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Barclays

Solution Architect

Barclays

. Design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeKnutsford • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing secure, resilient solutions that leverage cloud capabilities and adhere to modern software engineering practices. Strong ability to manage risks, collaborate with stakeholders, and provide architectural guidance in regulated environments.

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Cloud Infrastructure ManagementCybersecurity Best PracticesTechnical LeadershipStakeholder ManagementSoftware Engineering

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Hard Skills
Solution DesignRisk ManagementData ArchitectureContainerizationAutomationAgile MethodologiesResilience EngineeringCyber ForensicsThreat IntelligencePhysical Security
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsStakeholder Relationship BuildingStrategic ThinkingCollaborationCoaching
Tools & Technologies
Automated Delivery ToolingCloud PlatformsIntegration ToolsSecurity ToolsPerformance Monitoring Tools
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesRegulated EnvironmentGovernanceChange ManagementDigital Technology

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, develop, and implement solutions to complex business problems
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand needs and requirements
  • Design and develop evolvable solutions aligned with modern software engineering practices and automated delivery tooling
  • Identify and implement appropriate technologies and platforms
  • Apply workload placement strategies and leverage cloud capabilities including elasticity, serverless, and containerisation
  • Produce secure, resilient designs incorporating defence in depth and reduction of blast radius
  • Balance risks and controls to deliver agreed business and technology value
  • Adopt standardised solutions and contribute to their evolution where appropriate
  • Support operational teams with fault finding and performance issues
  • Assess solution design impacts on risk, capacity, and cost, including project change and ongoing run costs
  • Develop architecture inputs and design artefacts for architecture, privacy, security, and records management governance
  • Provide architectural coverage for Cards and Payments projects, including Resilience and Insider Threat
  • Own assigned projects and work with Business Analysts to produce solution designs
  • Advise stakeholders and senior management on functional and cross-functional impact and alignment
  • Manage and mitigate risks and strengthen controls
  • Create solutions through complex analysis, research, and evaluation of alternatives
  • Build and maintain stakeholder relationships and partnerships
  • Guide technical direction, collaborate on multi-year assignments, and coach less experienced specialists where applicable

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience with infrastructure and integration across cloud and on-premise environments at enterprise scale
  • Experience with associated security best practice
  • Experience in one or more of: Physical Security, Threat Intelligence, Insider Threat, Cyber Forensics, Resilience
  • Strong technical leadership and communication skills
  • Stakeholder management at CxO level
  • Background in Software Engineering and/or Data Architecture (highly valued)
  • Experience in Financial Services or a similarly regulated environment (highly valued)
  • Appetite for learning new technologies, including AI, Agile and Automation
  • Ability to work with roadmaps and promote/champion architecture strategy
  • Knowledge of risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical skills