Solution Architect

Key responsibilities
- Work with Business Stakeholders, Product Owner, and Business Analysts to understand functional and non-functional requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams
- To be the lead architect to work with other architects to define the end-to-end solution & design covering all involved systems, data, integration, security and non-functional requirements
- Identify architecture exceptions during definitions of target and transitional architectures
- Follow governance processes agreed with CT Architecture Team - adherence to defined principles, policies, technology, information and process standards
- Produce and maintain architecture documentation, including Solution Architecture Document, Data Flow Diagram, Integrated Architecture diagram, integration catalogues etc
- Review solution individually with key non-functional stakeholders e.g. Security, Privacy etc
- Present solutions in various forums (like Design Integrity Forum, Architecture Committee, Architecture Review Board) and with different teams like Security, and Privacy.
- Help project team to size & estimate project implementation and identify resources and skillset needed for delivery of the solution
- Ensure the proposed solution aligns with the business outcome
- Ensures all solutions follow Corporate Technology and enterprise solution standards, align with overall roadmap, have good quality documentation, and follow all relevant governance steps
- Contribute to the ongoing review and update of integration best standards and principles

Critical deliverables
- A fully articulated Solution Architecture Document that includes
- Integration Patterns & Standards
- Details on end to solution from a conceptual, logical and physical level
- Security features and settings
- System Integration details
- DR/BCP details
- Risks and mitigations
- Integration Patterns
- Gathering approvals for the solution architecture through the LSEG Governance processes

N.B. The role holder will be Accountable for the delivery of this document but is expected to work with Subject Matter Experts to complete sections outside the role holder’s expertise.

Impact

This role sets the technology direction of the overall project and therefore can influence cost and timelines to the assigned projects.

Technical/job functional knowledge
- Experienced in architecting, delivering and supporting software-based systems integrated across a variety of IT infrastructures
- Knowledge of:

- Integration technologies with knowledge of various design patterns and architecture.
- Certified in Boomi - Atmosphere, Flow, API.
- API Gateway
- Azure Active Directory
- AWS hosting capabilities and services
- Architecting for non-functional requirements, e.g. performance, network capacity, security
- Databases
- SaaS solutions
- Infrastructure concepts to support business continuity and operations e.g. performance, disaster recovery
- Experience in setting up Enterprise Integration platforms
- Familiarity with networking and security concepts
- Ideally, experience or knowledge of
- On-premise to Cloud migration projects Integration projects as a result of corporate acquisitions & mergers
- Onboarding SaaS solutions
- Appreciation of InfoSec practices as applied in a regulated environment
- Strong technical acumen

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and