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Salary: £40,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements: Strong experience in solution architecture, software architecture, and application design for enterprise-scale environments.Proven ability to lead end-to-end delivery initiatives from concept through implementation and transition.Expertise in defining architecture principles, integration approaches, solution patterns, and design best practices.Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices and Agile delivery environments.Demonstrated experience managing architectural governance, design approvals, and stakeholder engagement.Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and decision-making capabilities.Strong leadership, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.Experience mentoring teams and guiding technical direction across multiple workstreams.Ability to balance strategic objectives with practical delivery outcomes.Awareness of AI-enabled delivery approaches and a commitment to developing future-ready teams.AWS Solution Architect certification or other relevant cloud certifications.Experience with Java, Python, TypeScript, React JS, and Angular.Experience designing and delivering REST API-based solutions.Knowledge of architecture frameworks, enterprise architecture methodologies, and modern integration patterns.Experience working within Financial Services or other highly regulated industries. Responsibilities: Define solution architectures that align business goals, enterprise strategy, and long-term technology roadmaps.Lead the creation of high-level solution designs and architecture options, enabling informed decision-making and successful governance outcomes.Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into practical, scalable, and sustainable solutions.Drive architectural consistency, quality, and best practice across programmes and delivery teams.Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt, improve maintainability, and increase long-term business value.Promote reuse of existing capabilities, services, and data assets wherever appropriate to maximise efficiency and consistency.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to delivery teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.Ensure successful delivery through effective planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and adherence to delivery standards.Facilitate alignment across teams and departments, helping to remove barriers and maintain delivery momentum.Champion AI awareness, innovation, and future-ready ways of working that enhance client outcomes and workforce capability. Technologies: AIAPIAWSAngularArchitectCloudSupportJavaPythonRESTReactTypeScript More:
We are hiring an AWS Lead within our Financial Services Business Unit in our Cloud & Custom Applications practice. This is a hybrid role, with time split between our offices, client sites, and home, and it cannot be fully remote. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and support inclusive recruitment. We offer wellbeing support, including Mental Health Champions and wellbeing apps, along with extensive learning and development opportunities through our learning-for-life approach, training, certifications, and access to thousands of courses. You will join a global company of around 420,000 team members across more than 50 countries, working with free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts to help clients innovate and grow while building a more sustainable and inclusive future.
last updated 38 week of 2026