Application Architect

Role Summary

This role of Technical Architect is within the LSEG Markets & Risk Intelligence. The group is responsible for the development of the technology platforms supporting key products including Connected Risk, World Check, Payments products in the Risk Managed Services space.

Technical Architect is a member of software engineering team who designs software solutions from the ground up, making high-level decisions about each stage of the process and leading a team of engineers to create the final product. This role requires significant experience as a software developer. The goal is to provide a framework for the development of a software or system that will result in high quality IT solutions.

Domain/capability requirements

Payments product domain experience 5+ years, explicitly demonstrating the following:

--> Developing bank to bank payment products (API & SAAS) for enterprise customers globally with design thinking and customer-centric approach

--> Demonstrating use of qualitative and quantitative customer discovery approaches

--> Willing to operate semi-independently and take decisions within agreed boundaries

Extensive hands-on technical experience in

--> Core Java language, data structures, multi-threading and exception handling, etc. or extensive experience in .Net core 6 and above with C# and its ecosystem

--> TypeScript, VueJS, React, Node for building dynamic user interfaces

--> Working with relational databases - PostgreSQL/MySQL with proficiency in data-modelling, SQL, ORM, JPA, etc.

--> JUnit/Cucumber/RestAssured/Selenium for backend & frontend testing

--> Sophisticated debugging skills

--> DevOps (CI/CD) and automation tools - e.g. Jenkins/GitLab/similar

--> One or more cloud platforms – AWS, Azure or GCP

--> Building and deploying containerized solution with Kubernetes/Docker or a similar technology

--> Building scalable applications as microservices using Spring framework

--> Using static and dynamic code analysis tools such as SonarQube, Coverity, etc.

--> Good understanding of SDLC standards.

--> Performance optimizations using Profiling tools and technique

--> CI/CD & automation tooling such as Jenkins/GitLab/similar

--> Docker/Kubernetes/EKS, etc. for containerized deployment.

--> RabbitMQ, AWS MQ, Azure Queue for event streaming & message brokering.

--> Experience in No-SQL databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, CosmosDB.

--> UX experience covering discovery and UI design capabilities, 5-10 years

--> Knowledge and experience of implementing SSO

--> Strong knowledge of SOLID principles and design patterns

Personal/Team skills

--> Good communication, presentation & documentation skills

--> Ability to articulate the code structure and the design of the software components to internal collaborators

--> Ability to self-manage and work independently in a fast-paced environment with dynamic requirements and priorities

--> Experience in working with complex, highly distributed & data intensive systems

Benefits

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We enhance each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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