Job Title: Technical Architect
Location: London, Leeds, Edinburgh
Job Type: Perm
Salary: National - ranging from £65,200 - £99,700 and London from £67,900 - £111,200 per annum.

About FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole.

What you will be doing
* Designing and producing architectural artefacts for end-to-end solutions, high level outlined architecture to detailed solution architecture, including required integration, that are aligned to architecture standards, meet the business vision and requirements, take into consideration all risks, costs, benefits, limitations, dependencies, deliverability and impact on the enterprise, technology and business architectures
* Supporting and guiding project teams and product groups in delivery and implementation of end-to-end solutions. Driving and managing resolution of technical dependencies and technical do-ability issues including identifying viable alternatives and agreeing those with architecture governance
* Playing a key role in the development and implementation of the FCA's Digital and Data Strategies, by ensuring solutions adhere to and enable the implementation of strategies
* Reviewing and quality assuring artefacts created by external suppliers and internal teams (Product Groups and Change Delivery teams) to ensure the quality of the delivered solution fulfils business and non-functional requirements and adheres to strategic vision of the FCA
* Identifying opportunities for technology-driven innovation and shaping design proposals to take this forward; driving innovation at a divisional level where this delivers quick wins and business benefit and is in the boundary of the product roadmap.

What you will get from the role
* An opportunity to work with many FCA front line teams, partner organisations, technology suppliers and teams across our Data, Technology & Innovation division
* A chance to work in cross functional/cross divisional teams passionate about delivering value continuously
* Working with a wide range of people, teams, technology, projects to provide real value to consumers, financial services industry, financial markets and to UK plc

The skills and experience you'll have

Minimum
* We're a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we offer an interview to any disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.
* Experience as a Technical/Solution Architect designing products, platforms, systems and components on multiple programmes and projects
* Experience of designing and implementing digital and/or data platform solutions
* Experience of best practice solution architecture across all architecture domains and key platform technologies (AWS, Salesforce, O365, SharePoint, Cloud technologies, Data analysis and Data management tools, Integration technologies) SharePoint, Cloud technologies, Data analysis and Data management tools, Integration technologies)

Essential
* Commercial awareness and hands-on experience at costing solution options, understanding procurement frameworks and promoting cost effective solutions
* Evidenced continuous professional development and engagement with industry innovators and professional bodies
* Experience of innovation whilst ensuring EA adherence
* Exceptional communication skills, able and willing to describe and negotiate complex and detailed solutions across a variety of stakeholders
* Exceptional critical thinker and problem solver, able to work with imperfect information in an environment of uncertainty whilst still maintaining high standards, evidenced designs and documentation that consider regulatory, organisational and technology change requirements, the FCA divisional and enterprise strategies

If this opportunity sounds like the perfect fit, please apply today, or send your CV I look forward to hearing from you soon.