Solutions Architect
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
£ 770 / day
Freelance
18-02-2025
Job Specifications
Solution Architect
6-Month contract – Inside IR35 – up to £770 a day
London based – Hybrid Working – 2/3 days office based
Banking Sector
Role information
You will be working for the Lead Solution Architect in a Solution Architect role across multiple different components, mostly based around Java tooling (both OLTP and Batch) but also including Python aspects. The components run on the banks on-premises infrastructure and on the banks GCP installation.
The role will cover the following aspects:
Carrying out Architecture and design work to propose/refine technical implementation options
Working closely with Business Analysts to understand functional and non-functional requirements to feed into your Architecture/Design work
Define and maintain interface definitions across our internal components and for our external interfaces
Working closely with SRE team to understand their needs and define solution improvements to accommodate these
Working closely with our QA team to help decision making on what testing to carry out and how to integrate to solutions
Taking responsibility for the completeness of Architecture records and documentation
Running the Architecture forum for the client’s domain
Working across multiple squads to assist Tech Leads and Senior Engineers with design and compliance activities
The role can range across 0% to 40% hands-on coding – depending on the preference of the candidate. Previous experience as a Software Engineer is essential.
Your skills and experience
Must Have
7+ years as a Software Engineer, including extended experience with Java
15+ years of combined experience as a Software Engineer then Solution Architect
Deep professional experience of at least one storage technology, preferably Oracle or Google Big Query
1+ year of professional experience working with Google Cloud Platform
Professional experience of at least one "CI/CD" tool such as Team City, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
Experience of working with Agile build and deployment practices
Knowledge and track record of creating and delivering technical designs that consider the full range of non-functional requirement categories (e.g. reliability, scalability, observability, testability)
Deep understanding of relevant Architecture styles and their trade-offs - e.g. Microservices, Monolith, Batch
Experience of working in one of more large data integration projects/products
Experience of working with a globally distributed team requiring remote interaction across locations, time zones and diverse cultures
Data modelling experience
Understanding of data security principles and implementation considerations
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Ideal to Have
Knowledge of DB environment (e.g. DB GCP, Fabric, DWEB, eIDp, AutoBahn)
Previous experience of working in a role requiring significant Data Architecture contribution
Experience and knowledge of Data Engineering topics such as partitioning, optimisation based on different goals (e.g. retrieval performance vs insert performance)
Experience working with confidential data and strategies to avoid direct use of raw data
Experience related to any of payment scanning, fraud checking, integrity monitoring, payment lifecycle management
Experience working with TMDC GCP tech stack – Cloud Composer, Dataproc, BigQuery, Looker
Experience working with Apache Spark
Experience working with Kotlin
Experience working with Drools or similar product (e.g. Red Hat rules, IBM ODM, Open Rules)
Experience of different JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React, Angular)
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