Senior Solution Architect, London Stock Exchange

• Detailed knowledge on Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy, Cloud and Security
• Experienced in architecting, delivering and supporting Corporate Services systems like Clarity, Jira, Asana
• Detailed knowledge of operational, delivery management (including experience in a variety of delivery methodologies), business development, strategy and group transformation programmes
• Onboarding SaaS solutions
• System integrations at application, data and network architecture domains
• Appreciation of InfoSec practices as applied in a regulated environment
• Significant knowledge of at least one programming language
• Hands on experience in one or more architectural domains (business, data, application, technology)
• Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy across PPM domain
• Experience in working with business partners in Corporate Services function e.g Payroll, Risk & Compliance
• High-level understanding/appreciation of processes that impact business operations
• Experience of developing and influencing strategic working relationships with key technology suppliers
• Strong leadership skills in handling individuals and leading hard-working teams
• Experience of defining strategic goals for functions and systems for measuring goal attainment
• Experience providing technology leadership in leading complex transformations areas of Corporate Services, operations
• Finding opportunities to partner with external Technology organisations, developing the approach and negotiating terms
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners and to listen to identified concerns and adapt accordingly
• Ability to influence across multiple functions (technical and non-technical)
• A continuous desire and willingness to learn and develop your current knowledge and skills as some projects will involve unfamiliar applications
• Flexible in approach, adapting plans and strategies to help handle risks around ambiguity
• Problem solver with a strong intuition for business and proficient in current technological trends and business concepts

• As a Principal Architect at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), a global leader driving innovation in the financial markets industry, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our Business Partners and driving the strategic technical direction of our Corporate Service Capabilities
• You will provide architectural support and recommend how our technology landscape evolves over the coming years and migrate toward the strategic platforms, especially in the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) space
• In this role, you will be defining strategies and end-to-end solutions on assigned projects working with Solution Architects, detailing the solution in a Solution Architecture Document (SAD) and taking the solution through the governance processes
• The role will also provide ongoing architectural guidance to multiple projects through their lifecycle
• Along with Enterprise and Solution architecture, Data architecture knowledge and experience is strongly preferred
• Work with Business Stakeholders, Product Owners, Business Analysts to understand functional and non-functional requirements
• Own the definitions of target and transitional architectures and the roadmaps to achieve the target architecture
• Be a great partner with members of Engineering leadership to influence the adoption of Enterprise Architecture frameworks, standards and policies
• Improve relationships with vendors, regulators and industry bodies to seek and adopt industry standard methodologies
• Act as trusted advisor and leader across the wider LSEG Technology
• Collaborate with other teams to define the end-to-end solution & design covering all involved systems, data, integration, security requirements
• Ensure architecture documentation including SAD, Data Flow Diagram, Integration Architecture diagram etc follow enterprise standards, align with the strategic roadmaps, have good quality documentation
• Review solutions individually with key non-functional partners e.g. Security, Privacy etc
• Present solutions in various forums (like Design Integrity Forum, Architecture Committee, ARB) and with different teams like Security, Privacy
• Ensure the proposed solution aligns with the business outcome
• Help project team to size & estimate project implementation and identify resources and skills needed for delivery of solution

• Hybrid working options
• Healthcare
• Retirement planning
• Paid volunteering days
• Wellbeing initiatives

Total funding: $53.3m

The London Stock Exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges, with a history dating back over 300 years. It operates as a part of LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), one of the world’s leading providers of financial markets infrastructure, as a marketplace to enable stock brokers and traders to buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.