Solution Architect (GCP) - Financial Services

*We are looking for Poland based candidate. The job is remote.

Capco is a fully independent, global management and technology consultancy. For 25 years we have combined innovative thinking with deep industry knowledge to deliver business consulting, digital transformation and technology services to Finance and Energy markets. Our collaborative and efficient approach helps clients reduce costs and manage risk and regulatory change while increasing revenues. We are thinkers, innovators, and disruptors. We are small enough to care but large enough to matter.

Context:

The Solution Architect completes detailed solution designs for stories within the product backlog. Their primary stakeholders are product owners, fellow Architects (Enterprise Architect, Data, Platform, Process and Business) and pod members. They are accountable for defining the solution design, in alignment with the technology strategy and roadmap, and articulating associated architectural risks, issues and technical debt. The Solution Architect may also provide architectural leadership across a portfolio of change.

THINGS YOU WILL DO  

• Accountable for ensuring the products & services are supported by the right architectures and solutions meet the customer needs.
• Accountable for ensuring the design of the product solutions are cost effective and maintained through the agile development lifecycle, managing the flow of the backlog of design activities.
• Work with Ops Engineers to ensure operational issues (performance, operator intervention, alerting, design defect related issues, etc.) are resolved and that any design related issues are addressed in a timely manner.
• Convert requirements into actionable product/service requirements that feed Technology and/or data solutions development & influence service direction.
• Responsible for ensuring solutions are aligned with the platform architecture and roadmap, group standards and policies, reference architectures and the overall enterprise architecture for their function.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES YOU NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE   

• Leadership experience at intermediate Level
• Should pro-actively engage in research tasks.
• Strong Communication skills to enable the communication with impact
• Beginner level consulting skills
• Expert level in stakeholder/relationship management.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Good Understanding of governance
• At least 3 years of relevant solution architecture experience
• Experience and/or certification in at least one cloud platform (GCP preferable)
• Capable user of popular diagramming software (Visio, Draw.io, etc)
• TOGAF certification is a plus
• Experience in Financial Services a plus
• Working knowledge of ML and AI systems is desirable, but not essential.

WHY WORTH JOINING US  

You will be working on engaging projects with some of the largest banks in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry.  

 In addition, we offer:  

• Employment contract and Business to Business as you prefer  
• A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees  
• Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise  
• A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients  
• A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic culture   
• Speaking English on daily basis, mainly in contact with foreign stakeholders and peers  
• Being part of the core squad focused on the growth of the Polish business unit - being part of the growth story  
• Access to 3.000+ Business Courses Platform  
• Fast, easy, remote recruitment process 
• Multiple employee benefit package on employment contract (MultiSport card, private medical care, life insurance, lunch card)  

ONLINE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. Phone screening call with Recruiter
2. Hiring Manager Interview
3. Client Interview
4. Offer