Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy and Commodities broker in the world, the worlds leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.We work as one to achieve our vision of being the worlds most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.The System Architect is responsible for defining and delivering the shared technical and architectural vision for the delivered as part of the Agile Release Train (ART).The technology includes systems (applications, processes and information), shared infrastructure services, shared application services, and their effective integration across Global Broking Rates and FX. The System Architect is working to align Feature teams to this vision and ensure the systems under development support the evolving business need and enables fast reliable implementation of value.As a core role steering the wider team alongside the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Product Managers, the System Architect collaborates with the Feature teams to design and develop the architecture and create the Architecture Runway in line with Enterprise standards, patterns and roadmaps.Define Architecture vision The System Architects primary responsibility is defining the architecture vision and communicating it clearly to the ART. Consulting with product management to translate vision into ART backlog Epics for effective implementation.Align Architecture with the business, priorities and the vision The System Architect defines, evolves, and maintains the architectural runway ensuring the delivery of business value. Support DevOps The System Architect supports with the design of a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps practices, participating in the release governance process by assessing technology impacts for specific releases. Responsible for maintaining architecture and system tools, documentation, and other technical assets.Fostering Built-in Quality Promote system design that creates built-in quality, reusability and manage Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) for the wider team. As the System Architect you define NFRs and provide guidance for their timely and effective implementation to avoid NFRs building up and impacting the system.Evolve System Design with teams System Architects establish sustainable interactions with sub-teams to gather feedback on architecture design and the realities of implementation to validate or evolve architectural ideas.Bachelor''s degree in computer science, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experienceExtensive experience in technical architecture and one of the following IT solution development disciplines: application development (front-end web applications and/or back-end), middleware, infrastructure engineeringGood understanding of emerging technology trends and evolving business and operating modelsExperience working in Agile environments with an understanding of Agile delivery frameworks and the Product lifecycleExposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environmentsExperience in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Excellent planning and organizational skillsAbility to advise on technology issues at all levels, identify and advocate ways to improve effectiveness in solution design and implementationIdentify, assess and implement new and emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques to improve the solutionSignificant enterprise systems development hands-on experience (C#, Java, C++ or similar OO stack) and web app technologiesCloud technologies: IaaS, PaaS, containerisation, cloud security, public cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), Azure, GCPUnderstanding of software testing frameworks/strategiesREST, GraphQL, message middleware, data integrationFull stack security posture: DevOps: Understanding of software code management (code coverage security hotspots, maintainability of code), application and automated testing, Git repo branching strategiesLI-MID #LI-HybridOur dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That''s why we''re building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.