Solution Architect

Alpha FMC

Alpha FMC is the leading global consultancy to the Asset Management, Wealth Management and Insurance industries. As a trusted partner to more than 95% of the top 20 global Asset Management firms by AUM, we have an unrivalled track record in providing our base of over 660 clients with a competitive edge by using our deep industry knowledge and expertise. We have the largest dedicated team in the industry, with nearly 650 consultants globally, operating from 15 offices spanning the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.   At Alpha, diversity and inclusion is not only important for – but critical to – our success, and we are committed to employing individuals from all backgrounds to reflect the multi-cultural society we live in. We have worked hard to foster an environment that welcomes everyone and celebrates each other’s successes.  We want Alpha to not only feel like ‘a job’ – we want it to feel like a community. What makes us different? * Established yet entrepreneurial. We believe that Alpha is the perfect combination of a successfully established firm (founded in 2003, quoted on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange) whilst being entrepreneurial, dynamic, and growing – meaning your contribution is seen and valued. * Work alongside the best in the industry. Working at Alpha gives you the opportunity to work alongside not only the leading organisations in our industry, but also experts within the Alpha team. Learning directly from both will allow you to develop your own expertise in our space. * A true meritocracy. At Alpha, we don’t have any concept of ‘time at level’ or promotion quotas – which means that your potential is truly driven by your performance rather than anything else! * High responsibility and autonomy. Given our project team sizes (typically 2-10 people), each member has a high level of responsibility and autonomy on every project, as well as exposure to senior team members (e.g. Directors) who continuously train and develop you. * Culture and community. We pride ourselves on creating a supportive, nurturing environment where people can be themselves.   Alpha Alternatives & Role Overview  Alpha Alternatives is a global advisory firm with a focus on alternative investments and financial services. Our business model combines the talents of industry leaders and experts in service delivery to assist clients in achieving operational efficiencies and excellence through structure, process, and technology. We provide project-based services in several key areas including business consulting, technology solutions, and end-to-end operational improvement.  The role sits within our EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) team in London, specifically within our reporting practice. We support our customers in producing complex reports more efficiently using technology, including things like Annual Reports, Statutory Reports, Fund Financial Statements, Sustainability Reporting, Fund Investor Reporting and more. Within our reporting practice, we primarily work with a tool called Workiva, of which we have a longstanding global partnership with. While Alpha Alternatives as a firm primarily supports alternative investment firms, our reporting practice supports customers across all industries that the wider Alpha group serve (Insurance, Asset Management, Banking and other Financial Services organisations). Your role as an Analyst will mostly focus on supporting the delivery of Workiva implementations for our clients. As the practice is expanding, we are exploring other advisory opportunities & technology partnerships that complement this work, which the role may expand into over time.     Core Responsibilities: * An Analyst at Alpha is a core member of the team delivering components of client engagements that identify, design, and implement technology and creative business solutions * Key responsibilities will include: * Supporting Solution Architects (project leaders) throughout Workiva implementations * Participate through the full implementation life-cycle: * Document requirements to support SA during discovery sessions * Implement design proposed by SA with minimal guidance * Communicate effectively with internal team to reflect status and flag risks/concerns * Work with client throughout build to ensure expectations are being met and the build is reflective of their requirements  * Perform Unit Testing on your solutions to validate your configurations * Document the build and support the client during the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase * Effective client communication (i.e. E-Mail, In-Person, Virtual) * Articulate technical concepts in layman’s terms, bridging the knowledge gap with clients and their understanding of the technology * Address clients’ questions, concerns, and requests in a timely manner o Collaborative team member * A strong team player who contributes to team discussions, is flexible in adapting to challenging situations and encourages others * Practice Support/Development * When not fully utilised on projects, supporting other activities such as presales, accelerator/IP development, project methodology documentation and other areas that help to streamline and optimise practice operations   Required Qualifications: * 0-2 years of relevant consulting, functional finance industry experience or university degree (finance, economics, analytics) * Strong Excel literacy * Passion for problem solving, ability to break problems down into multiple options (where appropriate) in a logical, structured way and articulate a recommendation clearly * Results-oriented, motivated, self-starter with an eagerness to learn new skillsets and embrace ambiguity * Strong desire to excel and gain exposure to multiple industries while further developing your career * Ability to collaborate with clients Preferred / Desired Qualifications: * Experience in data analysis * A high-level understanding of accounting and financial statements * Hands-on functional experience and/or demonstrated proficiency in EPM-related business processes e.g. Finance & Management reporting, FP&A, Consolidation * Experience with database management and data system design * Advanced MS Excel and/or SQL skills * Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Word, MS PowerPoint)

Securitas

Securitas Group Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. By leveraging technology in partnership with our clients, we offer a broad portfolio of value-enhancing services and solutions integrated across the security value chain – from on-site services to advanced monitoring, comprehensive risk prediction and advisory services. With around 322 000 employees in 44 markets, our innovative, holistic approach with local and global expertise makes us a trusted business partner to many of the world’s best-known companies. Benefitting from almost nine decades of deep experience and guided by our values of integrity, vigilance, and helpfulness, we create sustainable value by helping our clients optimize their operations and protect what matters most - their people and assets. Securitas IT Securitas’ vision is to become the Intelligent Protective Services Partner by being client centric, data driven and people focused. Our protective services help make your world a safer place. IT is a key function in enabling the modern and powerful technology needed to fulfil Securitas’ business strategy. In Europe, our 400+ IT co‑workers support digital products and services for clients, and transform and protect our existing IT landscape, making sure colleagues across the European Division can work efficiently in a modern IT environment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the role As a Solution Architect, you help connect our operational services with our core enterprise platforms (such as ERP, CRM, HR, finance and data platforms). You work closely with the Enterprise Architect and the Enterprise Architecture Team to: * document and understand our current IT landscape * support impact assessments for changes and new initiatives * contribute to transition and target architectures Over time, you will take ownership of defined domains and become a key partner for both business and IT in shaping how our IT landscape supports Securitas’ strategy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Responsibilities The Solution Architect supports the definition and realisation of transition and target architectures, with a focus on operational services and their integration with core platforms. You will: * Support the Enterprise Architect in defining transition architectures and target architectures for selected domains. * Develop a solid understanding of key business processes and how they are supported by enterprise applications and operational systems. * Maintain and improve architecture documentation, including landscape views, integration maps and process‑to‑system mappings. * Prepare and support solution design workshops with business and IT stakeholders; over time, facilitate parts of these workshops. * Apply established design principles, standards and architecture guardrails for your Domains when assessing solution options. * Contribute to solution recommendations by analysing impacts, dependencies, risks and alignment with target architecture. * Support impact assessments for new initiatives and change requests across applications, integrations, data and processes. * Develop, maintain and communicate processes and standard practices related to high‑level design and implementation of solutions across a portfolio of initiatives and enhancements. * Work with business and IT stakeholders to understand requirements, identify solution gaps and available capabilities, and help define solutions that meet business needs. * Contribute to technology roadmaps for selected domains, in line with divisional and group architecture directions. * Prepare material for architecture forums and governance decisions (presentations, diagrams, summaries). * Interact with stakeholders in business and IT and support them in understanding architecture options and implications. * Support the definition of scope for new implementation programmes and change requests, including functional/technical/process scope, dependencies and high‑level estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Deliverables * Lead and contributions to Solution Architecture Descriptions (SAD) and related documentation (investigations, analysis, design options, PoC input). * Conceptual and logical models of applications, integrations, data flows and business capabilities. * Updated and accurate architecture artefacts in the architecture repository (e.g. application catalogues, integration maps, capability/process maps). * Input to cost and effort estimations for solution options. * Impact assessments for change requests and new initiatives. * End‑to‑end mapping of key processes across applications and integrations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Partnerships * Enterprise Architect – align on the target EU enterprise architecture and solution architectures; escalate issues and decisions when needed. * IT Product Managers / Product Owners – collaborate on solution options and priorities; escalate priority conflicts when necessary. * Business Process Leads – collaborate to ensure solutions support agreed processes and ways of working. * Country Solution Architects / Local IT Architects – support country‑specific solution creation and ensure alignment with divisional target architecture. * Integration Lead and Integration Architect – align on integration design, dependencies and maintenance in line with the SAD and integration standards. * Security and Data Protection stakeholders – ensure that security, privacy and compliance requirements are considered in solution designs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements Experience * 5+ years of work experience in IT or digital product development, preferably in complex or multi‑country environments. * Experience working with, or closely alongside, enterprise or solution architecture (for example as a solution designer, senior business analyst, integration specialist or application owner). * Experience with enterprise applications (e.g. ERP, CRM, HR, finance) and/or operational systems. * Experience contributing to solution designs, impact assessments or architecture documentation. * Understanding of foundational integration and security requirements and how they influence solution design. * Business process knowledge and awareness of business‑facing IT services. Nice to have: * Experience with business capability models, process models or data modelling. * Experience using architecture tools (e.g. LeanIX or similar). * Architecture‑related training or certification (e.g. TOGAF, IASA or similar). Key Personal Skills * Strong analytical skills and a structured way of working. * Comfortable working with architecture diagrams, models and documentation. * Knowledge and hands‑on experience with integrations in complex IT environments. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; able to explain complex topics in a simple way. * Strong presentation skills; able to prepare and present architecture material to different audiences. * Strong stakeholder interaction skills; able to listen, ask clarifying questions and build trust. * Curious, proactive and eager to learn from senior architects and subject matter experts. * Ability to make balanced recommendations within the Solution and Enterprise Architecture guardrails. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Working conditions This role is open for candidates based in Europe. It's a hybrid working model (office regulations depending on the specific country). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What we offer At Securitas we believe in doing the right thing and doing it well. For our customers and our employees. Our employees come from all walks of life and bring with them many talents and perspectives. We aim for diverse representation throughout the company, and we are committed to equal pay, safe working conditions, gender balance and an inclusive work environment with a wide range of skills and development opportunities. If this sounds like the right next step in your professional career, don't hesitate and apply!

Valtech

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.  THE OPPORTUNITY At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.  We are proud of:  * The work we do and the innovation we drive  * Our values of share, care and dare  * A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy  * Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration   The Role   As a Solution Architect, you are passionate about experience innovation and eager to push the boundaries of what’s possible. You will thrive in this role if you are:  * A curious problem solver who challenges the status quo  * A collaborator who values teamwork and knowledge-sharing  * Excited by the intersection of technology, creativity and data  * Experienced in Agile methodologies and consulting (a plus)  Role & Responsibilities * Provide architectural leadership during programme initiation ensuring fraud risk, customer protection, and regulatory impacts are assessed early and comprehensively. * Drive secure-by-design and fraud-by-design principles across digital onboarding, payments, customer communications, and sensitive data exposure initiatives. * Ensure solutions align to enterprise strategy, CTO standards, regulatory requirements, and fraud control frameworks. * Own resolution of cross-domain design issues; particularly where sensitive data, customer authentication, or transaction risk is impacted. * Oversee expansion of high-risk capabilities ensuring appropriate logging, monitoring, and segregation of duties. * Working with the Fraud CIO Technical Leads/Analysts in solution design ensuring initiative alignment to the fraud strategic technical roadmap. * Contributing to the Technical Lead/Analyst Guild including making recommendations on architecture best practices, standards and patterns where necessary. * Maintaining the existing Fraud technology view recommending improvements and migrations to improve efficiency and alignment to architecture recommendations. Required Skills & Qualification * Proven experience of 14-18 years leading solution architecture for large, scalable and complex programmes within regulated financial services. * Experience designing systems handling sensitive customer data with appropriate access controls and monitoring. * Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior (fraud and cross-domain) stakeholders across Fraud, Digital, Security, Technology, etc. * Knowledge of Open API, OAuth2, Docker, Jenkins, Gitlab, Github & Kubernetes. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. * Demonstrable experience across multiple domains and architectural disciplines Good to have * Experience within Financial Services * Experience within Fraud * CTO Architecture practices and processes If you do not meet all the listed qualifications or have gaps in your experience, we still encourage you to apply. At Valtech, we recognize that talent comes in many forms, and we value diverse perspectives and a willingness to learn.  COMMITMENT TO REACHING ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE  We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all.    THE BENEFITS   This is a fulltime position based in Bengaluru. Beyond a competitive compensation package, we offer:  * Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)  * Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs  * Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts  Our benefits are tailored to each location. Your Talent Partner will provide full details during the hiring process.     YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. Your CV should cover key information on relevant experiences and expertise. We do not require information such as age, gender, marital status, or a headshot in your application. We review all candidates based on skills, experience, and potential. ⚠️ Beware of recruitment fraud! Only engage with official Valtech email addresses ending in @valtech.com.  We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know.     ABOUT VALTECH Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.  At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.  At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.  Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.