Finance Platform Solution Architect - Cloud & APIs

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual performance bonus

Professional development & training

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Dubai seeks an experienced Solution Architect to own the technical architecture for platforms supporting deal execution, portfolio admin and reporting. You will design scalable, secure, auditable systems meeting regulatory obligations and enabling commercial agility.

Collaborating with investment, operations and compliance teams, you will translate business priorities into deliverable technical plans and lead governance across the architecture stack in a hybrid

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a solution architect or senior technical architect, preferably in finance.
• Experience integrating front-office, back-office and reporting systems.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent; relevant certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Architect and document end-to-end solutions for investment, portfolio and operational systems.
• Translate business requirements into architecture designs, roadmaps and artefacts.
• Define APIs, integration patterns and data models for interoperability across front, middle and back-office systems.
• Establish non-functional requirements for security, resilience and observability and ensure they are enforced.
• Lead architecture governance, code and design reviews to maintain standards.
• Evaluate cloud platforms, middleware and third-party applications; recommend fit-for-purpose options.
• Support vendor due diligence, proofs of concept and procurement processes.
• Mentor engineering teams on API design, data management and CI/CD.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

API-first design

Security controls

Resilience engineering

Regulatory requirements

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor due diligence

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Middleware

CI/CD tooling

APIs & data modeling

Job description

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Dubai seeks an experienced Solution Architect to own the technical architecture for platforms supporting deal execution, portfolio admin and reporting. You will design scalable, secure, auditable systems meeting regulatory obligations and enabling commercial agility.

Collaborating with investment, operations and compliance teams, you will translate business priorities into deliverable technical plans and lead governance across the architecture stack in a hybrid