At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and implement innovative IT solutions that bridge business needs and technical execution.
- Company: Join a global leader in Asset Management with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, health and wellness programs, and two paid volunteer days per year.
- Other info: Dynamic, Agile environment with opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing Commercial Finance operations with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in solution architecture and strong leadership skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
As a Solution Architect within the global Asset Management and Pay per Use team, you will be responsible for designing and guiding the implementation of end-to-end IT solutions across this domain. You will bridge the gap between business needs and technical execution, ensuring solutions are both functionally sound and technically robust. As a Solution Architect, you guide development teams in realizing innovative solutions that enhance our Commercial Finance operations by providing architectural guidance.
Responsibilities
- Solution Design: Collect business requirements and translate these into process, application, information, and technology architecture, documenting them into solution architectures and designs. Ensure the right stakeholders are involved and that the architecture aligns with the Enterprise Architecture Framework.
- Team Functional Leadership: Motivate, inspire, and facilitate development teams, ensuring solutions are built in accordance with the solution architectures and designs.
- Architecture Roadmap: Work closely with other Solution Architects and the Lead Architect to co-create architecture roadmaps and a target state architecture in line with the business strategy. Monitor the execution of the roadmaps by maintaining and coordinating the architecture backlog.
- Enterprise Collaboration: Actively contribute improvements to Enterprise Architecture by closely cooperating with the Enterprise Architecture Community.
- Model Maintenance: Ensure the baseline architecture in the enterprise repository meets the DLL ArchiMate modelling standards and is always up-to-date.
- Trends Monitoring: Keep track of emerging technology trends and proactively propose ideas on how to leverage them to improve Commercial Finance’s IT landscape.
- Day to Day Solution Architecture and Design: Work with the product owner and scrum team to deliver features that have clear solution architecture design and business value.
- Thought Leadership: Serve as a thought leader on solution architecture, staying aware of the latest technology and best market practices, and supporting and coaching fellow architects.
- Agile Delivery: Work comfortably in an Agile delivery model, ensuring fast delivery of the investment portfolio while achieving strategic objectives.
- Quality Assurance: Be accountable for the quality of solutions by providing professional guidance and performing quality assurance activities.
- Communication: Communicate effectively with management, conveying complex processes and IT subjects in senior management terminology.
- Coaching: Coach fellow architects and developers, stimulating their professional development and driving the adoption of architecture within the team.
- Continuous Learning: Maintain an outside-in view focused on the customer, ensuring Commercial Finance’s solution architecture anticipates market developments and customer needs. Stay current with industry trends, finance technologies, and architecture best practices.
All members enjoy two working days per year volunteering for a local charity. Health and wellness program including healthy food, free health checks, fun health.
Solution Architect employer: DLL
As a Solution Architect in our global Asset Management and Pay per Use team, you will thrive in a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration. We offer robust employee growth opportunities, including continuous learning and coaching, alongside a commitment to health and wellness with initiatives like free health checks and volunteering days. Join us to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values your contributions and fosters professional development.
