Technical Architect

Requirements of the role

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

What will you be doing?

S&A’s purpose is to help translate the FCA vision and objectives into a coherent strategy ensuring we have the right enterprise architecture to support delivery – we ensure we have the right roadmap, with the right solutions and best investment case.

The DTI & Operations Squad, within S&A’s Architecture Consultancy team, provides architecture capability support to the business area and architecture support to the wider portfolio – in total the Squad supports DTI, Operations, and Risk & Compliance Oversight divisions plus the Payment Systems Regulator, our Chief Executive Office, and the Bank of England.

Our Technical Architects play a valued role within the Squad, supporting the successful delivery of the DTI & OPS portfolio. You will contribute to the creation of Domain Roadmaps and provide architectural support aligned with Enterprise Architecture principles and enterprise-wide blueprints. You will:

• Collaborate on the co-creation and adoption of inclusive technology design standards that support user-friendly, integrated solutions across a range of platforms and systems.
• Contribute to the design and assessment of reliable software and hardware architectures, considering risk, cost, and alignment with evolving business needs
• Strengthen solution outcomes by offering supportive architectural input and ensuring clear traceability from concept to implementation
• Prepare clear, structured architectural materials—such as domain roadmaps, integration approaches, and design principles—that encourage scalable growth and innovation
• Help uphold architectural governance practices that promote consistency, creativity, and accountability across teams
• Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement by enhancing architectural approaches and supporting the development of peers within the architecture community

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