Senior Solution Architect

Opportunity

This opening is for an accomplished Solution Architect to contribute to a major transformation programme at enterprise scale. The role sits at the heart of a discovery and planning stream, with responsibility for shaping architecture decisions that support the modernisation of critical platforms and the organisation’s longer-term change agenda.

You will help define the future-state direction for a large organisation working through a multi-year modernisation journey. In collaboration with senior leaders across business and technology, you will set architectural direction, outline transition states, put governance structures in place, and keep technology delivery aligned with business priorities.

About the Role

You will be part of an established programme focused on moving away from legacy core systems and toward modern cloud-enabled platforms. At this stage, the emphasis is on strategic architecture, forward planning, governance, and supporting the organisation as it transitions into its target operating and technology model.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct architecture work across major transformation initiatives and related work streams.
• Shape target-state and interim architectures that support business goals over the long term.
• Create architecture roadmaps and strategic plans that guide programme execution.
• Set up and uphold governance and decision-making processes for architecture.
• Provide leadership on architecture matters in a complex and changing environment.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders from both business and technology functions.
• Make sure proposed solutions meet expectations around security, compliance, risk, performance, and operations.
• Keep enterprise strategy, architecture, and programme delivery closely aligned.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will bring solid experience as a Solution Architect within large enterprise transformation initiatives. Background in Financial Services, Banking, or Insurance is required. You should have a strong track record in architecture strategy, roadmap planning, and governance, along with hands-on experience defining both future-state and transition-state architectures.

This role calls for someone who can thrive in complex settings with multiple stakeholders and competing demands. A strong grasp of integration architecture, data architecture, and cloud platforms is important, as is the ability to build security, compliance, and operational considerations into architecture choices. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing abilities are essential.

Highly Desirable

Experience in core banking, core ledger, or large-scale platform modernisation programmes would be an advantage. Exposure to enterprise-wide transformation efforts involving legacy system replacement and modern cloud-based architecture environments is also highly desirable.

Ideal Fit

This opportunity is best suited to an architect who likes operating at a strategic level, shaping enterprise direction, and guiding organisations through complex change while balancing business outcomes, technology priorities, and delivery constraints.

Contact

For a confidential discussion about the opportunity, contact Amber at amber.shaw@talentinternational.com.