Senior Solutions Architect

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Fruition Group Ireland is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect in Dublin City Centre for a 6-month daily rate contract with a hybrid work model. You will own end-to-end solution architecture, focusing on application and integration across channels, systems and platforms.

The role demands 7–8+ years in architecture, strong API, microservices and MQ experience, and the ability to drive governance and technical direction with engineering and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7–8+ years in Solution Architecture or related architecture role.
• Strong Application and Integration Architecture experience.
• Experience designing APIs, microservices and MQ/event-driven patterns.
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions across multiple applications and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture with focus on application and integration.
• Shape architecture across customer channels, operational systems and core platforms.
• Lead integration design across APIs, microservices, MQ, event-driven and file-based flows.
• Define scalable, secure patterns aligned with enterprise standards.
• Produce architecture artefacts and provide technical direction to teams.
• Present designs to governance forums and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Translate architecture into implementable solutions meeting security and regulatory needs.
• Define data migration, quality and cleansing approaches for platforms.
• Collaborate across teams, manage risks and technical debt.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Application Architecture

Integration Architecture

APIs

Microservices

Event-driven

Security

Enterprise Systems

Job description

My Dublin City Centre based client is currently recruiting for a Senior Solutions Architect. This is initially a 6 month daily rate contract and working on a hybrid model.

• Own end-to-end solution architecture, with a strong emphasis on Application and Integration Architecture.
• Shape application architecture across customer channels, operational systems, core platforms and enterprise services.
• Lead integration design across APIs, microservices, event-driven services, messaging/MQ, batch and secure file-transfer solutions.
• Define scalable, resilient and secure application and integration patterns aligned with enterprise standards.
• Produce architecture and solution design artefacts and provide technical direction to engineering and delivery teams.
• Present designs through architecture governance forums and work with enterprise architecture, engineering and business stakeholders.
• Translate architecture into implementable solutions aligned with security, regulatory and operational resilience requirements.
• Define data migration, quality and cleansing approaches for platform implementations.
• Collaborate across integration, data, security, development, test and release teams, managing architectural risks, dependencies and technical debt.

Experience / Background

• 7–8+ years’ experience in Solution Architecture, Solution Design or a related architecture role.
• Strong Application Architecture experience within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong Integration Architecture expertise across APIs, microservices, messaging/MQ, event-driven solutions and file-based integrations.
• Proven experience designing end-to-end solutions spanning multiple applications, platforms and integration points.
• Experience defining and applying application and integration architecture principles, patterns and standards.
• Experience across customer-facing channels, operational systems, core platforms and enterprise data services.
• Experience integrating legacy technology estates with modern cloud-based platforms.
• Familiarity with architecture governance, design assurance, information security and service transition processes would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of Corporate and Retail FX products would be useful.
• Knowledge of Capital Markets environments would be useful.
• Experience with enterprise banking, transaction banking or capital markets technology platforms would be advantageous.