IT Solution Architect - Financial Services- Short term projectRole OverviewAs an IT Solution Architect, you are a key driver in shaping and modernizing the organization's services. You are responsible for designing, governing, and evolving IT solutions, ensuring alignment with both short-term business demands and long-term strategic architecture. Your role balances complex business needs with technical strategy, guiding the IT landscape toward a modern, efficient, and scalable future state.Key ResponsibilitiesDealing with ComplexityBalance immediate delivery needs with long-term IT strategy.Navigate high-stakes environments involving multiple internal and external stakeholders across diverse time zones and cultures.Delivery FocusTranslate business requirements into architecture solutions that align with the global IT strategy.Communicate constraints and opportunities effectively to business owners and IT teams.Technology LeadershipLead strategic and tactical initiatives leveraging modern technologies (AI, Cloud, Event Streaming).Support global modernization, consolidation, and harmonization of clearing services.Solution Architecture ManagementDevelop and maintain solutions in line with global target architecture, security standards, and best practices.Ensure solutions are reliable, secure, flexible, and cost-efficient across the full stack.Stakeholder EngagementCollaborate with product owners, IT managers, business managers, and external authorities.Inspire, involve, and activate development teams through change initiatives.Support decision-making by delivering clear, actionable architecture artifacts. Required Experience & CompetenciesMinimum 4 years in IT application solution architecture within complex environments.Experience with IBM i application and platform architecture.Familiarity with Synon and/or RPG.Cloud platform architecture (AWS preferred).Architecture frameworks/methodologies (TOGAF, Archimate).Strategic and analytical skills, with strong ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders.Developer background is highly valued.Fluent in business English (speaking and writing) About Levy ProfessionalsSince 2000 we provide professional solutions to organizations ranging from tech start-ups to global players. From our offices in Amsterdam and London we have built an international and local network of skilled employed professionals and contractors fuelled by our passion for connecting skills with projects. Over the years we have fulfilled over 1700 requirements and nowadays we consistently have 250+ professionals recruited and relocated from 14 countries allocated to various projects. Our strength is the way that we see and treat people. This will always be a key factor in our strategy for many years to come.