Sr. Solution Architect - Security & Cloud Architecture (Banking)

GSSTech Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

GSSTech Group in Dubai is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead enterprise solution design for banking digital transformations. You will shape architecture across web, mobile, APIs, and cloud-native ecosystems, ensuring security, scalability, and performance aligned with business goals.

Lead architecture governance, produce designs and documentation, and mentor delivery teams while collaborating with stakeholders and security teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering enterprise architecture solutions.
• Banking/financial services experience is highly preferred.
• Security-first approach across data, networks, and applications.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end enterprise solution architectures aligned with business goals.
• Develop architecture standards, governance, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design architectures for web, mobile, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native ecosystems.
• Ensure architectures meet security, scalability, resiliency, and performance needs.
• Produce HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, and documentation.
• Partner with Information Security to safeguard banking data.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the SDLC and agile delivery.
• Mentor architects and engineers on best practices and emerging technologies.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Security Architecture

Cloud-Native Technologies

Modern Application Design

Stakeholder Management

Architecture Governance

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Azure

AWS

OCI

Job description

We are looking for an experiencedSenior Solution Architectwith strong expertise inEnterprise Solution Architecture, Security Architecture, Cloud-Native Technologies, and Modern Application Designto support large-scale digital transformation initiatives within the banking sector.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience designing secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing enterprise solutions across web, mobile, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and network security architectures. This role requires strong technical leadership, architecture governance, stakeholder management, and deep knowledge of cybersecurity best practices within enterprise environments.

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

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 2701**
• NIST
• PCI-DSS

Minimum3+ 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 experience in 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.