Solution Architect

Overview We are seeking two experienced Solution Architects with strong domain expertise in either eCommerce or Financial Services to join the central architecture team. The role is hands-on, requiring end-to-end SDLC involvement, strong integration architecture experience, and close collaboration with business and delivery teams. Responsibilities Solution Design & Delivery: Understand business strategy, priorities, and processes to design technology solutions that deliver business outcomes. Lead end-to-end solution design across multiple applications and services. Define conceptual and logical architectures, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and reliability. Provide hands-on architectural leadership throughout the SDLC (Discovery, Design, Build, Test, Go-Live). Perform design reviews, code reviews, testing guidance, and go-live support. Ensure compliance with governance, legislative, and risk requirements. Architecture & Technology Leadership: Participate in selecting appropriate platforms, tech stacks, and frameworks. Contribute to enterprise architecture roadmaps, conceptual models, and frameworks. Identify opportunities for modernisation, optimisation, and innovation. Drive integration architecture across complex systems. Business & Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders. Provide technical thought leadership and influence strategic decision-making. Ensure continuous alignment between business needs and technology delivery. Team Enablement: Mentor and coach developers and engineers. Share best practices and architectural standards. Support capability development within delivery teams. Qualifications Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Systems Certifications beneficial: TOGAF, AWS/Azure, platform-specific (ServiceNow, Salesforce) Essential skills eCommerce Solution Architect: Experience across the full eCommerce value chain including front-end platforms, integrations, OMS, fulfilment, and PIM. Industry experience in Retail, Omnichannel, FMCG, or Wholesale. Financial Services Solution Architect: Experience in account origination, account management, collections, telco and insurance processes. Understanding of financial systems integration and financial principles. Medium to high regulatory and compliance exposure. Experience in legacy-to-modern platform migration projects. Desired skills Technology Environment (Preferred): eCommerce: Adobe Commerce, Oracle Order Management, Amplience, Oracle PIM, payment platforms. Financial Services: Core credit platforms and COTS financial systems. Cloud: SaaS / PaaS-first architecture. Experience 5 or more years’ experience in IT solutions development and 3-5 years’ experience in solutions architecture Advantageous skills: time & project management, experience developing models Proven experience as a Solution Architect. Strong domain expertise in either eCommerce or Financial Services. Strong experience in complex systems integration. Hands-on architecture and delivery involvement. End-to-end SDLC ownership. Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills. Ability to operate in a matrix organisational structure. High attention to detail, curiosity, and problem-solving mindset.