Junior Technical Architect

Group Overview

The TPICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

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 &Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

About Parameta Solutions
Parameta Solutions is the Data & Analytics division of TP ICAP Group. The business provides clients with unbiased OTC content and proprietary data, in-depth insights across price discovery, risk management, benchmark and indices, and pre and post-trade analytics. Its post-trade solutions offering helps market participants control their counterparty and regulatory risks through a growing range of tools that manage balance-sheet exposure, as well as compression and optimisation services. The Data & Analytics division includes the following brands: Tullett Prebon Information, PVM Data Services, ICAP Information and Burton-Taylor Consulting.

Role Overview

The Junior Technical Architect supports the design, documentation and implementation of technology solutions across Parameta Solutions.

Working alongside senior architects and delivery teams, the role helps ensure systems follow established standards, are welldocumented and align with business requirements.

This role is part of the Global Architecture function and offers exposure to enterprise architecture practices, solution design, cloud technologies and financialmarket systems.

This roles reports into the Global Architecture function.

Junior Technical Architecture Activities

. Assist senior architects in analysing business requirements and translating them into technical designs.

. Help document application and system architectures, including diagrams, standards and solution overviews.

. Support the review of new and existing systems to ensure compliance with architectural guidelines.

. Contribute to creating and maintaining technology roadmaps.

. Work closely with development and infrastructure teams to understand system behaviour and design principles.

. Help investigate issues related to system design, integration and performance.

. Participate in technical discussions and support solution options with research and analysis.

. Maintain accurate and uptodate technical documentation.

. Assist with preparing architecture review artefacts and presentations.

. Support assessment of technical risks, dependencies and impacts.

. Keep up to date with emerging technologies and industry practices.

. Suggest improvements to tooling, documentation or engineering processes.

. Learn and apply architectural patterns, standards and best practices under guidance.

. Work closely with the program management office (PMO) or project management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised.

Person Specification

Experience

. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

. 1-2years experience in software engineering, infrastructure, systems analysis or another IT role.

. Basic knowledge of application development (e.g., Java, C#, Python or similar).

. Familiarity with cloud concepts, networking, databases or integration patterns.

. Exposure to agile ways of working.

. Experience in financial services or market data (beneficial but not essential).

Skills

. Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics clearly.

. Strong analytical and problemsolving ability.

. Basic understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.

. Ability to work collaboratively with developers, engineers and project managers.

. Good organisational skills with attention to detail.

. Willingnessto learn enterprisescale systems and technologies.

Competencies

. Organizationally savvy, with a good understanding of the enterprise's political climate and how to navigate, influence key stakeholders.

. Ability to communicate, influence and persuade peers

. Ability to understand the long-term (big picture) and short-term perspectives of situations

. Ability to translate future-state business capabilities and requirements into technical architecture requirements

. Ability to propose and estimate the financial impact of technical architecture alternatives

. Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems

. Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies

. Proven ability to work well with others

. Works well under pressure, operating autonomously or as part of a team

. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, use of initiative and strong organisational skills.

. Self-Starting

Client Focused

. Personable and engaging

. Communicates effectively and efficiently to internal and external stakeholders

. Build relationships and networks with both internally and externally wherever possible

. Demonstrates strong customer focus

. Demonstrates ability to work effectively with others

. Constructively handles disagreements to reach a resolution

. Ability to work with diverse groups/ personalities

Innovative

. Open to innovative ideas/ experiences and ability to create new ideas, approaches or insights

. Seeks opportunities for improvements

. Handles situations and problems with innovation and creativity

Dynamic & Competitive

. Demonstrates high levels of energy in seeking out and achieving new goals

. Goes that extra mile

. Isa self-starter

. Shows evidence of being comfortable working in fast paced or pressured environments

. Enjoys a challenge and is able to escalate

. Does not give up easily

Open & Communicative

. Adapts communication style to suit audience

. Projects personal credibility

. Interacts confidently without being overbearing

. Ability to work effectively in a high pressure environment

. Keeps emotions under control in difficult situations

. Handles criticism constructively

Professional Integrity

. Able to demonstrate honesty, integrity and professionalism

. Promotes loyalty to TP ICAP and its principles

. Works ethically and shows respect for both professional and company values

Effective

. Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach

. Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills

Job Band and Level

. Professional,5