Solution Architect, VP

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Permanent
Full-time

14 hours ago

Join us as a Solution Architect

We’ll look to you to create the solution architecture definition for your assigned change projects, in addition to supporting the delivery of business outcomes that benefit both customers and colleagues
You'll be working closely with stakeholders to contribute to the design and implementation of digital solutions, validating alignment with the bank’s strategic target architecture and roadmap
If you’re ready for a new challenge and want to make a far-reaching impact through your work, this could be the opportunity you’re looking for
We're offering this role at vice president level

What you'll doAs a Solution Architect, you’ll be architecting customer centric, high performance, secure and robust end to end digital products, solutions, and services that deliver business value while aligning to the bank’s strategic target architectures and roadmaps.You’ll be supporting the growth of architecting capability, contributing to the development of architecture skills across the team by sharing knowledge, best practices, lessons learned, and mentoring others.As well as this, you’ll be:

Supporting the realisation of the enterprise and solution architecture, working as part of development teams throughout the engineering development lifecycle
Providing technical guidance, resolving architectural impediments, and championing the adoption of architecture patterns and practices
Collaborating with programme stakeholders to help define the minimum viable solution architectures, while following the bank’s architecture method and frameworks
Supporting the selection and integration of technologies using the bank’s approved technology catalogues and patterns, with a focus on practical and immediate application
Adopting a DevOps mindset by working as part of development teams to embed architecture guidance in CI/CD pipelines

The skills you'll needTo take on this role, you’ll need practitioner knowledge of solution architecture frameworks, modern technologies such as Cloud, microservices and AI, agile architecture and DevOps practices, including a deep understanding of business use cases and emerging trends that drive organisational success.You’ll bring practitioner experience of defining and developing strategic solution architectures that align with organisational objectives. This will include experience of engaging with partners across the organisation to define architectures that deliver tangible business outcomes.You’ll also demonstrate experience of:At least 10 years of experience in designing and implementing scalable, serverless architectures with deep knowledge of Amazon Connect, FDC3, Cloud 9 Chordiant Framework and Nuance GatekeeperProven experience in Python-based integrations and building secure, cloud-native solutions across contact centre and enterprise platformsCollaborative decision-making processes, partnering with business and technology colleagues to articulate and evolve architectural direction * Creating business cases to influence senior stakeholders to secure investment for architecture initiatives

Participating in overseeing and assuring the quality of architecture designs, with a focus on risk management and governance
Supporting architecture and design reviews to validate that solutions meet business needs and comply with architecture standards
People capability development, including mentoring, supporting professional development, encouraging knowledge sharing across architecture teams and promoting best practices

Hours 45Job Posting Closing Date: 23/04/2026

NatWest Group

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