IT - Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture

• Design end-to-end application, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and data solutions to support business requirements.
• Develop solution architectures, technical blueprints, and system design documents.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, technology standards, and target-state architecture.
• Evaluate technology options and recommend appropriate platforms, frameworks, and tools.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

Business & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and technical teams to understand business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture designs.
• Participate in solution workshops and requirement analysis sessions.
• Communicate architecture decisions and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Technology Governance

• Review and approve solution designs to ensure compliance with architectural standards.
• Conduct architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Support architecture governance boards and technical review committees.

Integration & System Design

• Define application integration patterns and API strategies.
• Design scalable and reusable architectures for enterprise systems.
• Ensure interoperability between applications, data platforms, and infrastructure components.
• Establish architecture best practices and design standards.

Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture

• Design cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions when applicable.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, scalability, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Optimize solution performance, security, and cost efficiency.

Project Support & Delivery

• Provide technical leadership during solution implementation.
• Support development, testing, deployment, and transition-to-operation activities.
• Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation plans.
• Resolve architectural issues and technical challenges during project execution.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Research emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Identify opportunities for digital innovation and process improvement.
• Contribute to enterprise architecture roadmaps and technology strategy initiatives.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor‘s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Master‘s Degree is a plus.

Experience

• 10 years of experience in IT, Software Development, Infrastructure, or Solution Design.
• At least 3 years of experience in a Solution Architect or similar architecture role.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise application implementation.
• Banking, financial services, or digital transformation experience is preferred.

Technical Knowledge

• Enterprise application architecture.
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Microservices architecture.
• API Management and Integration Platforms.
• Enterprise Integration Patterns.
• Data Architecture and Data Management.
• DevOps, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies.
• Cybersecurity and information security principles.
• Infrastructure, networking, and system architecture.

Preferred Certifications

• TOGAF Certification.
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
• Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• ITIL Foundation.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (preferred).