Solution Architect – Limits Management (Banking)

Solution Architect – Limits Management (Banking)

London (Canary Wharf) – 2 days per week onsite, 6 months contract.

Lead end‑to‑end solution design for the Limits Management platform, ensuring all designs align with the Bank’s enterprise architecture and governance standards.

• Own the solution architecture for Limits Management, aligning with the Bank’s enterprise architecture, business requirements, and future‑state roadmap.
• Produce High‑Level Design (HLD) detailing logical architecture, solution domains, functional modules, and end‑to‑end workflows, including limit configuration, approval, monitoring, aggregation, and breach management.
• Collaborate with Data Analysts and Business Analysts to develop conceptual and logical data models, supporting exposure aggregation, credit concentration, reporting, and governance requirements.
• Define non‑functional requirements covering performance, security, availability, scalability, auditability, recoverability, and operational support.
• Engage stakeholders across delivery partners, vendors, and IT teams to assess solution options and provide technical steer.
• Maintain architecture artefacts and secure approval via governance forums, ensuring traceability to requirements.
• Identify and resolve design‑related risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Propose and evaluate technologies, tools, and techniques to meet evolving business and technical needs.

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise‑grade Limits Management, Exposure Management, or Credit Risk solutions in a large financial institution.
• Strong understanding of credit risk concepts, limit lifecycle processes, utilisation monitoring, and breach handling.
• Hands‑on experience producing HLDs, LLDs, data models, and interface specifications.
• Deep knowledge of integration patterns (REST, message queues, event‑driven, ETL) and master‑data domains.
• Experience with cloud‑based architectures (Azure or AWS) and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Proven track record managing architecture governance, presenting in Design Authority meetings, and aligning with enterprise roadmaps.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, translating technical concepts to business language.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Banking, Investment Banking, Financial Services

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