Senior Solution Architect: FinServ Cloud & AI

Synpulse Group; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Modern offices with central location

Excellent public transport connections

Job summary

Synpulse Group, a leading global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to design and deliver innovative technology solutions for banking and insurance clients. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures and guide delivery teams across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural excellence, and collaborate with stakeholders to balance scope, quality, and timelines while embedding

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering or solution architecture, including 3+ years in a lead role.
• Enterprise-grade systems experience within financial services, banking, wealth management, or insurance.
• Deep knowledge of Cloud Native architectures, containers, Kubernetes, service mesh, and multi‑cloud/hybrid deployments.
• Strong tech stack knowledge: event‑driven architectures, microservices, APIs, and DevSecOps.
• Data engineering and data architecture expertise, with AI/ML in production, plus architectural modelling skills.
• Hands‑on in on‑premises and hybrid infrastructure in regulated environments.
• Excellent communication to bridge business and technical teams; leadership and mentoring ability.
• Fluent English; German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to define digital transformation strategies and technology opportunities.
• Design scalable, secure architectures across Cloud, web, mobile, and backend systems.
• Architect modern data platforms and embed AI/ML capabilities into end‑to‑end solutions.
• Apply cloud‑native and cloud‑agnostic design principles for multi‑cloud environments.
• Document architectures using C4Model, ArchiMate, or equivalent tools.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical discovery sessions, and POCs.
• Act as a hands‑on advisor throughout the software lifecycle in agile teams.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Skills

Cloud Native

Kubernetes

Event-driven

Microservices

DevSecOps

Data engineering

AI/ML integration

Architectural modelling

Communication skills

Leadership

Tools

C4 Model

PlantUML

Structurizr

ArchiMate

Job description

Synpulse Group, a leading global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to design and deliver innovative technology solutions for banking and insurance clients. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures and guide delivery teams across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural excellence, and collaborate with stakeholders to balance scope, quality, and timelines while embedding