Associate Lead Architect

Job Description

Key Skills: Solution Architect, Docker, Kubernetes Roles and Responsibilities: Work closely with business, technology and architecture stakeholders Own and deliver solutions across a broad spectrum of the project delivery and liaising with many geographically dispersed teams to coordinate solution design Contributing to the target architecture definition and delivery, including identification of opportunities for simplification Serve as an active participant in architecture groups and forums communicating solution strategy and design in conversation, documentation, and presentations Have a strong understanding of technology concepts, roles, and terminology and familiar with coding to work more collaboratively with our engineering colleagues. Understanding the business and organizational context of Regulatory Compliance and using this knowledge to reduce risks Producing both written and verbal knowledge transfer documentation in preparation for transitioning the solution to BAU ownership Skills Required: A demonstrable track record in senior Solution Architecture roles (preferably in Financial Services) Strong design experience with event based architectures and in service based solution patterns utilising APIs, containerisation (Docker) & container orchestration (Kubernetes). Experience working in a hybrid environments with on-prem and multiple cloud service providers Experience, knowledge and understanding of Data Architecture principles Ability to understand, articulate and translate customer journeys into technical design Experience in architectural transformation programmes Experience in decomposing monolithic solutions and reducing technical debt. Strong written and verbal communication (examples of solution design work would be helpful) Strong presentation skills and evidence of collaborative working with senior IT specialists and business stakeholders with varying levels of technical knowledge Ability to work independently and adapting to changing priorities and challenges Problem Solving and critical thinking Education : Bachelor's Degree in related field.