Solutions Architect Position

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Work Regime: Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Define options and provide recommendations for migration from legacy to new event-driven and service-focused architecture.
• Deliver a coherent end-to-end IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensure IT solution alignment with Enterprise engineering and architecture standards.
• Maintain end-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams.
• Collaborate with security to ensure compliance with security standards.
• Establish infrastructure requirements and collaborate with infrastructure teams.
• Develop technical and infrastructure design guidelines, patterns, and standards.
• Lead the implementation of prototypes and follow-on work.
• Present proposed solution architecture and plans to management, customers, and team members.
• Act as technical authority for the new solution under the new technical stack.

Requirements:

Technical Skills:

• Strong experience in implementing Event Hub technology (e.g., Kafka) and modern architecture (e.g., service-oriented architecture, microservices architecture).
• Experience in leading the implementation of platform-independent and database-independent applications.
• Experience working with Financial Market Infrastructure and/or regulated environments.
• Strong analytical and systems architecture/design skills.
• Database design skills in technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, etc.
• Proficiency in EDA technology - Kafka, commodity platform – OpenShift, containerization skills.
• Hands-on Object-Oriented Design and Java programming skills.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues and those you mentor, coach, and lead.
• Be a standout colleague and role model, willing to participate in peer reviews.
• Reliable, self-motivated, and able to work without close management and supervision.
• Possess inspiring communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to complete work within agreed timescales.
• Identify problems and provide suitable solutions.
• Be flexible and able to deal with a dynamic environment.
• Supervise, lead, inspire, and coach technical staff.
• Take ownership and accountability of project work.

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of Messaging Standards ISO 15022, ISO 20022, and JSON.
• Experience in Agile development.
• Familiarity with IBM MQ, Angular framework, HPE NonStop.
• Knowledge of Settlement systems (CREST).