Enterprise Solutions Architect Institutional Client Services (ICS) (DCA2204)
Work Arrangement : Remote (with periodic onsite travel reimbursed)
Location : Remote (U.S. based only); travel once every 46 weeks, Mon-Thu as needed
Duration : 6 Months | 1,040 Total Hours
Engagement Type : W-2 only.
Overview
The Client is seeking an Enterprise Solutions Architect for Institutional Client Services (ICS) who can articulate and design the end-to-end processes for institutional investment management , with emphasis on derivatives, fixed income, and structured finance . The role requires hands-on familiarity with the applications and technologies that enable those products. E xperience with Bloomberg (terminal / enterprise data, pricing, analytics, market / execution connectivity) and Loan IQ (institutional / syndicated lending lifecycle, servicing, accounting) is strongly preferred, with Loan IQ experience considered the ideal unicorn. You'll partner with senior stakeholders to visualize current / target state, define roadmaps, and ensure resilient, compliant architectures that scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Model front-to-back institutional flows (idea pre-trade analytics trade capture risk / limits confirmations collateral / margin settlements accounting / reporting) across derivatives, fixed income, and structured finance.
- Design integrations and data flows among OMS / EMS / Risk, Bloomberg (pricing / market data, reference data), downstream data platforms, finance / reporting, and Loan IQ for institutional / agency lending and servicing.
- Establish architecture standards / patterns for real-time APIs, event streaming, and batch / ETL across ICS platforms; define data quality, lineage, and reconciliation controls.
- Align solutions to regulatory and risk frameworks (e.g., SOX, FFIEC, GLBA; plus capital-markets controls such as trade surveillance, model governance, and auditability).
- Provide architecture governance through delivery; create reference architectures, decision records, and executive visuals; collaborate with vendor partners and internal engineering teams.
- Lead impact / gap analyses; contribute to build-vs-buy, cost / benefit, and roadmap prioritization.
Expected Skills & Knowledge
Deep understanding of institutional investment management with hands-on exposure to derivatives, fixed income, structured finance products and their operating controls.Practical system knowledge of Bloomberg (data / pricing / analytics / connectivity) and Loan IQ (booking / servicing / accounting for syndicated / agency lending); ability to map capabilities to business processes.Enterprise architecture methods (e.g., TOGAF), modern architectures ( cloud, microservices, APIs, data platforms ), and integration across heterogeneous vendor stacks.Strong risk / compliance mindset; data governance, reference data, and reporting / GL touchpoints.Exceptional communication and visualization skills for senior technical and business audiences.Qualifications
Bachelors in CS / IT / Engineering or 11+ years combined higher education / work experience.7+ years in architecture with 3+ years in cloud-oriented solution design (Azure hybrid preferred).Proven success leading complex financial-services initiatives within capital-markets / ICS domains.Preferred : advanced degree; certifications in cloud / EA frameworks; experience spanning engineering + solution design.Expected Deliverables
Current / target-state blueprints and capability maps for ICS (derivatives, fixed income, structured finance).Integration designs and data contracts for Bloomberg feeds / services and Loan IQ process touchpoints (booking, servicing, accruals / fees, accounting / GL, reconciliations).Architecture principles / standards; control & reconciliation frameworks ; technology assessments and executive presentations.Reference architectures / patterns that accelerate compliant, scalable delivery across ICS.