Senior Manager, Solution Architect, Wealth Technology

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements

• We must have an aptitude and ambition to be a successful member of our Technology & Transformation team, working in digital transformation, application design and implementation, or process design and implementation.
• We seek independent thinkers who also thrive as part of a team, with excellent communication and presentation skills and a passion for driving change and real impact in the Wealth Management industry.
• We need technically minded solution architects who can analyse complex problems in detail and deliver technical solutions.
• We require deep technology knowledge and experience designing and implementing end-to-end solution architectures and innovative solutions within a digital transformation programme, including cross-platform integration of emerging technology solutions with existing core platforms.
• We require experience operating within an architectural design or technology delivery function in a leading Wealth Management firm, consulting firm, Wealthtech, or a leading firm outside Financial Services.
• We require experience or a good understanding of at least one Wealth Management sector, the underlying business processes across the value chain, and key technology vendors for the sector.
• We require demonstrated technology delivery experience with an understanding of all stages of the delivery lifecycle, including discovery, design, delivery, and transition.
• We require in-depth knowledge of at least one key architectural domain, including data, integration, business, application, and operational architecture.
• We require experience assessing IT landscapes and business drivers, and understanding the impact of emerging technologies to define target and transition state architectures.
• We require experience providing technical design governance, solution quality assurance, and design reviews.
• We require experience leading teams or workstreams within a wider complex digital transformation programme.
• We require understanding and experience delivering through waterfall and agile methodologies.
• We require experience owning or developing architectural artefacts such as high-level design documents, reference architectures, functional or technical design specifications, and integration designs.
• We require understanding of cloud capability and solutions, including application, business case, and benefits.
• We require strong stakeholder management skills, including independently engaging and managing a range of client and internal stakeholders, including senior client representatives.
• We require the ability to analyse and define solution options, gather consensus, and drive decision making from business and IT stakeholders.
• Desirable: familiarity with modern software delivery tooling such as Jira, Confluence, QA, and CI/CD tools.
• Desirable: adaptability and ability to shift focus and work with varied subject matters across different projects.
• Desirable: knowledge of a typical end-to-end IT architecture, key systems, and key challenges for at least one Wealth Management sector.
• Desirable: appreciation of emerging technology and trends in the Wealth Management industry.
• Desirable: demonstrable knowledge, delivery experience, or certification with one or more core Wealth Management applications.
• Desirable: certification or demonstrated knowledge of one of the major Cloud Service Providers.
• Desirable: awareness, appreciation, and experience in leveraging emerging technologies and their application to the Wealth Management industry.
• Desirable: industry certifications such as BCS, Agile/Scrum, and SAFe.
• Desirable: enterprise or solution architecture certification such as TOGAF or Zachman.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery programmes by leading the creation of modern solution architectures and technical designs.
• Collaborate with multi-capability teams, senior business stakeholders, and IT stakeholders, and take accountability for the quality and timely delivery of our teams deliverables.
• Support and lead clients in creating or providing perspective on their technology strategies, roadmaps, and delivery programmes.
• Ensure investment is directed to the right technology and delivered in the right order.
• Build effective client relationships with senior and peer-level stakeholders across business and technical domains, including IT and Operations.
• Perform a tech lead role by guiding the client throughout the project and programme lifecycle from Discovery through to Implementation.
• Provide technical design governance, solution quality assurance, and design reviews to keep complex technology programmes on track.
• Lead the generation of thought leadership and continuous capability development of the Solution Architecture practice.
• Strengthen our architecture capability by coaching junior team members and leading the definition and implementation of Deloitte accelerators and standards.
• Lead and contribute to business development work, including pre-sales, bid preparation, client presentations, and proposition development.
• Help drive the continued growth of the Wealth Management practice and support our commitment to a more diverse and inclusive culture.

Technologies

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Confluence
• Support
• JIRA
• TOGAF
• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Avaloq
• Azure
• Blockchain
• GCP
• Security
• Web

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We are Deloittes Investment Management & Wealth Operations and Domain Solutions team, delivering end-to-end transformation services to clients in the Investment Management & Wealth sector. We combine deep industry knowledge, technology and vendor platform capability, operations expertise, and delivery excellence to support clients through the full transformation lifecycle. We are based in Edinburgh or London with hybrid working, giving you the opportunity to work flexibly across local offices, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites, and remotely. We value collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and measurable impact, and we support our people with a culture focused on wellbeing, development, and career growth.

last updated 34 week of 2026