Senior Solutions Architect

Senior Solutions Architect Manchester Monex is a leading global financial solutions provider, offering a complete set of tools to support business growth and strategic financial operations. We specialise in FX risk management and international payments, helping corporate and institutional clients design tailored FX solutions to navigate currency volatility with confidence. Our team of FX specialists implement well-considered currency strategies, offering dedicated support to help clients manage their payment needs - whether for goods, services, or direct investments. In 2023, Monex facilitated $309 billion in FX turnover, managed $10.7 billion in assets, and processed 8.5 million transactions. With offices across North America (Canada, the US, and Mexico), Asia (Singapore), and Europe (the UK, Spain, and the Netherlands), we serve over 66,000 clients worldwide. By combining global reach with deep local market expertise, Monex enhances businesses with a suite of financial solutions and FX market analysis to help optimise efficiency, mitigate currency risk, and protect margins in an increasingly complex financial landscape. Our corporate client experience is further enhanced by our dedicated sector expertise across a range of industries. Senior Solutions Architect You'll define end to end architectures, integration patterns, and data exchange models that connect our systems into a seamless, scalable ecosystem. This is a hands on, high impact role that partners across engineering, product, and pre sales to deliver modern, innovative solutions. Design end to end technical architectures for new and evolving platforms. Define integration patterns , data flows, and system interaction models. Produce API/interface specifications , technical mappings, configuration requirements, and solution documentation. Support innovation and transformation strategy, shaping and presenting solution options to very level of the organisation Lead innovation , championing modern engineering and architectural practices. Collaborate across product, engineering, data, and security teams to ensure cohesive, compliant, and secure designs.The Senior Technology Architect is responsible for designing end-to-end technical architectures across complex, interconnected systems. This role defines integration patterns, data exchange models, and interface specifications for new and evolving platforms, ensuring consistency, scalability, and security across the enterprise landscape.The architect partners closely with engineering, product, compliance, and pre sales teams to translate business needs into robust technical designs, while driving technical innovation across the organisation. Key Responsibilities End to End Architecture Design Develop comprehensive end to end technical architectures for new platforms, enhancements, and cross system integrations, ensuring alignment with strategic technology direction. Produce high level and low level architectural artefacts, leveraging appropriate frameworks and standards (referencing existing internal structures from such as the Solution Architect role context). Integration Patterns & Data Exchange Models Define integration patterns (API led, event driven, messaging, batch, streaming) suitable for regulated financial services environments. Establish data exchange models , ensuring consistency of schemas, data lineage, and interoperability across internal platforms and third party systems. Analyse existing architecture options and contribute to architectural workshops and modelling activity (similar to materials in Interface & API Specifications Define and document interface specifications , API requirements, payload structures, mappings, schemas, and configuration parameters. Ensure API governance, versioning, security models, and operational considerations are built into designs. Technical Pre Sales Support Support Sales and Business Development teams by providing architectural insight during pre sales engagements . Produce technical solution outlines, architectural options, risks, and assumptions for RFPs, proposals, and customer solution presentations. Participate in client and partner workshops as the technical SME. Innovation & Technology Leadership Lead innovation initiatives, evaluating new technologies, integration approaches, and architectural patterns relevant to the company's long term strategy. Promote architecture best practice across engineering teams; mentor other team technology members. Contribute to strategic initiatives such as platform convergence, cloud modernisation, and enterprise-wide architecture alignment (consistent with strategic architecture discussions highlighted Cross Functional Collaboration Work closely with product, engineering, security, data, and operations teams to ensure architecture is practical, secure, compliant, and deliverable. Align with governance, audit, integration, and compliance requirements, particularly where platforms span jurisdictions and regulatory domains. Represent architecture in project steering, solution reviews, and design forums. Skills & Experience Required Technical Expertise Strong experience designing distributed architectures, cloud-native solutions, and complex multi system integrations. Expert understanding of API design , integration architectures, and data modelling. Familiarity with enterprise technologies such as Azure, M365 ecosystem, identity systems, and database technologies. Solid understanding of security, compliance, and regulatory considerations in financial services. Soft Skills Strong communication skills, capable of simplifying complex architectures for technical and non technical stakeholders. Ability to influence across teams and drive alignment at pace. Innovative mindset with the ability to challenge existing assumptions and introduce modern patterns. Desirable Qualifications TOGAF or other similar architecture certification. Azure Architecture certifications (AZ 305 or similar). Experience in regulated environments (FCA, PSD2, GDPR) highly advantageous. Business Knowledge / Technical Skills: Previous experience of working within a regulated investment firm or strong equivalent demonstrable knowledge within a relevant Financial Services firm is desirable; Knowledge of the regulatory environment in which an FX firm operates; Able to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of technology risk management and compliance within a regulated environment; Leadership / Management Skills: Leads by example, embodying the culture and values of the Company; Cultivate an environment of psychological safety, innovation, creativity and increased productivity; Able to anticipate issues and risks and mitigate accordingly; Credibility in dealing with clients and colleagues across a complex organisations with different cultures and geographies; Ensuring and maintaining the standard of all documentation for their department's systems, controls, policies and processes; Critical Systems / Knowledge Skills: Cloud Technology (Azure) IT Infrastructure (Servers, Cisco / Meraki Network, W11) O365 / M365, Azure Entra ID,s and MS cloud app provisioning and support ITSM tools and ITIL processes IT Security (ISO 27001) Remote access Agile (Scrum)Ideally Banking and counterparty systems HR & Finance Systems - Workday If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us !