
Lead AI Tech Architect (Capital Markets) - Amsterdam | BCG Platinion
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Job Description
Who We Are
At BCG Platinion, we close the gap between strategy and technology. We design and build AI tech strategies, AI solutions, and next-generation platform architectures that turn ambition into execution, turning buzzwords into a true business engine and real competitive advantage.
Working at the intersection of boardroom strategy and hands-on tech delivery, we help leading organizations tackle their toughest challenges, with access to C-suite leaders and the unmatched resources of BCG.
About BCG Platinion
BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than what has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.
Practice Area
BCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York-based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.
We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.
What You'll Do
As a Lead AI Tech Architect, you will work alongside a bold, energetic and collaborative team. You will evaluate and coach our clients' technology teams, define technology strategies, architecture solutions and help us design the future. You will develop and grow by being exposed to new and complex challenges daily.
Together with our clients, you will develop superior digital and technology concepts and architecture solutions as well as support technical implementations actively and on site, applying your sound technical know-how, your understanding of business contexts, and your analytical and conceptual skills.
You will take ownership of the technical architecture and delivery of key project workstreams, driving architectural decisions and ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology standards. You will guide project teams in developing robust, scalable solutions while collaborating closely with clients and senior stakeholders. You will continue to strengthen your expertise through advanced training, technology-specific learning, and collaboration with experienced architects.
Finally, as a Lead AI Tech Architect (Capital Markets) you will focus on and contribute to the Financial Services Practice Area development, specifically in Capital and Investment Banking, and help to build the BCG brand as a key member of case teams, mainly in Capital Markets.
What You'll Bring
- 10-15 years of IT Architecture experience in IT/technology consulting, financial institutions, financial services, or banking industry.
- Hands-on experience with trading platforms and systems such as Nasdaq, Calypso, FIS Murex, Bloomberg, or similar.
- Knowledge of trade and settlement processes and technologies (like FIX, SWIFT, FpML) from FO, MO to BO across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, FX, commodities and derivates
- Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise-grade architectures.
- Familiarity with microservices, containerized solutions like Kubernetes/Docker, and event-driven architecture and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience with cloud platforms and services, particularly in high-frequency trading and data processing. Experience in building scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-based solutions.
- Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel to client sites.
- A University degree with above-average academic performance in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.
Additional info
We make sure you never stop growing. You'll tackle exciting, high-impact challenges every day, supported by a passionate team of talented colleagues who share your drive for excellence and keep connect long after your case wraps up. Our collaborative, open culture gives you the freedom to explore and perfect your strengths, backed by individual learning opportunities and recognized certifications.
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Core Responsibilities
You will define technology strategies and architecture solutions while coaching client teams to deliver robust, scalable systems. You will also take ownership of technical delivery for key project workstreams and contribute to the growth of the Financial Services practice.
Requirements
Candidates must have 10-15 years of IT architecture experience within the financial services or banking industry. Proficiency in trading systems, cloud-based architectures, and relevant financial messaging protocols is required.
Benefits
- Advanced training
- Technology-specific learning
- Professional certifications
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