Job Application

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) service partner with Tesco Bank to support contingent recruitment hiring.

On behalf of Tesco Bank, AMS are now looking for a Solution Architect to be based in Edinburgh (Hybrid 1-2 times per week in the office) for an initial contract length of 6 months.

Tesco Bank prides itself on their range of simple and convenient retail banking and insurance products designed specifically to meet the needs of Tesco customers. They believe that every little help makes a big difference, and by putting the customer first and rewarding their loyalty, they are offering something they believe every bank should.

Key responsibilities:

• Owning, documenting and delivering key design artefacts by working with stakeholders to find architecturally compliant solutions to business problems.
• Contributing and supporting the development of design engineering standards and patterns that support our engineering operating model and architectural alignment process.
• Driving and owning the design and delivery of features to existing or new customer products or services within agreed design and best practices while maintaining cost optimisation.
• Ensure all designs can be instrumented to protect, support and monitor the customer products and services Tesco Bank offer.
• Ensure all designs conform to 'automate first' mindset to achieve faster and lower risk deployments though our route to live.
• Identifying key risks and/or potential threats that impact customer products/services Tesco Bank offer, escalating threats and supporting risk categorisation and mitigation processes.
• Keeping abreast of technology shifts out with my technical specialism to further your personal development.
• Identifying, documenting and working to mitigate technical debt.
• Coaching and mentoring less experienced designers/architects, sharing knowledge.
• Working closely with our product owners and analysts to evolve solution design to adapt as requirements develop and technical landscapes change.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven Solution Design/Architecture experience.
• Data architecture awareness.
• MI Data/Data experience.
• MI Reporting experience.
• Financial Reporting/Data Processing experience.
• Banking background.
• Excellent technical understanding and ability for logical thinking.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Experience of guiding solution design though governance and service processes.
• Analytics and modelling experience.

About the client

Why Tesco Bank?

At Tesco Bank everyone is welcome, we value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger in achieving our goals. It's important to us that we make sure you're supported by your team and colleague networks every day, celebrating when it matters and helping you to be the best version of yourself. The people make Tesco Bank, and we take pride in what we achieve together.

Next steps

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

Our client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

Please note that for the duration of this assignment you will be working as an external resource engaged by AMS.