Technical Architect-Java

Solution Architect JD Position Overview Our Solution Architects are expected to combine design and architecture skills with the ability to direct and mentor teams by leading from the front, i.E. designing solutions, writing code, testing solutions, pairing with other developers and managing stakeholders. Our architects are key partners to our Product Owners who define the functional requirements and are ultimately accountable for delivery of profitable solutions. We're seeking a coding-proficient architect with a proven track record of successful delivery and the ability to effectively mentor and develop team members. This position offers a clear technical career advancement path for those who want to deepen their technical expertise without transitioning into pure management. As a Solution Architect, you'll have the perfect balance between hands-on coding, guiding others in writing high-quality code, and designing world-class systems that solve complex business problems. Key Responsibilities As a technical leader you will report directly or via a secondary reporting relationship (a 'dotted line') to VP of Engineering. This is a multi-facetted role, combining responsibilities of architecture, engineering and delivery. As a champion for architectural excellence you will: As one of our most trusted software engineers you will: Empower the team to deliver solutions: Build consensus around proposed solutions and take ownership of their delivery. Provide technical leadership and demonstrate delivery excellence throughout the project lifecycle. - Risk Governance: You are accountable for the technical implementation. Execute the governance processes that ensure solutions adhere to defined architectural principles while still enabling innovation and rapid delivery. Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies. - Cross-Organisation Education: Mentor and educate colleagues across all departments, not just engineering, on our architectural principles. Ensure that everyone from sales to customer success understands how our architecture delivers business value. - Architectural Evolution: Continuously evolve our architectural principles as our products and technologies mature. Identify when principles need to be updated to accommodate new business requirements or technological advancements. Show thought leadership by identifying gaps in our technical offerings and quantifying their impact on clients - Pragmatic Application: Determine when exceptions to architectural principles are appropriate for commercial or delivery reasons, balancing architectural purity with business needs. Take responsibility for sanctioning the deviation from the norm. Propose pragmatic, iteratively deliverable solutions to address identified gaps. - Architectural Quality Measurement: Define and implement fitness functions for our platform and applications that objectively measure architectural quality, alignment with principles, and technical health. - Represent Genesis: Be the technical voice in external client and internal stakeholder forums. Confidently defend our technical approach in challenging or adversarial technical reviews - - Build high performing engineering teams: Mentor and develop team members through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance. - Architectural Principles: Create, document, and maintain the core architectural principles that govern our platform and solutions. - Develop code of the highest quality solving the most complex challenges we face. - Help analysts and domain experts refine their requirements into unambiguous specifications. - Test the functional aspects of your code using automated tools to prove that it delivers the requirements. - Test the scalability and availability aspects of your solutions to prove they are fit for purpose. With a focus on delivery of outcomes you will: To support the continued evolution of the R&D organisation you will: Required Experience Technical skills Leadership Skills - Mentor the engineers around you. - Be an exemplar for other engineers to follow. Effective Escalation Management: You will understand when and how to appropriately escalate issues to C-level executives to protect project outcomes and team deliverables. This requires excellent judgment about which issues warrant executive attention and how to present them effectively. - Resolution Leadership: You will take ownership of resolving technical and project escalations, managing them with appropriate urgency and through proper channels to minimize business impact. - Be an organisational Change Agent: You will identify opportunities to improve work processes and methodologies across teams, implementing changes that make the entire organization more effective and efficient. Through your actions and leadership, you will help shape the technical culture of Genesis, promoting collaboration, quality, innovation, and accountability. - Cross-Team Effectiveness: Your work will have ripple effects beyond your immediate team, improving practices and outcomes across multiple departments and functions. - Full-stack development experience preferred, but expected to specialise in either UI or server side technologies - Strong coding abilities in Java, Kotlin, and/or TypeScript - Exposure to AI Native development approaches and tools - Proficiency with database design and implementation (both relational and NoSQL) - Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures - Highly skilled in RESTful API design and implementation - Expert with software development tools (IDEs, debugging tools, version control) - Significant experienced in developing solutions to be executed on cloud platforms (AWS preferred) - Be able to advocate for DevOps tools and practices - Utilise code quality metrics and testing methodologies - Have a proven track record of leading technical teams to successful delivery - Experience defining and evolving architectural principles for complex platforms - Experience representing technical solutions in external reviews or forums - Track record of collaboration beyond individual contribution to achieve significant outcomes - Have orchestrated code reviews. Working knowledge of FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol is particularly valuable for designing and implementing solutions in our environment. - Excellent verbal and written communication, especially in technical discussions with varying audiences - Proven ability to effectively manage escalations and know when to involve executive leadership - Experience mentoring junior developers and architects with documented success stories - Demonstrated mentoring abilities with examples of team member growth - Experience with agile methodologies - Ability to manage feature/component delivery with predictable timelines - Strategic thinking and ability to identify technical gaps and their business impact.