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Solutions Architect

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 21 days

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

£70,000 - £84,000 per annum

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

A leading financial services business is seeking a Solution Architect to join their expanding Architecture Center of Excellence (CoE) due to internal promotion.
The role requires expertise in solutions architecture with a focus on application systems and microservices, along with proficiency in AWS services and experience in DevOps environments.
Candidates should have industry knowledge in financial services, particularly in Banking, Challenger Banks, and Payments, with an understanding of PCI DSS being advantageous.
The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, and benefits including a pension up to 9%, 32 days of annual leave, and AWS accreditation sponsorship.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a relevant field is required for applicants.

Following investment by one of the Big Four Banks, this business has flourished, consistently winning awards for its initiatives in promoting financial wellbeing.Due to an internal promotion, they are expanding our Architecture Center of Excellence (CoE), responsible for defining and delivering solution and software architecture to support the global scaling of our microservices platform.Role Overview:As a Solution Architect, you will be instrumental in identifying and enforcing established best practices and patterns, as well as defining standards and guidelines for delivery teams. You'll also assess and recommend emerging practices and technologies. You will join a dynamic and supportive environment with many exciting innovative projects in the challenger bank and payment space.What You'll Bring to the Role:

Expertise in solutions architecture with a focus on application systems and microservices.
Previous experience with a modern Java stack.
Industry knowledge in financial services – Banking, Challenger Banks, Payments.
Understanding of PCI DSS is advantageous.
Proficiency with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch).
Experience in DevOps environments and familiarity with CI/CD processes.
Configuration management and deployment automation experience (Chef, Puppet, Ansible).

What's Next?

CV submission and shortlisting this week.
1st stage: 30-minute Teams informal conversation.
2nd stage: 1-hour formal interview with a whiteboard exercise.

What's in It for You?If spearheading the technical roadmap for a business everyone is talking about isn't enough, here are some additional benefits:

Pension up to 9%.
Excellent annual leave: 32 days and increasing.
Annual bonus scheme.
Travel insurance.
Airport lounge access.
Gym membership.
AWS accreditation sponsorship.

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