Technical Architect
Posted 1 day ago by Randstad Digital
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Technical Architect role in Investment Management is focused on guiding the future application and technology landscape of the Investments business. This position involves making key architectural decisions and influencing the long-term technology direction amidst various change initiatives. The role requires strong expertise in Investment Management and a strategic approach to technology implementation. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid environment, balancing in-office and remote work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support PMS selection by assessing vendors, architecture, and integration; provide technical guidance.
- Conduct eFront technical reviews, assessing architecture, scalability, performance, and integration.
- Review core platforms (Dynamics 365, Power BI, Affinity) for integration, data flow, and architecture.
- Review data governance, consistency, and domain alignment; recommend improvements to data foundations.
- Define target application architecture and technology strategy, including a transition roadmap.
Key Skills:
- Proven Technical Architect experience in Investment or Asset Management.
- Strong knowledge of Portfolio Management Systems and front-to-back investment platforms.
- Experience with third-party vendor implementation review and governance.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and strategic advisory skills.
- Experience defining target-state architectures and transition roadmaps.
- Desirable experience in banking/financial services and enterprise data governance.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Technical Architect – Investment Management
Location: London/ Sheffield
Hybrid 2 days in office
Contract Type: 6 months contract
Department: Investments Technology
About the Role
We need an experienced Technical Architect with strong Investment Management expertise to strategically guide our Investments business's future application and technology landscape. This advisory role shapes key architectural decisions, driving the organization toward a target state aligned with banking strategy and industry best practices. Influence the long-term technology direction of the Investments function amidst a growing portfolio of change initiatives.
Initial Focus Areas:
- PMS Assessment: Support PMS selection, assessing vendors, architecture, and integration; provide technical guidance.
- eFront Technical Review: Assess architecture, scalability, performance, integration, and target state alignment. Recommend optimisation and risk mitigation.
- Enterprise Platform Review: Assess core platforms (Dynamics 365, Power BI, Affinity) for integration, data flow, and architecture.
- Data & Information Architecture: Review data governance, consistency, and domain alignment; recommend strengthening Investments' data foundations.
- Target Architecture Definition: Define Investments' target application architecture and technology strategy, including a transition roadmap.
Required Experience
Proven Technical Architect experience in Investment or Asset Management. Strong knowledge of Portfolio Management Systems, front-to-back investment platforms, data architecture, and enterprise integration. Experience with third-party vendor implementation review and governance. Strong stakeholder engagement and strategic advisory skills. Experience defining target-state architectures and transition roadmaps.
Desirable Experience
Banking/financial services, private markets/alternative investment systems, enterprise data governance, and cross-functional (business/technology) experience in complex organizations is desirable.
What We’re Looking For
Strategic thinker with strong architectural discipline
Pragmatic decision-maker able to balance long-term vision with current constraints
Confident communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders
Independent, objective, and commercially aware
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to shape the future technology landscape of a growing Investments function, working at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and business transformation. If you are an experienced Investment Management Technical Architect looking to influence meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.