Platform Solution Architect, GCP, Banking, 6+ months,
Posted 1 week ago by Norton Blake
£750 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The role of Platform Solution Architect focuses on driving enterprise-scale engineering transformation within a leading bank, specifically through the re-architecting of monolithic systems into scalable microservices-based platforms. The position requires a technical expert with a strong background in software design and architecture, particularly in GCP. This is a hybrid role based in London, requiring three days a week on-site. The contract duration is an initial six months and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive enterprise-scale engineering transformation and re-architect client monoliths into microservices-based platforms.
- Act as a technical expert in software design and architecture.
- Maintain high engineering standards and provide leadership and motivation to the team.
- Define end-to-end enterprise architecture.
- Lead the development of large-scale, complex, and distributed applications using GCP.
- Implement software design/architectural concepts such as Event-driven Architecture and Microservices.
- Utilize containers and build container-based platforms using GKE.
- Apply DevOps/automation practices including CI, CD, and observability.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in defining end-to-end enterprise architecture.
- Experience in leading large-scale, complex, and distributed applications development of Cloud-native solutions using GCP.
- Excellent knowledge of software design/architectural concepts.
- Software development background with exposure to multiple programming languages (Java, C#, Go, Scala, Python).
- Experience with containers and building platforms using GKE.
- DevOps/automation experience.
Salary (Rate): £750
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT