Solution Architect
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Location
West Midlands, Solihull
Hybrid
Salary
Competitive
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Our Client
Global Financial Solutions Provider
SPECIALTY
Personal Loans, Revolving Credit, Loan Consolidation Solutions, Payment Facilities/Short Term Credit, Real Estate Credit, Short Term Credit, In-Store Credit, Retail Credit Card, Car Leasing Services
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
Company Size
20000+ Employees
Aubay's Take
Our client is a leading finance provider in the UK and Europe and is part of one of the world’s largest financial entities. In this fast paced digital first world, our client provides responsible consumer finance solutions in a B2B and B2C capacity and offer a variety of creative strategies and adaptable lending choices that convert aspirations into reality. Their vision is to be a driver of positive change and to provide helpful and affordable finance options that customers can trust and use every day. Over the last 50 years, our client has built a portfolio of over 27 million clients and employs more than 20,000 employees globally – with a team of around 700 here in the UK. With their firm focus on creating a leading working environment with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and CSR, our client has been recognized as one of the top employers in the UK for three consecutive years.
Benefits from Aubay
At Aubay UK, people are at the heart of our business. We offer a competitive remunerations package which includes a range of benefits. You will receive continuous support from our dedicated team of Talent Acquisition Specialists who will support your career development and success during your assignment with our client.
25 Days Annual Leave
Work From Home Opportunities
Pension Scheme
Opportunities to Work Directly with our Client
Training Opportunities
Discount Holidays at I'Aero Chalet
Role Summary
Aubay UK is seeking a Technical Architect to design and propose architecture solutions that are scalable, reliable, observable, and maintainable within a dynamic Financial Services environment. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across system design and architecture, collaborating closely with senior leadership and engineering teams to ensure solutions align with business objectives and long-term technology strategy. The role requires a hands-on architect with experience in both designing architecture and supporting its implementation. Candidates must have demonstrable experience in creating and designing solutions, not just reviewing or validating them. Please note: This is a hybrid role requiring on-site working three days per week at the client’s offices in the West Midlands.
Required skills and experience
- Overall 5+ years’ experience within IT with at least 2 years in a similar architecture or solution design role
- Demonstrable experience creating and designing architecture solutions, not only validating them
- Strong experience working with TOGAF and applying architecture principles
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate effectively and influence at executive level
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong technical documentation ability
- Ability to operate across multiple engagements concurrently and assume architectural responsibility
- Requirements elicitation and effective presentation skills
- Experience working within architecture governance on complex architecture landscapes
- Experience designing complex solutions across on-premise and cloud environments
- Experience with commercial off-the-shelf and bespoke solutions
Desired skills and experience
- TOGAF Practitioner and ITIL certifications
- Experience in financial services or payments domain
- Software engineering background
- Experience architecting Microsoft .NET applications
- Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices, including automation, testing, and development pipelines
- Proficiency with architecture and modelling tools such as Orbus iServer, MS Visio, UML, ArchiMate, sequence diagrams, and topology modelling
- Experience in: Technical design, Application design, Security design, SOA/Microservices, Data centre virtualisation
- Broad knowledge across IT disciplines and understanding of the project lifecycle
- Subject matter expertise in one or more domains: Business, Functional, Application, Data, or Technical
Role responsibilities
- Propose architecture solutions aligned with enterprise architecture strategy.
- Design scalable, reliable, observable and maintainable systems.
- Define architecture principles and roadmaps to support future architecture targets.
- Develop architecture models that support organisational strategy.
- Provide technical leadership across the design, development and deployment of systems or features.
- Establish and promote standards for technical excellence.
- Promote high-quality, maintainable code and best practices across testing, documentation and deployment.
- Identify performance bottlenecks and implement improvements to enhance system efficiency.
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Identify opportunities to apply new tools, technologies and processes to improve productivity and outcomes.
- Work closely with product, design and engineering teams to deliver effective technical solutions.
- Communicate architectural decisions and technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Promote an architecture-led approach across the organisation.