Job Introduction
Main Responsibilities
- Providing hands-on input to feasibility studies and projects, particularly in the early design stages, to help shape high quality solutions across architecture domains
- Creating and maintaining high quality solution architecture designs and documentation, working closely with security and data architects, to support the various stages of architectural and investment approval
- Working closely with colleagues within both the UK and Sweden, to ensure alignment with technology strategies and roadmaps
- Building and maintaining knowledge of the technology landscape relevant to the UK and helping mature the baseline architecture collateral
- Helping define and drive future-state technology strategies and roadmaps across business and technology domains
- Helping enable and promote increased technology autonomy within the UK bank, where applicable
- Driving solution design discussions with senior business stakeholders to ensure goals will be reached
- Working with engineering teams to ensure solution designs meet requirements, follow industry design methodologies and are aligned to best practice
- Presenting architecture documents to UK architecture governance forums (and group equivalents where applicable) for review and approval
- Working with the team to continually enhance and mature the architectural and governance processes
Ideal Candidate
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- Proven experience of defining and designing solution architecture within a Financial Services organisation
- Experience gaining approval for architecture solutions and/or assuring others
- Exposure to environments with complex legacy systems and modernisation techniques
- Experience designing and implementing cloud-based solutions, within any of the major cloud platforms, but specific experience with Azure will be beneficial
- Experience in modern integration techniques
- Experience of data architecture and considerations (modelling, lineage etc.)
- Experience of a variety of application development technologies
- Experience of a variety of database technologies
- Experience of delivery within agile methods and frameworks
- Knowledge of DevOps tools and processes for continuous build and integration
- Ability to understand and distill complex problems
- Ability to work well within teams both within the UK and internationally
- Ability to work on several initiatives at any given time and manage competing demands
- Ability to lead design sessions with a mix of business and technical people
- Ability to balance technical vision with business drivers and ‘brownfield’ constraints
- Knowledge of architecture frameworks and modelling techniques
- Security knowledge or certification
Company Information
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
We are embarking on an exciting Business Transformation journey. This transformation will significantly enhance our technology system systems, processes and services, bringing evolution to our ways of working. Join us in this transformative journey, where your dedication, adaptability and commitment will play a crucial role in shaping the future of banking for our valued customers.
The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Check our Handelsbanken website for further information
At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank.
What is in it for you?
- We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
- Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
- A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)
Application next steps
Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.
There will be a two stage interview process with a mixture of technical and competency based questions
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process – just let us know by email uk_talent@careers.handelsbanken.co.uk.
This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.
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