Senior Solution Architect (Equity Sector)_Contract Renewable

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to play a prominent role in shaping our architecture design capabilities. In this role, your primary focus will be on driving architecture and solution design within your delivery group, while also contributing to the broader Business Applications Group platform — spanning Front Office (Investments & Sales) and Corporate functions. You will be engaged across the entire solution lifecycle — from translating business requirements into efficient, well-structured designs, through guiding development and integration efforts, providing architectural expertise for complex production issues when needed. Key Responsibilities Within your Delivery Group Authority & Ownership Serve as the primary architecture authority within your delivery group, owning solution design decisions and ensuring architectural coherence across the group's application landscape Own the full solution lifecycle for your delivery group's applications: Translate business requirements into efficient and scalable solution designs Guide development and integration efforts, contributing hands-on when needed to validate architectural decisions or unblock teams Provide architectural expertise for root-cause analysis and resolution of complex production issues Lead the evolution of current business applications within your delivery group to optimize the underlying architecture Act as the escalation point for critical technical issues, driving resolution in collaboration with engineering and operations teams Business Alignment & Collaboration Develop deep domain expertise in the business areas your delivery group supports, and leverage that understanding to design technology solutions that directly address business needs and unlock new opportunities Establish and build strong relationships with business stakeholders across your delivery group's domain to drive their understanding of the solution architecture vision and roadmap Coordinate with developers, engineers, and cross-functional teams within your group to solve business problems Contribute to iterative planning, backlog prioritization, and delivery within Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) Innovation & Advisory Evaluate emerging technologies, engineering practices, and vendor solutions for applicability within the delivery group's solution landscape, providing well-founded recommendations to leadership People & Governance Guide junior colleagues within your group and validate their architectural designs Thoroughly understand and guide team members on the compliance, security, and operational responsibilities in your area of work Across the Business Applications Group Contribute to building up the architecture design capabilities across the wider Business Applications Platform, sharing knowledge, patterns, and lessons learned from your delivery group Contribute to the definition of best-in-class reference architectures and solution design standards that apply across the entire platform Contribute to understanding the relevant industry and regulatory requirements on a solution architecture when deciding on new applications or the evolution of existing applications Promote consistency and reuse across delivery groups by advocating for shared design patterns, common components, and platform-wide best practices Evaluate and recommend vendor solutions, SaaS platforms, and third-party components at the platform level, ensuring they align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and long-term strategic direction Collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams across the globe, fostering alignment and knowledge sharing across locations and time zones What we expect Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline At least 8 years of professional experience in solution architecture, software engineering, or a similar role Proven track record of leading architecture efforts end-to-end — from requirements analysis and solution design through to development guidance, deployment, and production support — with a willingness to contribute hands-on where needed to validate designs or unblock teams Hands-on experience with the development and integration of software solutions in enterprise environments, with the ability to prototype, validate, and guide engineering teams through implementation Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language; experience …