Solution Architect Wealth Management & Advisory
Our client is on the search for a Solution Architect in the wonderful city center of Zurich!
Yes it is for a bank, so be sure to put on matching socks in the morning before leaving the house.
Project information:
Our client a bank has embarked on an ambitious digital transformation initiative to bring our digital client experience to the next level. The initiative encompasses their private banking and intermediaries businesses globally. They are growing their team and are looking for individuals who want to actively shape the digital future of our client, an international reference in Private Banking. They offer you an environment and colleagues who motivate, challenge and help you advance and the opportunity to work on digital products and services that will make a difference for our clients.
As a member of the Front Application delivery unit, you will act as a Solution Architect for projects in a dynamic and fast-paced team. You will work closely with project manager, software development, business analysts and operations experts to drive the delivery of the roadmap for the journey ahead of us, to enable further digital services and offerings to our clients.
Responsibilities:
Solution Architect within the Wealth Management & Advisory domain, ensuring delivery of artefacts defined along project methodology (solution design, security concepts)
Stakeholder Management, incl. strong interaction with our partners from central architecture, security, and operations.
Decision Board (e.g. STC) preparation in terms of architectural items
Specification of conceptual and logical architectures to meet strategic business, financial, and technology objectives
Assist solution development and potentially demonstrate technical feasibility through mechanisms including proof-of-concepts within bank providers
Provide comprehensive architectural support for all aspects to ensure proposed solutions are technically viable and also consider harmonization in landscape wherever applicable
Work closely with business and technical teams to ensure successful rollout of the solution
Validate functional and non-functional requirements and make appropriate design adjustments, as well as provide effort estimates to support project management
Conduct evaluation of new technology platforms and components and be the primary interface to product /technology vendors
Must have:
Demonstrated expertise as a Solution Architect in the area of Wealth Management & Advisory
Strong understanding of financial markets, financial instruments, and portfolio management
Strong experience with IT security standards and integration of client-facing web applications
Strong expertise with web application architecture and development
Ability to define, document and/or validate logical and physical architecture for a proposed solution, applying all relevant enterprise and bank defined standards
Ability to translate complex concepts into multiple architectural “views” aimed at varying audiences
A proven track record in delivering projects of various sizes (functional complexity and/or resources)
Experience in Enterprise Service Bus integration, REST/API integration
Expert knowledge in IT operations, Agile Methodology, Software Development Lifecycle, and Systems Architectures
Nice to have:
Deep knowledge and understanding of Private Banking
Certificates and trainings as a must:
Higher education in computer science / Business Informatics
Expert knowledge in the design of business object model and transformation of conceptual models into physical data models
Track record in the development of applications that include long running concurring human centric workflows
Sound understanding of rule engines
Soft Skills:
Strong communication skills (fluent in German and English)
Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, and knowledge transfer skills
Self-driven, independent working abilities, teamplayer, hands-on mentality, comfortable with driving and managing change
If this interests you then go ahead and apply : )
Please note we can only consider candidates that are eligible to work in Switzerland.
Human Forward!