Solutions Architect

Backbase; United Arab Emirates; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Solution Architect to lead the development team in transforming client needs into reality. In this pivotal role, you will engage in technical workshops, manage complex projects, and create detailed architectural designs that prioritize security and scalability. Your expertise in Enterprise Integration Patterns, Spring, and Microservices will be essential in delivering outstanding results. This position offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic team, travel for on-site engagements, and contribute to exciting projects in the financial services sector. If you are a self-sufficient architect with excellent communication skills, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing web-based architectures and managing complex projects.
• Expertise in creating technical architecture documentation and leading DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into detailed designs focusing on security and scalability.
• Create clear structures to guide the team and ensure non-functional requirements are met.

Skills

Enterprise Integration Patterns

Architectural Frameworks

Spring Framework

Maven

Jenkins

Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)

Micro-Services Architecture

JavaScript Frameworks

MVC Patterns

REST APIs

RAML

OpenAPI

Java Platform Knowledge

Communication Skills

Tools

Docker

VMWare

HyperV

Job description

The job in short

As a Solution Architect, your role is to ensure that envisioned solutions become reality. You will engage in client-facing activities, from technical workshops to board-level sales presentations. With experience in designing web-based architectures, you are capable of managing large-scale, complex projects.

To the development team, you are a key contributor during implementation. To customers and partners, you are an expert liaison with a keen understanding of their needs. You are both a skilled technician and a considerate partner, consistently delivering excellent results.

Meet the job

You will be a leading member of the development team, recognized for your performance. You will translate customer requirements into detailed designs, focusing on security, deployment, performance, caching, sizing, scalability, and serviceability.

You understand project delivery constraints and create clear structures and explanations to guide your team. Your responsibilities include creating technical architecture documentation, working with QA to define testing strategies, leading DevOps in CI/CD pipeline implementation, and ensuring non-functional requirements are met. You will also travel frequently for on-site engagements, training, and workshops.

How about you

• You have professional experience with Enterprise Integration Patterns and Frameworks.
• You are knowledgeable about architectural frameworks and best practices.
• You have experience with Spring, Maven, and Jenkins.
• You understand Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Micro-Services Architecture.
• You are familiar with JavaScript frameworks, MVC patterns, REST APIs, RAML, and OpenAPI.
• Your Java platform knowledge exceeds expectations.
• You possess excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• You are self-sufficient as a Solutions Architect and capable of managing clients and stakeholders.
• You have broad operational knowledge of application servers, databases, load balancers, and infrastructure components for deploying highly available, scalable web applications.

We will be especially pleased if you:

• Have created solutions for financial services, especially banking.
• Have experience with Portal/Web Content Management.
• Are familiar with architectural patterns like Microservices, CQRS, and event sourcing.
• Have experience with virtualization and container technologies such as Docker, VMWare, HyperV.
• Have used Integration Platforms, API Gateways, etc., professionally.