We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect with strong expertise in Enterprise Solution Architecture, Security Architecture, Cloud-Native Technologies, and Modern Application Design to support large-scale digital transformation initiatives within the banking sector. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience designing secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing enterprise solutions across web, mobile, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and network security architectures. This role requires strong technical leadership, architecture governance, stakeholder management, and deep knowledge of cybersecurity best practices within enterprise environments.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver end-to-end enterprise solution architectures aligned with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards.
- Develop and maintain architecture standards, governance frameworks, reference architectures, design principles, and best practices.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, delivery teams, and technology leaders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Ensure architecture aligns with user journeys, enterprise architectural patterns, security principles, scalability, resiliency, and performance requirements.
- Produce high-level solution designs (HLD), low-level designs (LLD), architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Collaborate closely with Information Security teams to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise systems and banking data.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Solution Architecture within enterprise environments.
- 5+ years designing enterprise web applications, mobile applications, APIs, and microservices.
- 5+ years of experience working with cloud-native technologies.
- 5+ years designing enterprise-scale distributed systems.
- 3+ years of Cyber / Information Security experience.
- Experience delivering architecture solutions within Banking or Financial Services is highly preferred.
- Strong experience integrating enterprise applications across multiple technology ecosystems.
Preferred Domain Experience
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Digital Banking
- Enterprise Platforms
- Cyber Security
- Cloud Transformation
Required Competencies
- Strong enterprise architecture and solution design capability.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to balance business requirements, customer experience, scalability, resilience, and security.
- Strong understanding of Agile delivery models and SDLC.
- Ability to make architecture decisions with minimal supervision.
- Experience mentoring architects and engineering teams.
- Strong ownership mindset with excellent time management and delivery focus.
- Passion for continuous learning and emerging technologies.
