ETIC, Lead Solution Architect - Senior Manager

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Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

As Lead Solution Architect, you will own the end-to-end solution design for a large-scale digital banking platform, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory standards, and business objectives.

The Lead Solution Architect is accountable for the end-to-end definition and
implementation of the technical solution, reporting directly into the territory. This role assumes full ownership of all technical aspects of delivery, managing key technical client stakeholders (such as CTO, CIO, and Technical Directors) to ensure alignment and drive outcomes. The Lead Solution Architect acts as the primary technical representative for the ETIC team across territories, leads the architecture team (Data, Integration, Cloud, Application), and is responsible for key architectural decisions. The role works closely with the Project Director to provide technical input into project planning, risk management, reporting, and delivery approach.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the design and integration of scalable, secure, and resilient digital banking solutions.
• Define architecture blueprints, patterns, and guardrails for cross-functional
engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, data, DevOps, and security teams to deliver
end-to-end solutions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and data privacy requirements.
• Guide technology selection, PoCs, and adoption of modern engineering practices.
• Mentor and develop junior architects and engineers.

Required Skills:
• 15+ years in solution architecture, with significant experience in FS/banking or
regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS), microservices, API-led
integration, and event-driven design.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data privacy in financial
services.
• Experience with agile delivery, CI/CD, and DevSecOps.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analytical Thinking, Architectural Engineering, Brainstorm Facilitation, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Process Modeling, Business Requirements Analysis, Business Systems, Business Value Analysis, Cloud Strategy, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Conducting Research, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Integration, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) {+ 49 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

How we score this

ETIC, Lead Solution Architect - Senior Manager at PwC scores 30 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.

Classification

AI Level 1. The work itself involves no AI, or AI only appears as scenery, such as a company tagline.

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