Solutions Architect - EU AML Regulations Programme

This is a contract opportunity for someone who can quickly establish credibility within a complex enterprise environment and provide architectural leadership across a major regulatory transformation programme. This role will suit an experienced Solution Architect who has delivered large-scale technology solutions involving enterprise applications, data architecture, APIs, integrations, and SaaS platforms.

You'll be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-vendor environment, collaborating with technical and business stakeholders to design and deliver solutions that meet demanding regulatory, security, and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architectures spanning application, integration, data, and technology layers.
• Produce high-quality solution design documentation, including High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Ensure all solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, principles, and target-state architecture.
• Lead technical design discussions across programme teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Provide architectural governance, including design reviews, approvals, and assurance activities.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, resilience, performance, and maintainability requirements.
• Define integration strategies across APIs, services, enterprise platforms, and legacy systems.
• Design robust data flows and data exchange patterns between multiple internal and external systems.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on API design, service contracts, integration approaches, and data models.
• Support Agile delivery teams throughout sprint planning, backlog refinement, and implementation activities.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and constraints, providing mitigation strategies where required.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate regulatory and operational requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Support the delivery of AML-related capabilities, including Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Customer Risk Rating, AML data management, customer lifecycle reviews, and regulatory reporting.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within large-scale enterprise transformation or digital delivery programmes.
• Strong background in enterprise application architecture, including Java-based environments, APIs, and microservices.
• Extensive experience designing integrated solutions across multiple systems, applications, and platforms.
• Experience defining enterprise data architecture and designing complex data flows across multiple repositories and integration layers.
• Strong understanding of security, regulatory compliance, GDPR, and non-functional requirements.
• Experience integrating SaaS and third-party platforms into complex enterprise environments.
• Demonstrable experience working within Agile delivery environments alongside Product Owners, Scrum Masters, developers, and QA teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to articulate design decisions, technical trade-offs, and architectural risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable

• Experience within Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence, or regulatory transformation programmes.
• Experience with Fenergo or similar client lifecycle management platforms.
• Knowledge of API gateway technologies and enterprise integration patterns.

Please ensure that you attach an up-to-date CV to your application.

We're inclusive and welcome everyone. We want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part-time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working, spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.