Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Tittle - Senior / Lead Enterprise Technical Architect Location: Cirencester, UK Employment Type: Full-time Domain: Wealth Management / Investments / Financial Services Company Overview - Intellect Design Arena Ltd Intellect Design Arena Ltd is a global financial technology leader delivering cloud-native, composable and intelligent platforms to the world's most progressive financial institutions. Built on deep domain expertise and design thinking, Intellect's solutions span core banking, transaction banking, payments, cash management, treasury & capital markets, risk & compliance, wealth management and Intellect's technology ecosystem-powered by eMACH.ai, Purple Fabric, and modular open finance components-enables Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks to modernise legacy landscapes, accelerate digital transformation, and scale securely across geographies. The company serves 300+ financial institutions across 50+ countries, including many global systemically important banks. For more information, visit Role Overview The Senior / Lead Enterprise Technical Architect is a hands-on technology leadership role responsible for the end-to-end technical architecture, solutioning, and engineering alignment of a large-scale Wealth Management platform. You will work across applications, UI services, APIs, integrations, data, databases, AI/ML, AWS Cloud, infrastructure, Kubernetes, Docker, DevOps, security, performance, scalability, and cost optimization. You are expected to be hands-on, technically deep, and closely engaged with engineering teams to ensure solutions are secure, performant, cost-effective, and production-ready. Key Responsibilities End-to-End Enterprise Architecture: Define and govern architecture covering UI, microservices, APIs, integrations, databases, cloud, and operational platforms. Technical Solutioning: Convert complex functional requirements into practical technical designs, evaluating architectural trade-offs and tech stacks. AWS & Infrastructure Architecture: Design and optimize AWS cloud environments (EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM) focusing on resilience, scalability, and cost control. Integration Leadership: Implement REST, event-driven (Kafka), WebSockets, and Salesforce integration patterns. Containers & DevOps: Drive containerized architecture (Docker/Kubernetes) and embed complete CI/CD / DevSecOps lifecycles. Data & AI Architecture: Provide technical direction across RDBMS, NoSQL, Data Lakes, and AI/ML capabilities (LLM integration, RAG, vector databases). Performance & Security: Lead latency profiling, database tuning, DevSecOps, secrets management, and infrastructure sizing. Hands-On Leadership & Troubleshooting: Review designs, API contracts, database schemas, and Kubernetes manifests while leading complex root-cause analysis for production issues. Core Technical Expertise Required Application & UI: Microservices, modern UI services, API/BFF patterns, Domain-Driven Design (DDD). Security: IAM, OAuth/JWT, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability remediation. Domain Experience Required Strong understanding of the end-to-end Wealth Management / Investment lifecycle, including: Client & Account Onboarding, KYC/AML, Suitability, Financial Advice, Portfolio Management, Investment Proposals, Order Management, Trading/Execution, Allocation, Settlement, Custody, Holdings, Cash, Pricing, Valuation, Performance, Fees, Taxation, Reconciliation, and Reporting. Qualifications & Candidate Profile 15-20+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and enterprise/solution architecture. Proven track record in architecting large-scale financial platforms within Wealth Management or Banking. Strong ability to evaluate trade-offs between performance, scalability, security, complexity, and cost. Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to bridge business requirements and engineering execution.

Intellect Design Arena Ltd in Cirencester, UK, invites a Senior / Lead Enterprise Technical Architect to own end-to-end architecture for a large-scale wealth management platform. You will work across UI, APIs, data, AI/ML, AWS, Kubernetes, and security, balancing performance, cost, and risk while closely guiding engineering teams. The role demands hands-on leadership, deep technical depth, and clear communication to deliver secure, production-ready solutions across global banking clients.