Associate Director, Digital Architect

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience in digital and solution architecture with modern digital solutions, cloud platforms, modern integration practices, and microservices architecture patterns.
• Experience designing and architecting next-generation core banking platforms such as Mambu, 10x, Thought Machine, Pismo, or Starling Engine.
• Working knowledge of platform, infrastructure, and data architecture, including cyber security and networking patterns.
• Demonstrated technology delivery experience across the full delivery lifecycle, including discovery, design, delivery, and transition.
• Experience defining architecture principles and solution designs aligned to those principles, common architecture patterns, and practices.
• Strong communication and client management skills, with the ability to explain complex technology concepts in business context.
• Experience leading teams of architects and/or technologists within complex digital transformation programmes.
• Experience delivering through waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Ability to analyse solution options and build consensus among technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience working closely with developers, testers, and other agile roles to shape delivery.
• Preferred: certification or knowledge of a major cloud service provider such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Preferred: experience across banking products, processes, and technology in one or more banking domains.
• Preferred: industry certifications such as BCS, Scrum, SAFe, PMP, or enterprise/solution architecture certifications such as TOGAF or Zachman.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of modular and composable core banking solutions.
• Define current-state and future-state architecture and identify optimal components for deployment.
• Guide clients through the selection and implementation of next-generation core banking platforms.
• Manage requirements gathering and solution design, including backlog definition, story mapping, user stories, and design documents.
• Work with product owners, solution architects, development teams, and programme managers throughout the agile delivery lifecycle.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technology trends in banking and the core banking ecosystem.
• Understand core banking modules across front, middle, and/or back-office capabilities.
• Act as the point of contact for core banking partners and manage those relationships.
• Oversee programme management efforts and coordinate multiple interconnected workstreams.
• Collaborate with engineering and platform teams on environment setup, configuration, and technical/product support.
• Drive data-informed decisions and process optimisation.
• Mentor and coach junior team members.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across IT, operations, and risk stakeholders.
• Contribute to business development through pre-sales, bid preparation, and client presentations.

Technologies

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• Security
• TOGAF
• microservices
• AI
• API
• Architect
• LESS
• Mobile
• Web

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We are Deloittes Banking Operations and Domain Solutions team within Technology and Transformation, adopting a technology-focused approach to deliver business benefit for our banking clients. We work with retail and commercial banking specialists and support some of the largest banks and financial institutions across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as digital challenger banks and FinTechs. This Associate Director role is based in London, Manchester, or Edinburgh with hybrid working, giving you the flexibility to work across local offices, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites, and remotely. We also offer a culture built around inclusion, collaboration, wellbeing, and continuous development, with opportunities to grow your expertise and make an impact that matters.

last updated 36 week of 2026