Solutions Architect Financial Services

**Solutions Architect - Technology - Financial Services**

Italy - Milan

**ABOUT CAPCO**

Capco is a global technology and business consultancy, focused on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry.

**_We are/have:_**
- Experts in_ banking _and payments,_ capital markets _and wealth and asset management
- Deep knowledge in financial services offering, including e.g. _Finance_, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core_ Banking _etc.
- Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there
- Focused on maintaining our nimble,_ agile _and entrepreneurial culture

**ROLE DESCRIPTION**

**What’s this all about?**

Capco are looking for a Solution Architect to help our clients solve a range of complex problems. We help clients design exceptional customer experiences and products, we also help them look hard at getting the best out of new technology and integrating it into their existing organisations.

Our solution architects are pivotal team members, helping turn great ideas into actionable solutions using a range of business and technology capabilities.

This is a role for you if you are looking for an outcome-oriented role, as part of a creative and dynamic team helping financial services clients make sense of the choices they face in the digital business environment.

**Who are Capco Architects?**

We are a team of people who are curious and willing to never stop learning. We have a passion for new technologies and understand how they can help deal with today’s business challenges. We have confidence in our ideas but we are modest about how we conduct ourselves. We have a proactive, innovative and flexible working style with a teaching mindset; coaching our junior architects through their work.

**Skills & experience**
- Customer centricity - the ability to empathise with customers and an affinity to create solutions designed to deliver a great customer experience
- Knowledge of a range of architectural skills which could include modern solution design, Target operating _models_, Solution Estimation and Planning or Architecture Governance (ideally in an_ Agile _context)
- Familiarity with cybersecurity, security architecture or closely related topics like identity and access management, or offensive security engineering
- An understanding of the end to end technology delivery lifecycle, with exposure to working in_ agile _alongside product, engineering and software delivery professionals, preferably within_ banking _or _finance_.

**Desirable but not mandatory**:

- Product Implementation Experience (Preferably in Financial Services: _Capital Markets_, Wealth Management or_ Banking _& Payments; or in industries with similar legacy and innovation challenges e.g. Telecoms)

**WHY JOIN CAPCO?**

Because you are curious, because you want to know what is going on inside engaging projects with some of the largest banks in the world and because you want to work on projects that transform the financial services industry.

**_ We offer:_**
- A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees
- Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise
- A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients
- A diverse, inclusive, meritocratic cultureTop of Form
- Enhanced and competitive family friendly benefits, including maternity / adoption / shared parental leave and paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause and bereavement