Feature Architect

Position: Application Feature Architect
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** Role Overview
** The Application Feature Architect is a key member of the Risk Intelligence Engineering team, responsible for designing and guiding the architecture of specific features within World-Check One and related applications. This role bridges high-level solution architecture and detailed implementation, ensuring that feature designs are robust, scalable, and aligned with the overall application strategy. You will work on cloud-native, distributed systems that support high-volume, low-latency transactions, collaborating closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, and development teams to deliver secure, performant, and compliant solutions within the LSEG ecosystem.##

** Main Responsibilities**
* ** Feature-Level Architecture**:
Design and document architecture for individual features, ensuring alignment with overall application and solution architecture.
* ** Governance & Compliance**:
Enforce architectural standards, security, and governance processes within feature scope.
* ** Collaboration**:
Work closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, and Business Analysts to translate business requirements into technical designs.
* ** Technical Leadership**:
Guide development teams on best practices for feature implementation, scalability, and integration.
* ** Cloud-Native Design**:
Apply AWS cloud-native principles for feature architecture using services such as
** EKS, ECS, Lambda, Global Accelerator, RDS, Document

DB, Dynamo

DB, Elastic Search/Open Search, SQS/SNS, S3, Memory

DB and Elasti Cache Redis**.
* ** Infrastructure as Code**:
Support infrastructure automation using
** Terraform
* * and CI/CD pipelines via
** Git Lab**.
* ** Performance & Security**:
Ensure features meet quality attributes including performance, security, availability, and maintainability.
* ** Proof of Concepts**:
Develop POCs for new feature ideas and hand over to development teams for full-scale implementation.
* ** Dev Ops Support**:
Collaborate with Dev Ops teams for CI/CD automation and deployment strategies.
* ** Performance Testing**:
Contribute to performance and load testing strategies for high-volume, low-latency applications.##
** Skills & Experience Required
*** Proven experience designing feature-level architectures within large-scale, distributed systems.
* Strong knowledge of AWS services (EKS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, Document

DB, Elastic Search/Open Search, SQS/SNS, S3, Memory

DB, Redis) and cloud-native principles.
* Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab).
* Proficiency in
** Java and Spring Boot**; familiarity with
** Python, Node.js, and JavaScript**.
* Front-end experience with
** Vue.js
** and modern JavaScript frameworks.
* Strong understanding of REST API design, messaging patterns, and data modelling.
* Experience with SQL, No

SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, Document

DB, Dynamo

DB) and search engines(Elastic Search/Open Search).
* Knowledge of authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2).
* Ability to work closely with developers and influence technical decisions.##
** Desired Skills
*** Experience with
** distributed systems**,
** high-volume applications**, and
** low-latency APIs**.
* Familiarity with
** performance testing**,
** load testing**, and tuning for scalability.
* Understanding of financial services, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
* Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and cloud cost optimisation.
* Exposure to caching strategies (e.g., Redis, Memory

DB) and asynchronous messaging patterns.
* Experience with
** API gateway design**,
** rate limiting**, and
** fault-tolerant architectures**.
* Awareness of
** observability practices** (metrics, tracing, logging) for distributed systems.##
** The Person
*** Strong communicator who can work across technical and business teams.
* Analytical thinker with the ability to solve complex problems under pressure.
* Collaborative and adaptable, with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions.
* Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with multiple priorities.
* Ability to mentor developers and promote architectural best practices.
* Strong interpersonal skills supported by clear…