Application Architect

Nottingham, England, GBFull-time2026-08-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designing cloud-native application architectures and technical direction for the Risk Content Curation and Distribution Platform to support sanctions evasion and money laundering protection.

Role type

Senior IC Application Architect

Builds

Cloud-native applications and services for risk intelligence customers

Domain

Financial services / Risk intelligence / Cloud-native engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Application architecture, API design, Data modelling, Java, Python, AWS cloud-native design, Containerised architectures, Messaging patterns, Distributed data stores, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Security concepts, Observability, Performance engineering, Event-driven architectures

Preferred skills

Financial services domain experience, Front-end architectures, Cost optimisation

Technologies

AWS, Java, Python, Docker/Kubernetes, Kafka/RabbitMQ, Terraform, Jenkins/GitLab CI

Responsibilities

Shape application architectures aligned with enterprise standards, Translate requirements into pragmatic architectural designs, Review significant technical design decisions, Guide design of cloud-native AWS-hosted applications, Promote continuous improvements in architectural practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, handle risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehens