Finance Systems Architect - to 72k

Finance Systems Architect - Applications (Risk, Actuarial, Legal, HR), Global Architectures, Azure Cloud Solutions, Information Security, Strategy, Leadership. Insurance, Financial Services. Permanent, London/Flexible Working. c.£72k +Bonus +Benefits

Global Insurance Company seeks an Finance Systems Architect to lead platforms architecture reference models and frameworks and facilitate their enablement and adoption within the enterprise.

You will play a key role in the development, recommendation and delivery of technology roadmaps leading to application transformation and modernisation. Working with product delivery and operational support teams you will develop flexible, adaptable, modular and reusable solution architecture designs and implement appropriate architecture governance processes and tools while maintaining a key focus on design patterns and technology standards.

In order to meet the needs of ongoing evolution of a core finance system (incorporating Risk, Actuarial, HR & Legal modules) which make use of Service Oriented Architecture and Microservices with a focus on UX/UI application delivery using technology such as Angular and React to improve employee experience. You will also need to feed into the data security strategy.

The Finance Systems Architect will Develop and maintain a repository of architecture assets and coordinate effective reuse across the enterprise, act as an proponent of Agile and DevOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support teams and foster innovation and reuse of global frameworks across the enterprise. This will require knowledge of a broad range of environments including Azure cloud, enterprise application environments, contemporary software development frameworks including SOA and Microservices along with EAI, ETL and ESB. Experience with UX/UI and Javascript frameworks/apps utilising React and Angular would be a distinct advantage. An understanding of operational data security principles, from an architectural and strategic perspective would also be highly beneficial. A background in C# programming would also be an advantage.

We are searching for a Finance Systems Architect / Technical Architect who has worked in a similar capacity across all core technologies listed above in a global enterprise and played a key role in the development of architectures, architectural strategy definition and leadership of digital transformation within a financial services environment. You will be able to create detailed architectural designs, high & low level, and provide guidance to development teams and operational support teams who will subsequently be responsible for delivering service improvements within their specific siloes.

You will have worked as an Finance Systems Architect in a European or global organisation ideally within Insurance, Reinsurance, Pensions, Banking or Financial Services. You will possess a background in programming (C#) and have a solid understanding of the DevOps CI/CD approach. Excellent organisational abilities and excellent communication skills required.

Excellent opportunity to join a very stable, global insurance brand at an exciting period of digital transformation.