Solutions Architect (Madrid/Cantabria/Málaga or Portugal) - Santander Digital ServicesSANTANDER DIGITAL SERVICES is looking for a Solutions Architect based in one of our Hubs in Boadilla del Monte, Cantabria, Málaga or Portugal. WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY At Santander (www.santander.com) we are key players in the transformation of the financial sector. Do you want to join us?
Santander Digital Services (SDS) is the team of technology and operations at Santander. We are convinced of the importance of technology that is aligned with the requirements of the business and that our work not only brings value to users, people, and communities but also fosters individual creativity. Our team of over 7,000 people in 8 countries (Spain, Portugal, Poland, UK, USA, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil) develops and/or implements financial solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies (including Blockchain, Big Data, and Angular among others) on all kinds of on-premises and cloud-based platforms.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING As a Solutions Architect within Everyday Banking IT you will work on the functional architecture of applications and how they interact with other systems in the Architecture Landscape of Santander UK, Group, and 3rd Parties. The team effectively works as an Architecture Community across domains sharing reusable patterns and solutions learnt on projects, independently of projects and domains.
The EDB area covers core banking including personal accounts, savings, fixed term deposits, unsecured lending, customer information, accounting, product catalogue, and referencing information, as well as insurance, investments, private banking, and financial support. This role is to work within the core banking elements of EDB relating to personal and small to medium enterprise business customers functions.
We need someone like you to help us in different fronts:
Production of a Solution Design Document.Production and maintenance of the Service Domain document which details core/system and BaaS APIs in a specific BIAN Service Domain.Sequence Diagrams for functional flows.Layer diagrams to show the data flow and interactions between APIs, applications, and services.Review the As Is documentation.Review requirements in the form of user stories, sprint reviews, and DDPs.Application interaction diagrams.Work with respective domain EAs to ensure pattern and strategy alignment of solutions.Work with API designers to ensure the capabilities of APIs align to group.Complete Architecture Solution Approval.Ongoing design and implementation advice to product and engineering teams.Has control and visibility of the end-to-end solution.Liaise with Product Owners to assist in roadmap of the domain and to understand pipeline work/projects.Liaise with Product/Engineering teams/Labs on the development of solutions.Liaise with EA and TA when producing solutions to ensure alignment to blueprints/strategies and any technological implications.Functional consultancy and knowledge sharing with peers to ensure awareness and alignment of design patterns.Supports Architecture governance.API Governance process – QA of APIs being developed in accordance with SA design.Group BaaS alignment – ensuring any BaaS APIs are aligned with Group definitions and reporting to group any new BaaS APIs.Manages caveats, actions, exceptions associated with design.Creation of Reference decision records and their approval.EXPERIENCE +3 years of related experience.EDUCATION University degree in technology, preferably in computer science.SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE A deep knowledge of the BIAN framework and service domains specific to the domain specialty. Working knowledge of those it interacts with to shape and define the service domain capability within Santander.API definitions – system services, xAPI, BaaS, and omni channel and the functions/business capabilities covered by each.Experience working within financial services, ideally within a core retail banking environment including customer.Experience working on complex projects with multiple stakeholders.Proven experience in solution architecture, and the creation of solution designs and documentation to support the delivery of projects.Strong understanding of applying risk and control frameworks, policies, and standards to solution architecture.Broad technical knowledge with a good understanding of integration patterns (APIs, Messaging).Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.Ability to communicate to all levels and to keep stakeholders informed.Usage and application of Archimate, or other modelling languages as appropriate would be a nice to have.Experience of building APIs would be a nice to have.OTHER INFORMATION English at least C1.Availability to travel if needed.
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