Senior Core Banking Solution Architect

Forsyth Barnes; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Solution Architect to define and direct technology solutions for core banking sustenance and strategic platforms. You will translate business priorities into secure, resilient architectures aligned with enterprise standards and oversee governance and delivery from assessment through operations.

The role requires senior technical leadership across architecture governance, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders to maintain

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in solution architecture within banking.
• Governing core banking platforms and high-availability systems.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical assessments.
• Knowledge of risk, security, and regulatory controls.
• Capacity planning and modernisation know-how.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architectures for core banking enhancements and integrations.
• Provide technical leadership for sustenance projects ensuring resilience, security and maintainability.
• Assess platforms and designs to identify constraints, debt, risks and modernization opportunities.
• Lead architecture reviews and document decisions, risks and actions.
• Collaborate with business, infrastructure, security and vendor teams to deliver architecture outcomes.
• Investigate and resolve complex defects and platform stability concerns.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise delivery

Banking domain

High availability

Regulated environment

Stakeholder leadership

Architecture reviews

Security principles

Job description

Forsyth Barnes in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Solution Architect to define and direct technology solutions for core banking sustenance and strategic platforms. You will translate business priorities into secure, resilient architectures aligned with enterprise standards and oversee governance and delivery from assessment through operations.

The role requires senior technical leadership across architecture governance, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders to maintain