Senior Technical Architect / Solution Architect

Role Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Technical Architect / Solution Architect with a minimum of 10 years of experience in software development, particularly in banking transformation. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in designing, implementing, and modernizing banking systems, ensuring the architecture supports the evolving needs of financial institutions.

Responsibilities

- Design and implement end-to-end solution architectures for banking transformation and modernization initiatives

- Evaluate existing banking systems, identify limitations, and propose scalable and sustainable architectural solutions

- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and subject matter experts to define solution blueprints

- Manage and coordinate technical efforts across multiple teams to ensure timely delivery of robust and future-proof banking solutions

- Ensure architectural integrity and consistency across the entire banking ecosystem

- Identify, communicate, and mitigate Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Decisions (RAID) throughout the project lifecycle

- Provide technical leadership in defining best practices and frameworks for banking transformation

Requirements

- Proficiency in developing and deploying applications in a microservices architecture and event driven architectures especially strong in Java (Java, OOP, Kafka, Spring boot, etc.), with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance optimization

- 12+ years of experience in software engineering

- Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a Solution Architect role

- 5+ years of experience in banking technology, banking implementation, or platform engineering

- 8+ years in Java programming

- Cloud: AWS

- Strong understanding of banking products, transaction processing, payments, and regulatory requirements

- Expertise in enterprise architecture, software design patterns, and API-driven architectures

- Proficiency in modern application development methodologies, including event-driven architecture and microservices

- Hands-on experience with integration frameworks and legacy modernization approaches in banking

Preferred

- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal skills

- Strong ability to work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment and lead technical discussions

Sign-on Bonus: Eligible for candidates who are currently employed elsewhere and able to join us before 4th January 2026.