FinXL IT are seeking a skilled Solution Designer to join our dynamic team at a large financial services organisation. In this role, you will be responsible for producing high-level solution designs for business-critical applications. Working closely with technology and business stakeholders, you'll transform business vision into actionable and optimal solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of major transformation programs and grow your skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive and explore creative solutions to achieve optimal results for business-critical applications.
• Take ownership of high-level solution designs, adhering to architectural principles and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with architects, business stakeholders, and other cross-functional teams to translate business and architectural requirements into actionable solution designs.
• Ensure alignment and effective communication across teams (architects, business analysts, project managers) for seamless solution delivery.
• Create clear, concise, and well-documented design documents, sequence diagrams, and technical specifications that are understandable by application designers and developers.
• Support the business in providing high-level estimates for feature delivery.
• Offer expert technical guidance and support to development teams, overseeing the low-level design, build, and testing phases.

Requirements

Essential:

• Strong experience in software solution delivery, with a strong focus on designing and implementing technical solutions.
• Proven experience as a Solution Designer, with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong hands-on experience in developing Java-based microservices, Restful APIs, and eventing using Kafka or MQ.
• In-depth knowledge of design patterns, including authentication and authorisation patterns.
• Extensive understanding of system design, development, and technical problem-solving techniques.

Desirable:

• Experience with retail banking product origination (preferably Cards or Personal Loans) and servicing
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Bamboo).
• Previous experience within the Financial Services industry.
• Cloud skills (AWS, Azure, GCP) are a plus.

What's On Offer

• 12 months+ contract engagement, with a view to extend the contract
• Located in Sydney CBD
• Hybrid work mode to get your best work done (3 days in office and 2 days remote)

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Job number (S4)