Senior Solution Architect x 5Location: Northampton (or Knutsford for local candidates)Type: Permanent / Hybrid (2 days on-site weekly)Salary: Up to 93,000About the OpportunityAre you a highly experienced Solution Architects looking to make a significant impact within a leading financial institution? We''re hiring five Principal-level architects to spearhead the design and delivery of groundbreaking solutions. You''ll tackle complex business challenges, shaping our technological future by creating impactful solutions that expertly balance innovation with robust risk management. This is your chance to drive consistency and excellence across an evolving digital landscape.Key ResponsibilitiesArchitect Scalable Solutions: Lead the design and development of scalable solutions, ensuring alignment with cutting-edge software engineering practices and automated delivery tools. This includes selecting and integrating appropriate technologies.Cloud Maximization: Strategically design solutions to fully leverage cloud capabilities, including serverless, containerization, and intelligent workload placement, to maximize benefits like elasticity.Secure and Resilient Design: Create highly secure and resilient architectures, incorporating principles like defense in depth and blast radius reduction, to meet the institution''s stringent expectations.Risk-Value Optimization: Expertly balance risks and controls within your designs to consistently deliver significant business and technology value.St