Investec is a distinctive Specialist Bank serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues who'll think out of the ordinary and we put them in environments where they'll flourish. We combine a flat structure with a focus on internal mobility. If you can bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to your work, this could be the boost your career deserves.

Are you an experienced solutions architect with a passion for designing scalable, secure, and efficient client facing solutions? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your expertise can shape the future of banking technology? If so, we want you to join our team!

Investec Bank is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to lead and support architecture activities that guide the development of our applications in the Transactional Banking area. You will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing solutions that align with our business goals, value streams, and architectural standards. Your expertise will ensure that our technology solutions are not only innovative but also robust and aligned with our strategic objectives.

The ideal candidate will have experience with solutions in Transactional Banking such as cards payments solutions or core transactional banking. This is desirable and not a pre-requisite. A background in Financial services would also be beneficial.
 
 

What you will be doing

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with designers, business analysts, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and technical constraints.
• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance to engineering teams during the implementation phase, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
• Problem-Solving: Translate business requirements into technical solutions with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Communication: Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Integration Patterns: Apply your knowledge of integration patterns across a diverse ecosystem of on-premises applications, COTS, and SaaS systems.
• Cloud Architecture: Architect applications for the cloud, with a focus on Azure (experience with Azure is beneficial).
• Knowledge Sharing: Enable others through knowledge sharing, pairing, presentations, and mentoring.
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrate working knowledge of REST API, Event Driven Architecture, SaaS, CQRS, DDD, Contract-based testing, and Containerization.
• Quality Attributes: Understand and ensure the quality attributes of systems (non-functional requirements).
• Holistic Design: Design holistic solutions, with experience in client-facing solutions being beneficial.

What we are looking for

• Experience: Proven experience as a Solutions Architect or similar role, with a track record of designing and implementing solutions, especially in Financial services
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in cloud architecture, particularly Azure, and familiarity with REST API, Event Driven Architecture, SaaS, CQRS, DDD, Contract-based testing, and Containerization.
• Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Leadership: Ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Educational Background: A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Desirable skills / experience

• A background in solution architecture in Financial services is preferred, but not essential

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote.

Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work.

Here is a selection of what we offer;

Wellbeing

Wellbeing Subsidy, Corporate Gym Membership, Virtual GP, Peppy Health App (Fertility, Menopause and Early Parenthood), Optional Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Monetary

Non-contributory Pension & Discretionary Bonus

Life & Income Protection

Life Assurance, Critical Illness & Income Protection

Travel

Season Ticket Loan & Electric Vehicle Scheme 

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.

Research shows that some candidates can be reluctant to apply to a role unless they meet all the criteria. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit here and welcome you to do the same – if the role excites you, please don't let our person specification hold you back. Get in touch!

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