Senior Solution Architect – Risk & Microservices (Dublin)

REALTIME recruitment; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

REALTIME recruitment in Ireland is seeking an experienced Solution Architect for a daily rate contract in Dublin, focusing on risk technology in financial services. You will lead architecture for strategic programs and deliver high-level designs.

The role requires 5+ years in regulated FS, microservices/SOA, data and integration architecture, cloud patterns, and strong stakeholder communication to align with enterprise strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an architectural role within financial services.
• Experience with microservices and SOA design.
• Experience with high-volume ETL projects.
• Knowledge of SQL, NoSQL and PostgreSQL databases.
• Python coding skills are beneficial.
• Background in regulatory-driven transformations in FS.
• Ability to architect across complex multi-stack ecosystems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of modern cloud architectures and microservices design.
• Experience with enterprise risk and compliance systems.
• TOGAF certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture for strategic programs and define target-state designs.
• Produce high-level designs and detailed architecture specifications.
• Define integration and data architecture for scalable platforms.
• Ensure regulatory and security compliance with stakeholders.
• Guide solutions from design through delivery and implementation.
• Align architecture with enterprise technology strategy.
• Support vendor selection, governance, and architectural assurance.
• Translate complex decisions for technical and business audiences.

Skills

Microservices

SOA design

ETL processing

SQL databases

NoSQL

PostgreSQL

Python

Regulatory compliance

Cloud architecture

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Stakeholder management

Communication

Systems thinking

Job description

REALTIME recruitment in Ireland is seeking an experienced Solution Architect for a daily rate contract in Dublin, focusing on risk technology in financial services. You will lead architecture for strategic programs and deliver high-level designs.

The role requires 5+ years in regulated FS, microservices/SOA, data and integration architecture, cloud patterns, and strong stakeholder communication to align with enterprise strategy.