Chief Architect (Financial Services) in London

Location: London (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Technology & Engineering | Type: Permanent

Lead transformative architecture to redefine the future of financial services.

About Capco

Capco is a global leader in technology and business consulting, dedicated to driving digital innovation and transformation in financial services. We’ve partnered with over 200 clients worldwide - from pioneering fintechs to established global institutions - helping them adapt, compete, and scale in a rapidly evolving industry. With more than 30 offices globally, we combine deep expertise in banking, payments, capital markets, insurance, wealth and asset management, and energy with an agile, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture.

Role Overview

You will play a pivotal role in the success of some of our clients’ most complex and high-profile transformation programmes through your industry insight and expertise in enterprise and solution architecture. You will move seamlessly between hands‑on solution design, working closely with engineers, and articulating compelling enterprise visions to senior stakeholders, influencing key decisions and business outcomes.

You will oversee all aspects of architecture across business, data, application, and technology domains while leading high‑performing teams in fast‑paced projects and fostering junior talent. You will also strengthen our Technology and Engineering Practice through community leadership, and drive commercial value for Capco through delivery excellence and by leading business development initiatives.

Required Experience

To succeed in this role, you should have proven experience in:

• Shaping enterprise technology strategy, roadmaps, and governance through leading enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Designing complex, scalable, and resilient solution architectures in both legacy environments and at least one cloud provider (i.e. AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
• Domain expertise in financial services or other regulated sectors with strong compliance, risk, and security considerations.
• Applying modern, distributed architecture patterns (e.g. microservices, event‑driven, containerised, serverless, and zero‑trust architectures).
• Building trusted relationships with senior leadership and influencing key decisions.
• Managing cross‑functional technical teams, promoting delivery excellence and continuous learning.
• Working in agile delivery models with modern delivery practices (e.g., SAFe and DevOps).
• Implementing recognised architecture frameworks and methodologies (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, Domain‑Driven Design, or NIST).

While not mandatory, experience in the following areas is beneficial:

• Senior or managerial‑level consulting experience.
• Leading pre‑sales, proposals, or bid activities, including commercial ownership.
• Designing greenfield architectures and new ventures in cloud‐first enterprises.
• Establishing or maturing enterprise architecture functions within agile delivery contexts.
• Awareness of emerging technologies, including generative or agentic AI.
• Certifications in relevant technologies, disciplines, or frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, or AWS).

Why Join Capco?

At Capco, you’ll be part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and inclusive culture working with Tier 1 financial services enterprises on impactful and enriching projects. We offer a competitive, people‑first benefits package to support your growth as both a technologist and a consultant.

Our benefits include:

• Core benefits: discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health and dental insurance, life insurance, and critical illness cover.
• Mental health: access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in‑house first aiders.
• Family‑friendly: maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement.
• Family care: 8 complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care.
• Holiday flexibility: 5 weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell days.
• Continuous learning: minimum 40 hours of annual training, including workshops, certifications, e‑learning, and ongoing business coaching.
• Extra perks: Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, and Cycle to Work scheme.

Inclusion at Capco

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward. If you need adjustments at any stage, please let us know. We value each person’s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration—a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.

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