Software Architect

Project description

You'll be joining a small team run from London with support from Pune. Our role is to provide IB technology teams with oversight, support, analysis, and solutions to implement strategic architecture.

Your role

The CTO Architect role sits within the IB CTO Architecture function and provides support across our Governance Crew, wider IB Streams, and interacts with the Group CTO. The role helps ensure the Investment Bank (IB) is aligned with both IB and group‑level architectural direction.

Responsibilities

Create, maintain, evolve, and communicate architectural standards, guardrails, reference architectures and best practices, aligned with both IB and GCTO strategy

Own and run key architectural governance processes within the IB CTO function, ensuring proactive architectural control across the division.

GCTO point of contact for the Investment Bank, representing IB CTO in group-led initiatives and ensuring clear, relevant communication flows

Triage incoming IB and GCTO work, determine impact, and coordinate responses, shielding the core architecture team by absorbing operational, data-gathering, and coordination tasks.

Support IB engineering teams with early engagement on new initiatives, ensuring architectural considerations are addressed from ideation to delivery

You are:

focused on quality

an excellent communicator

aware of ongoing technology trends and know how to pragmatically leverage their benefits

a quick learner

comfortable working independently, as well as in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

fluent in English

Skills

Must have

Solid background in development using Java (at least 8 years)

Proficiency in AI-augmented development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code

CI/CD including tools such as Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab etc.

Containers and container orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm

Microsoft Azure or other major cloud platforms

Infrastructure-as-code, using tools such as Terraform, ARM, or CloudFormation

Scripting languages including Windows PowerShell, Bash etc.

GitLab or similar, contributing to open source projects

Agile development practices (Scrum, Kanban)

DevOps practices and the value of automation

Nice to have

Experience with JavaScript, Python, Go

Experience working in geographically distributed teams

Other

Languages

English: C1 Advanced

Seniority

Senior

Krakow, Poland

Req. VR-123864

Software/System Architecture

BCM Industry

03/09/2026

Req. VR-123864