Engaged Architect FH / ETH developing innovative designs and collaborating closely with project teams in Switzerland. Involvement in planning, execution, and project coordination with modern methods and technologies.
About the role
- Principal Architect responsible for designing technical solutions aligned with strategic objectives. Collaborating with stakeholders to deliver cohesive solutions across several domains within the FTR scope.
Responsibilities
- Provide key architectural input into business documents and support senior business stakeholders
- Develop comprehensive Architecture Definition Documents, ensuring all critical architectural domains are thoroughly addressed
- Support the capture of knowledge around the design and architecture of current and future systems within the product area
- Lead the collection, documentation, and sharing of architectural knowledge related to both current and future systems within the FTR scope
- Provide key input across design authorities and assurance groups
- Mentor and guide other architects working on the program
- Document the current ("as-is") solution architecture and associated data structures to ensure all business and technical requirements are fully captured and understood.
- Ensure all proposed architectural solutions are aligned with established architecture policies, principles, and governance standards.
- Take ownership of selecting and designing robust technical solutions, guaranteeing they address both functional and non-functional requirements effectively.
- Produce comprehensive documentation detailing the future technology landscape, including system interfaces and data flows, to support design clarity and stakeholder alignment.
- Act as the solution owner, maintaining responsibility for the coherence and integrity of the application, solution, and technical architecture across the entire end-to-end solution.
- Lead the preparation of technical documentation and actively participate in the evaluation and selection of delivery partners and technology suppliers, ensuring suitability for project objectives.
- Identify, assess, and manage technical risks throughout the project lifecycle, providing expert guidance to mitigate potential issues and ensure successful delivery.
Requirements
- Experience of being the accountable architect on Large-scale, complex technology lead transformations
- Experience of designing utilising modern architecture
- Defining data models, mapping and flows
- Experience in communicating and influencing C-level business stakeholders
- Designing data intensive applications that feed into
- Basic understand of financial systems and the financial domain
- Experience being the lead architect across a number of domains
- Proven ability to document and articulate complex architectures
- Experience working on legacy migration programmes (mainframe to cloud)
- Proven experience designing analytical warehouses
- Ability to present and communicate to stakeholders across differing disciplines and level of seniority.
Benefits
- 75% off rail travel for personal and family use, plus international rail discounts.
- 30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)
- Season ticket loan for commuting costs.
- Enhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave.
- Pension scheme – up to 11.58% employer contribution.
- Private medical insurance (Vitality PPP) including mental health and specialist care.
- Discounted gym membership and access to wellbeing programmes.
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