Our large Financial Services client is launching a transformative project to modernise their position as the leading source of syndicated loan and private credit data.

This high-impact role of the Data Solution Architect involves tackling scalability challenges in Azure deployments, unifying product data via modern APIs, automating analytics for efficiency, and leveraging AI-driven tools like LLMs to enhance market insights. The project also includes developing advanced loan mapping tools to boost accuracy and scalability, ensuring that they remain the trusted leader in loan market intelligence.

The role requires some onsite weekly client presence near Liverpool St, London.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical vision to achieve success in addressing scalability challenges with Microsoft Azure deployment
• Solve integration challenges associated with Fintech platforms
• Participate in regular meetings with client management, technology consulting, delivery management, and engineering teams to provide updates on project progress
• Leverage domain expertise in Financial Services/Capital Markets to refine market insights and improve data precision
• Work within demanding deadlines to achieve project milestones and deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields or relevant professional experience
• Background in Data Solution Architecture with substantial experience in Azure, Databricks, and Python development
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure deployment and scalability optimization
• Competency in REST API architecture and integration methods
• Knowledge of integration challenges tied to Fintech platforms
• Expertise in domains such as Financial Services/Capital Markets
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated leadership capability, self-motivated, results-focused, adept at nurturing talent, and effective in engaging with client management and cross-functional teams

We offer

• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
• Private medical insurance and dental care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive group pension plan
• Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
• Various perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
• If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
• If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
• *All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements