Senior Solution Architect — FinTech Platform & Cloud

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Performance bonus

Professional development

Certification support

Flexible work

Public holidays UAE

Job summary

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Dubai seeks a Senior Solution Architect to define and own the technical architecture for platforms underpinning deal execution, portfolio administration and enterprise reporting. The role requires scalable, secure, auditable solutions that meet regulatory obligations while enabling commercial agility.

You will collaborate with investment, operations and compliance teams to translate business priorities into deliverable technical plans, mentor engineering teams, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a solution architect or senior technical architect in finance or investment firms.
• Experience integrating front-office, back-office and reporting systems.
• Strong expertise in cloud-native architectures and API-first design.
• Understanding of security controls and regulatory requirements for financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and document end-to-end solutions for investment, portfolio and operational systems.
• Translate business requirements into architecture designs, roadmaps and implementation artefacts.
• Define APIs, integration patterns and data models to ensure 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 technical standards.
• Evaluate cloud platforms, middleware and third-party applications and recommend fit-for-purpose options.
• Support vendor due diligence, proofs of concept and procurement processes.
• Mentor engineering teams on best practices in API design, data management and CI/CD.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

API-first design

Security controls

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor due diligence

CI/CD

Education

BSc/ MSc in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

API gateways

Job description

Forsyth Barnes Consultancy in Dubai seeks a Senior Solution Architect to define and own the technical architecture for platforms underpinning deal execution, portfolio administration and enterprise reporting. The role requires scalable, secure, auditable solutions that meet regulatory obligations while enabling commercial agility.

You will collaborate with investment, operations and compliance teams to translate business priorities into deliverable technical plans, mentor engineering teams, and