Senior Solutions Architect - Manchester | Full‑time | Financial Services Technology

Are you a visionary architect who can bring clarity, structure, and innovation to complex technical ecosystems? We’re looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to shape the future of our global technology landscape—designing modern, scalable architectures that power high‑performance financial services platforms.

In this senior role, you’ll define end‑to‑end architectures, create integration patterns, model data flows, and ensure systems work together seamlessly across cloud, data, security, and enterprise platforms. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, security, and senior leadership to deliver solutions that are secure, resilient, and aligned with long‑term strategic goals.

What You’ll Do

• Design end‑to‑end technical architectures for new platforms and major transformation initiatives
• Define API‑led, event‑driven, and messaging‑based integration patterns
• Produce clear, detailed technical specifications, data models, payload structures, and interface contracts
• Lead architectural thinking across cloud, data, identity, and security domains
• Contribute to technical strategy, platform modernisation, and long‑term enterprise architecture
• Support presales and customer‑facing teams with technical solution design
• Collaborate across engineering, product, compliance, and operations to ensure solutions are buildable, secure, and compliant
• Champion modern engineering practices and mentor other technical team members

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years in solutions architecture or senior engineering roles
• Strong experience designing distributed systems, cloud‑native architectures, and complex enterprise integrations
• Deep knowledge of API design, data modelling, security controls, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable, modern technical designs
• Excellent communication skills—able to simplify complex architecture for technical and non‑technical audiences
• Experience in regulated financial environments is a strong advantage

You’ll Excel Here If You Are

• A strategic thinker who can see the full ecosystem—not just individual systems
• Comfortable leading architectural decisions in fast‑paced, high‑impact environments
• Collaborative, influential, and confident engaging with senior stakeholders
• Passionate about innovation, modernisation, and driving best‑practice engineering
• Structured, detail‑oriented, and uncompromising on quality

Why Join?

You’ll be shaping the architecture of mission‑critical financial platforms used across multiple countries, working with modern technologies, senior technical leaders, and a forward‑thinking engineering organisation. Your work will directly influence how the company scales, innovates, and delivers for its clients.