Solution Analyst​/Solution Architect

IT is at the heart of Euroclear’s business, driving continuous innovation and delivering cost-efficient, high-quality services to our customers. Today, our core business runs on HP Non Stop Servers (Tandem), with communications infrastructure and message routing implemented on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Euroclear is embarking on a major transformation: migrating CREST from COBOL programs on the HPE Non Stop Guardian platform to a modern, commoditised environment such as Linux. The new technology stack will be Java-based, leveraging Event Hub technologies (e.g., Kafka) for integration between migrated services and legacy systems. Migrated services must be platform-independent, capable of running on Open Shift Linux environments.

This migration will be incremental and span several years.

Your Role in GBS

You will join the Solutions Architecture team within the Software Engineering Tribe, playing a pivotal role in defining target architectures and designing end-to-end solutions across GBS domains. Your primary focus will be the EUI Transformation Programme, while contributing to the evolution of our Solution Architecture practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Definition:
  Support and, where appropriate, lead the design and implementation of architecture solutions for transversal programs, ensuring alignment with functional and non-functional requirements.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner with requirement owners, domain architects, and IT engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Integration:
  Act as the bridge between Enterprise Architecture and IT delivery teams, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and domain target architectures.
• Community Contribution:
  Develop reusable solution patterns and building blocks; actively shape Solution Architecture and Software Engineering practices.
• Technology Expertise:
  Apply hands-on experience to define business capability target architectures and roadmaps, with a strong focus on EUI Transformation.
• Knowledge Sharing:
  Engage in communities of practice to share best practices and lessons learned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure IT solutions align with enterprise engineering and architecture standards.
• Guarantee end-to-end consistency across platforms and teams (e.g., solution walkthroughs).
• Collaborate with security teams to meet security standards.
• Define infrastructure requirements and work with infrastructure teams on technical design.
• Establish guidelines, patterns, and standards for the new technology stack.
• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate key components of the architecture.
• Provide estimation principles for migration phases and PoC exercises.
• Lead prototype implementation and subsequent work.
• Undertake hands-on Java development while coaching and mentoring colleagues.
• Present solution architectures and plans to management, customers, and team members.
• Act as the technical authority for the new solution stack.

Qualifications Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in solutions architecture and systems development across all stages: inception, budgeting, design, development, testing, implementation, and support.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Event Hub technologies (e.g., Kafka)
  • Object-Oriented Design and Java programming
• Platform-independent and database-independent applications
• Containerization and Open Shift environments
• Experience in Financial Market Infrastructure or regulated environments.

Soft Skills

• Ability to motivate, mentor, and inspire colleagues.
• A collaborative team player and role model, open to peer reviews.
• Reliable, self-driven, and comfortable working independently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (oral and written).
• Proven ability to:
  • Deliver within agreed timelines
  • Solve problems effectively
  • Adapt to dynamic environments
  • Take ownership and accountability for project work
• Knowledge of Post Trade Settlement systems (CREST)
• Familiarity with messaging standards: ISO 15022, ISO 20022, JSON
• Experience with Agile development, IBM MQ, and Angular framework

Please note that this is a permanent position, and we do not offer freelance or contract arrangements for this role.

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Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.

What We Offer:

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

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