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Solutions Architect (Snowflake)

Solutions Architect, a key contributor within Professional Services & Consulting team, is to deliver the value of the whole firm to our customers by providing specialized technical consulting activities, understand requirements, create detailed solution designs & architecture, and provide continuity of technical expertise to the development teams and the customer during the delivery phase.

The role is entrusted to ensure that we deliver a superior solution that meets the customer requirements, technical capabilities, right technologies and industry best practices.

5-point Summary

You have solid understanding of cloud-based solutions for data analysis, including the cloud development, cloud service models, and cloud deployment architectures. You are a talented Snowflake architect with a passion for designing solutions that relates to Foreign Exchange, Money Market, Market data and data integration (primarily in Treasury space) You have an impeccable track record of coding in Python, Java, .Net Your primary focus will be to act as an interface with clients regarding delivery of following activities - Solutions design, development, systems integration, testing support, training and documentation You will provide technical inputs in complex pre-sales proposals, undertake customer requirements gathering, design of solutions architectures, high level project plan and estimation of professional services effort required for delivery

Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Accountable for signing off the proposed scope of deliverables, technical design, delivery timelines, efforts, and professional services deal commercial before it is presented for signature to the customer, with the power of vetoing proposals and escalating to resolution when that happens. Lead Solutions Governance process of the opportunity as deemed applicable
• Being clear about what the customer requirements are and what can and cannot be delivered within the envelope of the defined proposition AND escalating potential requirements that should be considered by the Refinitiv business
• Pre-sales responsibilities
• Being responsible for the technical design of any proposed technical solution based on the above accountabilities working with the broader Implementation group, Sales leads, and the Customer

• Be on hand to support testing and answer questions and resolve issues using the implementation and operational teams, to gain customer confidence in the delivered solution
• Deliver capabilities such as Consultancy, software implementation, configuration, integration
• Provide technical support during UAT phase and transition for Go-live of the solution being delivered
• Project Implementations – Key responsibility is to implement LSEG Solutions
• Support Project/Program management team ensuring project plan activities are delivered on time, on budget and in line with customer expectations
• Accountable for the delivery of the technical design
• Accountable for the creation of support run book for hand over into the service organization
• Preparing and planning of complex technical requirements for the implementation environment, integration details, testing details – UAT, SIT, Unit Testing etc
• Approving any variations to the design that may arise during the build
• Accountable for the integration of the solution into the customer environment
• Contribute to data engineering or content integration activities where necessary to provide end to end solution completeness
• Accountable for the post build internal sanity testing against the agreed functional specification

• Provide functional and/or technical training to customers based on the scope to be delivered
• Post Implementation
• Develop detailed technical documentation of the solution that is needed for maintenance and supports teams including customers’ teams

Required Skills

• Enterprise-wide thinking, able to give end to end solutions
• At least 5+ years of experience in architecting solutions
• Must be able to discuss & develop documents such as requirements docs (BRD), specification docs (FSD), Technical Architecture diagrams, configuration documents, operational procedures, workflow diagrams etc
• 5+ years of experience n the Financial Services & Banking Sector
• Must be a proactive self-starter and possess the ability to solve problems and address issues with creativity and innovation
• Knowledge of financial markets and understanding of business requirements, ability to work in a demanding environment to meet customer deadlines
• Techno Functional skills and a track record of successfully delivering large, multi-streamed projects through the full project cycle within specified timescales and budget is an advantage
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior level stakeholders in the business and bring strong strategic leadership to these interactions.

Technical Knowledge

• Systems integration experience with technologies e.g., Webservices, MQ, ESB
• Experience in any of the coding languages Python, .NET or Java
• Experience on Cloud technologies Snowflake & Azure
• Databases knowledge MS SQL is an advantage

Desired Skills

• Experience in any of the Refinitiv products/solutions is a plus like Electronic Trading, Deal Tracker Suite, Refinitiv Trade Notifications, Real-Time Optimized (RTO)
• Deep data/content expertise and know-how around market data content

Qualification

• Undergraduate university degree or Higher in Computer Science

Certifications

• Python programmer certification (PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer or equivalent will be an additional advantage)
• Cloud certification in Snowflake, Azure (SnowPro Advanced: Architect and Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert) bare minimum requirement

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Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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.

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