Our leading Douglas-based Finance Sector Client is expanding its Technology Team as they progress an ambitious transformation programme. As they evolve the technology organisation, they require an experienced Solution Architect.

Note - this role is based on the Isle of Man, so requires candidates to either be based on the island currently or be open to relocation.

The Solution Architect is primarily required to perform IT design activities, across any group function, channel, product, technology or suppliers as required by projectsand programmes, to assist the CTO and IT management team in design leadership, design governance, and management of key design knowledge and artefacts (including operating models, roadmaps, application and infrastructure architecture, IT standards and patterns)

You will perform design activity for one or more projects throughout their lifecycle, including:

• Carrying out design activities in accordance with Architecture Approach and Design Governance Framework, based on personal specialism / SME knowledge
• Bringing end-to-end "Solution Architecture" focus (i.e. functional fit of applications to business need and operating model, as well as technical suitability and integration of systems), delivered in line with IT Strategy and Principles
• Creation and maintenance of design assets (e.g. Level 0/1 designs, overview documents, options/assessment papers, Enterprise Architecture assets (e.g. application architecture)
• Supporting effective Design Governance operation through deliverable review and presentation of designs to appropriate governance bodies for approval (including oversight of supplier design activity and deliverables)
• Liaison with relevant stakeholders and suppliers to identify and resolve design questions, issues and gaps
• Identification and resolution of design issues, risks and gaps for project(s)

The ideal candidate for the role of Solution Architect will have:

• Experience as a Solution Architect on major change or transformational programmes with a broad range of analytical, design and IT skills, preferably in the financial services sector
• Degree qualified or with equivalent professional experience
• A recognised Architecture / IT qualifications (e.g. TOGAF, ITIL) is desirable
• Experience of working in a complex sourcing environment with multiple, diverse partnerships
• Well organised and able to prioritise workload in line with tight deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• Broad experience of all architecture domains (including business, data, applications, integration, infrastructure and security) and reference models, standards and patterns
• Business and IT architecture design at the conceptual (high-level), logical and physical (detailed) levels
• Ability to take a strategic view and see the 'big-picture', aligned to the ability to adopt an analytical approach to complex problem solving and consideration of operational implications
• Proven ability to design and deliver flexible, reliable, operable, cost effective solutions
• Demonstrable experience in architecture standards, services, solution design and implementation, architecture principles and architecture views