 7 - 10 years of experience in planning, architecting, and implementing complex financial services modernisation initiatives
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a client facing advisory, delivery and business development roles
• Must have previous experience as a Lead Solution Architect at an enterprise level
• Proven track record in technology, cloud and data driven modernisation, including architecture, design and implementation

Technical mastery

• Complex solutions architecture and solution engineering, and delivery experience, leveraging complex Cloud / Hybrid Cloud architectural patterns
• Deep systems integration and orchestration experience, for traditional batch and/or real-time event-driven architecture patterns.
• Proficiency in Cloud Networking, Authentication & Authorization
• Data architecture experience (Big Data, AI and GenAI, Analytics, ETL/ELT etc.)
• Experience in Serverless Architecture & Monolithic Application Decoupling
• Security architecture, Security by Design Principles
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments
• Understanding Cloud Native Services vs SaaS and Traditional and/or Third-Party services
• Proficiency in industry, domain and/or technology relevant training and certifications

Delivering large-scale tech and data driven transformation initiatives

• Design and implementation of innovative propositions leveraging leading edge platforms, architectural design patterns, platforms and/or Fintech
• Ability to lead clients through large-scale architectural transformation, systems design and implementation, converting innovative ideas into tangible solutions that fit their business objectives
• Servant leader, responsible for creating predictability in delivery execution in a complex environment and leading the team to delivery
• Tailoring complex solution architectures, defining the architecture transformation strategy, approach, roadmap, integrated flight plans and delivery backlogs
• Establishing and leading a diverse team of technical SMEs to deliver the client outcomes
• Plan, budget, forecast and control the financial aspects of solutions architecture and/or solutions engineering delivery
• Team leadership, coaching and mentoring, proactively identifying and anticipating issues determining appropriate mitigation activities
• Managing issues, facilitation of the resolution of delivery blockers and escalations
• Team performance management, delivery leadership, tracking, reporting, communication and continuous improvement

Executive presence, with deep industry expertise

• Able to lead and facilitate executive business and technical stakeholder engagement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to develop & grow technical teams
• Objective oriented with strong client delivery focus
• Sound problem solving ability

Additional Information

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