Senior Solution Architect - Digital Products

Global Software Solutions Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology provider is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for a prominent bank in the UAE. The role focuses on designing secure, scalable digital banking solutions with an emphasis on cloud-native microservices architecture. Candidates should have at least 5 years of relevant experience, particularly in retail banking. This full-time position offers opportunities for growth and mentorship within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud-native microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of microservices and API gateways.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and CI / CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable digital banking solutions.
• Ensure compliance with architectural best practices.
• Coach and mentor junior architects.

Skills

Cloud-native microservices architecture

API gateways

Containerization

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Tools

Openshift

Kubernetes

Azure Cloud

Job description

Overview

Senior Solution Architect - Digital Products

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Solution Architect to join our client, a leading bank in the UAE. This role offers an exciting opportunity to design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure digital banking solutions.

Domain & Architecture Competencies

• Designing systems with high availability, reliability, and security to protect sensitive data and maintain operational integrity that can efficiently handle large-scale API and Event based workloads


• Ensuring that all designs are created according to internal ENBD architecture best practices, patterns & technologies used by ENBD


• 5+ years of experience designing cloud native microservices applications


• Develop and evaluate prototypes or proof of concepts to validate architectural approaches and technologies before full-scale implementation


• Worked in Retail Banking domain for customer onboarding, credit card or loans area

Technical Competencies

• Experience with building end-end design patterns & solutions


• Experience in design of cloud native micro-services container-based applications


• Deep understanding of architectural patterns like micro-services, saga, pub-sub, circuit-breaker, etc


• Good understanding on API gateways, Authorization protocols, IDP, etc


• Stay updated with the latest advancements in architecture trends and patterns to recommend and incorporate cutting-edge solutions


• Good understanding of CICD, Openshift, Azure cloud services


• Good experience of enterprise architecture tools (Enterprise Architect), data modeling tools

Behavioural Competencies

• Delivery focused while ensuring the right balance of Customer Experience, Business Requirements, Performance, Reliability & Security


• High energy, enthusiasm & passion


• Excellent analytical & critical thinking skills


• Excellent stakeholder, time management & expectation management skills


• Autonomous decision-making ability with minimal guidance


• High learning potential


• Ability to coach & mentor associate / junior architects

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud-native microservices architecture


• Strong understanding of microservices, API gateways, event-driven architecture, and security best practices


• Hands-on experience with containerization (Openshift, Kubernetes), Azure Cloud, and CI / CD pipelines


• Experience in Retail Banking (customer onboarding, credit cards, loans) is a plus


• Strong analytical, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting