Overview
Key Responsibilities: -
•Design and own end-to-end solution architecture with a focus on low latency, fault tolerance, and high performance.
•Lead architecture reviews, technical health checks, and performance assessments.
•Lead large-scale migrations (re-host, re-platform, re-architect)
•Drive adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and release governance.
•Ensure cost optimization, security posture, scalability, and operational excellence.
•Architect and govern FIX and FAST protocol integrations for trading, market data, and exchange connectivity.
•Provide technical oversight for message sequencing, throughput testing, recovery mechanisms, and session handling.
•Support exchange platforms, RMS systems, and post-trade integrations in regulated environments.
Required Skills & Experience
•12+ years in solutioning architect with at least 5+ years in Capital Markets domain.
•Proven expertise in migration projects – Applications, Infrastructure, and legacy modernization.
•Strong knowledge of capital markets processes: trading platforms, clearing & settlement, market data, reference data, risk & compliance.
•Hands-on experience/Strong understanding in Java, Python, C, C++, .NET, MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL, PL/SQL and Messaging & Protocols: FIX, FAST.
•Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
•Prior work with Tier-1 investment banks, exchanges, or financial institutions.
•Experience in handling mission-critical go-lives with zero downtime tolerance.