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BNY Mellon

Senior Specialist, Solution Architect

Manchester, United Kingdom

Overview

Who we are:

For over 235 years, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has been at the center of the global financial markets, providing the world's leading institutions the tools, capabilities, and services to be distinctive investors. BNY Mellon has approximately $16.5 billion in revenues and a 23% return on tangible common equity.

Pershing EMEA, part of BNY Mellon, is the leading provider of technology, operational and investor solutions to banks, broker-dealers, wealth managers and advisers within the EMEA space.

What we do:

The Architecture team is responsible for the architectural oversight and guidance on all major projects and technical change with within the firm, including strategic re-engineering; regulatory, legal and risk projects; client and product development and business driven IT change.

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The successful candidate:

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to work on the applications within thePershing EMEA technology environment.

They will provide architectural and support services to the application teams within Pershing, to ensure that solutions are designed in a stable and flexible manner and are scalable, high performing and future proofed.

They enforce best practice and principles of architecture, ensuring that all designs confirm to the firms' policies and procedures

They also work closely with senior management to educate and articulate architecture goals, and to ensure enterprise architecture practices are followed.

The successful candidate should demonstrate a history of:

Providing application design and support services across varied applications teams whilst enforcing best practices and principles of architecture

Designing stable and flexible, high-performance solutions aligned with architecture principles.

Good communication skills and experience of working closely with senior management teams.

Identifying organization-wide initiatives and makes recommendations for the use of technology.

Engaging in enterprise architecture solutions and other governance and design activities.

Experience & Qualifications:

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

Extensive years of experience in software development and currently in a senior role responsible for design/architecture

A passion for continuous improvement and learning

Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at various levels

Sound knowledge of Distributed Systems Design

Ability to develop working proof of concepts to help communicate a concept

Advantageous

Experience with .Net, preferably .Net Core 3+/.Net 6

Experience with modern Test-First approaches (ATDD, TDD)

Experience of Containerised Architectures

Knowledge of Architecture Methodologies/Frameworks

Experience in the securities or financial services industry

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

Client-provided location(s): Manchester, UK
Job ID: BNY_Mellon-37963
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program