Role: Solutions Architect
Location: Madrid Spain (Hybrid preferred remote is fine)
Type: Permanent
Job Description'
* The Solution Architect provides end‐to‐end architectural leadership across Client UK's Financial Crime technology landscape. The role supports both Business as Usual / Book of Work delivery and strategic change, including the TSB Financial Crime migration (Project Sparrow), ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, resilient and aligned to Client UK and Group architecture standards.
* Proven experience as a Solution Architect (+4 YEARS experience)
* Experience designing solutions involving complex data, legacy platforms and regulatory constraints.
* Strong understanding of cloud, on prem and hybrid architectures.
* Experience operating within formal architecture governance and assurance frameworks.
* Define and govern solution architecture designs (HLD/LLD) across Financial Crime capabilities, including Transaction Screening, Name Screening, Monitoring, KYC/KYB, Case Management and Data.
* Provide architectural oversight for new initiatives, remediation activity, platform upgrades and technical debt reduction within the Financial Crime Book of Work.
* Act as a core architecture contributor to the TSB Financial Crime migration, supporting data migration, archival strategies, integration patterns and regulatory compliant design decisions.
* Ensure solutions align to ClientUK and Group target architecture, security standards, data policies and regulatory expectations (e.g. PRA, FCA, ECB).
* Identify, manage and escalate architecture risks and dependencies, contributing to programme RAIDs and governance forums.
* Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineering, Data, Security, Risk and Business stakeholders to ensure effective and timely delivery.
Nice To Have Skills
* Strong knowledge of Financial Crime domains (AML, Sanctions, Screening, Monitoring, KYC/KYB).
* Experience with large scale bank migrations (e.g. TSB).
* Familiarity with platforms such as Actimize, Appian and enterprise data platforms.
* Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF).