Solutions Architect

🚀 We’re Hiring: Solution Architect

Job Location: Sheffield (Hybrid - 3 days in the office)

About Synechron:

Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies.

The Solution Architect leads end to end solution design across all WPB change whether in the regions or Global Value Streams. They are responsible for delivering in line with global patterns and strategies where appropriate and to align business requirements to technology solutions. They will provide consistent end to end solution designs which will deliver expected Business Outcomes, satisfy all relevant regulatory requirements and mitigate identified operational risks.

They are accountable for:

End to End Solution Design

* Defining the detailed end to end solution design for products and features in a way that supports the execution of the WPB technology strategy

* and roadmap, articulating and addressing associated architectural risks, issues and technical debt

* Translating the requirements created by business analysts into the architecture for that solution, ensuring the products and services meet the customer needs and expected Business Outcomes

* Engage with relevant Stakeholders, Platform and Enterprise Architects who inform solution design

* Ensuring the design of the solutions are cost effective and maintained through the agile development lifecycle, managing the flow of the backlogof design activities

* Ensuring the NFRs are consistently defined and architected into the design

Risk Management

* Effectively manage & escalate risks/issues, to ensure there are no surprises for the PM &/or stakeholder where appropriate

Governance

* Ensuring the architecture undergoes appropriate level of assessment at the right stage throughout the agile process in line with the WPB

* Governance process ensuring adherence to Decision Driven Design and the Solution Architecture FIM

* Production of relevant risk based architecture deliverables are completed in accordance with WPB Architecture governance process and quality

* standards

* Appropriate level of governance for any decisions when deviating from Reference Architectures, Strategies, Patterns or Policies

* Peer review and solutions design decision making verification and traceability

Architecture Mindset

* Collaborating with the Enterprise, Platform and Value Stream architects to evolve the architectural strategy and roadmap; looking for opportunities

* to improve the current landscape/enterprise

* Identify dependencies across multiple Platforms and Value & Sub-Value Streams; awareness of projects/strategies outside of the Value Stream

* Developing and growing a skillset to design for cloud and for resilient, robust, secure, adaptable and flexible solution

* Act as interface to other architectural groups both regional and at Group level

Leadership

* Providing leadership with individual PODs or working with a number of PODs to ensure consistency of direction

Key Skills

* Strong analytical and problem solving skills

* Capability to influence and champion new ideas and technical direction within the organization

* Ability to collaborate with the Business and Engineers to ensure solutions adhere to principles and direction set

* Ability to breakdown non-functional requirements into Infrastructure and Security designs

* Excellent Communication skills and the ability to adapt verbal and written communications to the appropriate audience to communicate at the

* right level

* Responsible for significant architectural decisions and provide justification for decisions taken

* Technical and business stakeholder management from developers to executive management

* Good understanding of the Business Functional Domains

* Awareness of Infrastructure Design and concepts

* Awareness on Integration concepts, techniques and patterns.

* Experience in AI/ML solution delivery or product development, preferably within regulated industries.

Key Behaviours

* Approachable manner and be a supportive team member with a collaborative attitude within a demanding, fun, fast paced Agile environment

* Proactive

* An abundance of drive, motivation, determination, dedication, resiliency, honesty and enthusiasm

* Personal maturity and confidence to listen, reflect and adapt upon what others communicate to you

* Excellent Stakeholder Management

* Keen Learner; Demonstrates Continuous Improvement

* Technology Savvy

* Pragmatic

* Flexibility and composed under pressure

* Ownership

* Capable of communicating based upon the target audience

* Cultural awareness and sensitivity

* Builds Networks

If you’re passionate about solving complex problems through technology and leading impactful projects, we encourage you to apply

Diversity Statement

Synechron are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We offer flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programmes to support our global workforce. Empowerment and collaboration are at the core of how we operate.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.