Solution Architect

Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance 

We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale. We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices. 

With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, faster. We collaborate to win together, sharing successes and shaping the future of our global business. Our culture of support and recognition provides the tools and opportunities for you to grow, while unlocking the most value for our clients and making your mark with Ocorian. 

Expertise: We deliver specialist, tech-enabled solutions for our clients grounded on deep industry expertise. 

Trust: We’re a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally. We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients. 

Scale: With more than 1,500 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines. 

Purpose of the Job

To work with our Capital Markets and Technology teams to deliver a modern, scalable solution to support our Philadelphia based team providing bond waterfall calculations and tax reporting for mortgage and asset backed securities (MBS and ABS).

You will oversee the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, from scoping and planning to testing and deployment, ensuring that the solutions meet the business objectives. You will also ensure the delivery team follow the best practices and standards for quality and performance. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, such as project managers, business analysts and vendors, to ensure smooth and timely delivery of the solutions. You will also identify and mitigate any risks or issues that may arise during the delivery process. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of the delivery methodology, processes, tools, and frameworks for our capital markets services.

Main Responsibilities

• As a solution architect, you will be responsible for codifying existing practices and processes and designing, developing, and implementing software solutions for securitisation projects involving mortgage and asset backed securities (MBS and ABS).
• You will work with users and leadership to provide guidance on best practice and manage the development team.
• You will work closely with the business stakeholders, product owners, and external vendors to understand the business requirements, assess the feasibility and suitability of third party products and internal development, and propose the best solution architecture.
• You will also contribute to the business process engineering and business transformation initiatives and ensure alignment with the enterprise architecture and security standards.

Knowledge, S0kills & Experience

Educated to degree level with relevant industry qualifications or demonstrable experience:

• Experience in developing holistic solutions that consider organisation, process and technology
• > 10 years of experience in software development in the financial services industry
• > 5 years of experience in solution architecture in the securitisation domain.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of securitisation concepts, products, and processes, especially MBS, ABS, CDO’s.
• Working knowledge of accounting and taxable income calculations for US Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMIC’s)
• Understanding of design and build of calculation and modelling solutions
• Proficient in various programming languages, frameworks, and tools, such as C/C++, Java, Python, .NET, SQL, AWS, Azure, etc.
• Experience in business process engineering and business transformation, and ability to apply agile and lean methodologies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills 
• Strong project management experience

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected].

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.