Security Architect

Atom Bank; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A modern fintech bank in the UK is looking for a skilled Solutions Architect to lead the technical direction of core domain initiatives. This role involves designing scalable solutions, engaging with product teams, and ensuring compliance with industry best practices. Ideal candidates will have a robust background in financial services architecture and expertise in cloud technologies. Join us to drive innovation and shape the future of banking.

Benefits

Flexible Hybrid

4-day work week

Generous pension scheme

'All About Me' fund for development

22.5 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of architecting within Financial Services or highly regulated industries.
• Desired experience with cloud and modern FinTech/AI solutions.
• Deep understanding of Product-oriented, Agile, and Lean methodologies.
• Familiarity with modern architectural documentation standards.
• Understanding of modern architectural patterns such as microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of solutions for new products, ensuring scalability and security.
• Develop and maintain architectural roadmaps linking product strategy to tech strategy.
• Cultivate relationships with product and delivery leadership.
• Mitigate architectural risks and improve system resilience.

Skills

Architecting within Financial Services

Cloud solutions

Agile methodologies

Continuous Delivery

Documentation standards (C4, CSVLOD)

Microservices

Serverless computing

Business case preparation

Tools

Vertex AI

Thought Machine

Flowable

Job description

The bank that’s leading the fintech charge!

We’re not like the rest. We’re true innovators, and we’re redefining what a bank should be. Ours is a bank for today and the future, a mobile-first bank. Forget the stuffy branches, with Atom you can bank whenever, wherever, faster, and simpler.

Could you be the next innovator to join us?

What will your ‘typical’ day look like? Different that’s for sure…:

We are seeking a highly accomplished and strategically minded Solutions Architect to drive the technical direction and governance of our core domain initiatives. This role requires a strong blend of modern technology expertise (GCP, AI/ML, Core Banking), rigorous architectural governance, and the ability to influence strategy through commercial acumen and Agile principles.

The Solution Architect partners with product and technical teams to craft highly scalable, flexible, and resilient solutions that address customer use cases and accelerate the adoption of Atom services.

You will be key in translating business objectives into approved, high-quality technical roadmaps, ensuring compliance, and continually elevating our architecture practice.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design of solutions for new products and features, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and secure.
• Develop and maintain aspirational architectural roadmaps and current/future state architectures that clearly link product strategy to Tech strategy.
• Actively cultivate relationships with product and delivery leadership and gain Value Stream commitment for initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous conversational governance by engaging in ongoing conversations with teams, coaching them, communicating strategy and standards, providing guidance on designs, and capturing architectural decisions.
• Contribute to the development of the Architecture capability and maintain knowledge of industry best practices and emerging technologies.
• Engage in the bank’s governance and change frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks to improve system resilience and reduce long-term technology debt.
• Inspire and motivate others to deliver excellent technical solutions and outcomes.

What do we need from you?

• Industry Experience: Proven track record of architecting within Financial Services or other highly regulated industries.
• Technical Depth: Desired experience with cloud and modern FinTech/AI solutions (e.g., Vertex AI, Thought Machine, Flowable, or similar Core Banking/Workflow tools).
• Delivery Mastery: Deep understanding and practical application of Product-oriented, Agile, and Lean methodologies, including Continuous Delivery.
• Documentation Rigour: Familiarity with modern architectural documentation standards, such as C4 (Context, Containers, Components, Code) and CSVLOD (Context, Scope, Views, Languages, Owner, Date).
• Understanding of modern architectural patterns such as microservices, event-driven architect and serverless computing
• Engineering Acumen: Familiarity with the end-to-end software engineering life cycle.
• Business Acumen: Experience preparing robust Business Cases including TCO analysis to justify technical investments.

What you’ll get from us?

• Flexible Hybrid
• 4-day work week
• Incredibly generous company pension scheme (maximum of 13% of Atom input – you can put in more)
• ‘All About Me’ fund: £200 per year to spend on personal development.
• 22.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan & Life Insurance
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Electric Vehicle Scheme

PLEASE NOTE: You must have the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role as Atom is unable to support Visa Applications/Sponsorship

Atom is an equal opportunities employer. We value you as an individual and therefore disregard race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, age, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership and disability in any hiring decisions we make. Atom will always adhere to the Equality Act 2010.

All roles within Atom must adhere to the Conduct Rules as set out by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

As part of Atom bank’s commitment to the FCA’s Consumer Duty, Atom will, take all reasonable steps to avoid causing foreseeable harm to customers, take all reasonable steps to enable customers to pursue their financial objectives and act in good faith.

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