Solution Architect Trading Business software

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Powering Progress strategy on the journey to net‑zero emissions. Achieving this ambition requires uniting strategic and technical expertise across data, strategy, architecture, and innovation. This integration is essential to drive the transformative shifts needed in IT. As part of this journey, we are seeking a skilled and seasoned Solution Architect to enhance automation and fully harness data and innovation.

Knowledge of the end‑to‑end Trading Business from deal inception through to settlement.

• 10+ years in software and architecture delivery.
• Own and drive technical architecture, design, and standards for software products in Commodities Trading.
• Confidently lead architecture decisions across portfolios, managing divergent opinions.
• Create pragmatic, implementable technical designs balancing risk, complexity, cost, and value.
• TOGAF (or similar framework) experience and Enterprise Architecture tooling.

• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders for strategic and day‑to‑day technical decisions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with 5+ years' experience in trading environments.
• Listen to and interpret needs of technical and business stakeholders, manage expectations, and facilitate discussions.
• Be an active participant in the wider Tech Lead and engineering communities.

• Diagnose problems and implement innovative solutions fitting into the wider Trading picture.
• Manage dependencies, overcome obstacles, and maximize value against constraints, managing trade‑offs or technical debt.

• Expert in one or more of the programming languages (Node.js, .Net, .Net Core, Python, etc.) with Cloud Native Platform Development (Azure/AWS).
• Expert in one or more of the front‑end development technologies (specifically React and Micro frontend).
• Expert in one or more of Data Development (SQL Databases, No
  
  SQL, Cloud Data stores, etc.) technologies.
• Exposure to Open Link Endur, SAP HANA, Salesforce, API management, Multifactor authentication.

• Hands‑on experience in architecting applications into the Azure platform, including migrations/re‑platforming of legacy on‑premise systems.
• Engineering and architecture experience in designing and building containers, Microservices, Cloud Native applications, and federated Data platforms (Data Mesh).

• 3+ Years experience in Data Architecture including Logical data models and designing solutions using data platforms and medallion architecture.
• Strong knowledge of data management: engineering, pipeline development, warehousing, storage, lifecycle management, privacy, security.
• Experience with diverse data types: big data, high‑velocity streaming, IoT, low‑latency event triggers, longitudinal time series.
• Proficient in SQL and No
  
  SQL databases.

• Significant experience with Azure Functions, Web Apps, distributed/event‑driven architecture (event hub, event bus, Kafka), ELK.
• Intermediate to advanced exposure to Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL.
• Integration experience with Confluent/Kafka, API Management, Logic Apps.

5+ years in CI/CD delivery using Git/Git Hub, VSTS/Azure Dev Ops, Terraform, Ansible.

• Practical agile experience in both start‑up and enterprise environments.
• Lead the engineering community to follow Engineer Management standards, ensuring consistency and reuse.
• Understand and deliver core engineering GPA objectives.
• Create a collaborative environment for technical roles to drive clear decisions and consistency.

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