Senior Solution Architect

Dicetek LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to manage complex banking architectures and develop cloud-native applications on AWS. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of banking experience and strong knowledge of enterprise architecture, DevOps, and project management methodologies. This role is contract-based and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of banking experience with exposure to Global Transaction banking.
• Experience designing cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Proficient in both waterfall and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage large and complex architectures in the Banking domain.
• Develop technical solutions from Proof of Concept to production implementation.
• Stay updated with market trends and new FinTech products.

Skills

Banking experience

Enterprise Architecture understanding

Cloud Services (AWS)

Microservice Architecture

DevOps and pipeline automation

Presentation skills

Problem solving aptitude

Management skills

Education

AWS associate level certification or equivalent

Certifications in Project Management

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Overview

Senior Solution Architect role at Dicetek LLC.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of banking experience with significant exposure to Global Transaction banking in particular on corporate channels.
• Deep End-to-End Enterprise Architecture understanding, including Cloud Services (AWS), Enterprise Java framework, UI & Front-End technologies (AngularJS, reactJS), mobile applications (Android and iOS), Middleware technologies and Databases (SQL & No SQL).
• Experienced in streaming technology or framework such as Cloud Pub Sub, Kinesis, Kafka and able to select suitable technology for given situation.
• Experience in Microservice Architecture and Cloud native architecture.
• Proven track record of managing large and complex architectures in Banking domain.
• Experience in managing and implementing architecture for enterprise grade distributed systems & serverless architecture using springboot, node.js , nestjs or similar frameworks.
• Experience in NoSQL based Technologies like MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis and migrating data from on-premise to AWS cloud [RDS PostgreSQL]
• Experience in designing, building and maintaining cloud-native applications on AWS, which includes working with services like EC2, ELB, RDS, S3,….
• Working knowledge of Open Banking, Host to Host and any digital platforms.
• Must have experience across all layers of architecture including application architecture, infrastructure & security architecture.
• AWS associate level certification or equivalent is a must.
• Deep understanding on non-functional requirements (NFR) and experience using monitoring solutions such as AppDynamics, New Relic,….
• Must have good knowledge and experience on DevOps and pipeline automation preferably using GitLab, Jenkins,..
• Be highly aware of market trends, new technologies, new Fintech products and business models.
• Capability to develop technical solutions to complex business problems from Proof of Concept POC to development, testing, production implementation and support.
• Strong team building and people management skills are a must.
• Experience in both waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Excellent presentation, analytical and articulation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Visio, Power Point, Excel, Jira and Confluence is a must.
• Certifications in Project Management approaches including PRINCE 2, PMI, and Agile are desired.
• Problem solving aptitude
• Organizational and Leadership skills
• Understanding of strategic IT solutions

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting