Sr. Solution Architect - Security & Cloud Architecture

GSSTech Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

GSSTech Group is seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the design of end-to-end enterprise solution architectures. The role requires aligning business objectives with EA standards across web, mobile, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native ecosystems.

You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, delivery teams, and security counterparts to translate requirements into scalable, secure, high-performance solutions.

Qualifications

• Must have strong enterprise architecture and solution design capability.
• Evidence of delivering architecture for web/mobile APIs and microservices.
• Experience with cloud-native design and security‑driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end enterprise solution architectures aligned with business objectives and EA standards.
• Develop architecture governance frameworks and reference architectures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design architecture for enterprise web/mobile apps, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native ecosystems.
• Ensure alignment with security, scalability, resiliency, and performance requirements.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs and architecture diagrams.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Web & Mobile Apps

Microservices & APIs

Cloud-Native Architecture

Security Architecture

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Cloud Platforms

Network Security

Tools

Enterprise Architect

Architecture Repository Tools

Data Modelling Tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver end-to-end enterprise solution architectures aligned with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards
• Develop and maintain architecture standards governance frameworks reference architectures design principles and best practices
• Collaborate with business stakeholders product owners delivery teams and technology leaders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Design architecture for enterprise web applications mobile applications APIs microservices and cloud-native ecosystems
• Ensure architecture aligns with user journeys enterprise architectural patterns security principles scalability resiliency and performance requirements
• Produce high-level solution designs HLD low-level designs LLD architecture diagrams and technical documentation
• Collaborate closely with Information Security teams to ensure confidentiality integrity and availability of enterprise systems and banking data
• Develop and implement security policies standards and architecture guidelines across enterprise platforms
• Design secure network architectures including LAN WAN WLAN SD-WAN Data Center Networking Cloud Networking
• Design secure enterprise environments using Network Segmentation Firewalls VPN Zero Trust Network Access ZTNA Network Access Control NAC Web Application Firewalls WAF
• Drive solution reviews architecture governance peer reviews and technical design approvals
• Support Agile delivery teams by providing architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle
• Improve architecture delivery processes through automation reusable design patterns and reference architectures
• Mentor solution architects engineers and technical teams on architecture best practices and emerging technologies

Required Technical Skills

• Enterprise Solution Architecture
• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale software solutions
• Expertise in solution architecture for Web Applications Mobile Applications APIs Microservices Event-driven Architectures
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and modern architecture patterns
• Experience designing highly available resilient scalable and secure enterprise platforms
• Application Architecture
• Strong expertise in Microservices Architecture REST APIs API Gateways Event Streaming Message Brokers Integration Architecture Mobile Application Architecture
• Cloud-Native Application Design
• Strong Security Architecture
• Strong experience in Authentication Authorization Encryption Application Security Infrastructure Security Cloud Security Logging Monitoring Secure API Design OWASP Top 10 Zero Trust Architecture
• Hands-on experience implementing security frameworks including ISO 27001 NIST PCI-DSS
• Minimum 3 years of Cyber Information Security experience
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes OpenShift Containers Service Mesh Virtualization Cloud Native Architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms Microsoft Azure AWS Oracle Cloud Infrastructure OCI Red Hat OpenShift
• Network Security
• Strong understanding of Firewalls VPN IDS IPS Network Access Control NAC Web Application Firewall WAF Proxy Technologies Zero Trust Network Access ZTNA Network Segmentation Load Balancing Traffic Engineering Application Delivery Controllers
• Enterprise Architecture Tools
• Experience with Enterprise Architect Architecture Repository Tools Data Modelling Tools Architecture Governance Frameworks
• Required Experience: 10 years of Solution Architecture within enterprise environments
• 5 years designing enterprise web applications mobile applications APIs and microservices
• 5 years of experience working with cloud-native technologies
• 5 years designing enterprise-scale distributed systems
• 3 years of Cyber Information Security experience
• Experience delivering architecture solutions within Banking or Financial Services is highly preferred
• Strong experience integrating enterprise applications across multiple technology ecosystems

Preferred Domain Experience

• Banking Financial Services Digital Banking Enterprise Platforms Cyber Security Cloud Transformation

Required Competencies

• Strong enterprise architecture and solution design capability
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to balance business requirements customer experience scalability resilience and security
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery models and SDLC
• Ability to make architecture decisions with minimal supervision
• Experience mentoring architects and engineering teams
• Strong ownership mindset with excellent time management and delivery focus
• Passion for continuous learning and emerging technologies