Solution Architect

Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Islamic bank in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable technical solutions for various banking projects. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of IT experience and deep knowledge of cloud platforms along with strong problem-solving skills. This role emphasizes collaboration with business stakeholders to ensure maximum value delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience, with 3+ years in a Solutions Architect role.
• Hands-on experience designing solutions on major cloud platforms.
• Experience with core banking systems or payments infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Create robust and scalable technical solutions for banking projects.
• Translate complex requirements into architectural specifications.
• Provide technical leadership to teams throughout project lifecycle.

Skills

Architectural design

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Microservices

SOA

APIs

DevOps principles

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Technical blueprints

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job description

Al Rajhi Bank is the world's largest Islamic bank based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a growing international presence. It offers a dynamic and progressive work environment that emphasizes growth, innovation, and integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Architect: create robust, scalable, and secure end‑to‑end technical solutions for banking projects such as core banking modernization, digital channels, payments, and risk‑management systems.
• Requirements Translation: analyze complex business and non‑functional requirements and translate them into architectural specifications and technical designs.
• Technology Selection: evaluate, select, and recommend appropriate technology stacks, platforms and frameworks (Java, Spring, cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP) and architectural patterns (Microservices, Event‑Driven Architecture).
• Documentation: produce and maintain high‑quality architectural artifacts, including technical blueprints, design documents, data models, and system diagrams to guide development teams.
• Guidance & Oversight: provide technical leadership to development, QA and DevOps teams throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to defined architecture, coding standards and best practices.
• Compliance & Risk: ensure all designed solutions comply with internal policies, external regulatory requirements, security standards and operational resilience standards, proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks.
• Business Alignment: collaborate closely with Business Stakeholders, Product Owners and Project Managers to fully understand business needs and constraints, ensuring the technical solution delivers maximum business value.
• Cross‑Functional Teamwork: work with Enterprise Architects to ensure solution alignment with the overall bank‑wide technology strategy and roadmap.
• Communication: clearly articulate technical decisions, trade‑offs and design principles to both technical and non‑technical audiences, including presentations to executive‑level stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of IT experience, with 3+ years in a dedicated Solutions Architect or similar senior technical role, preferably in Financial Services or Banking.
• Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns (Microservices, SOA, APIs) and design principles.
• Hands‑on experience designing and deploying solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Cloud certification is a considerable advantage.
• Experience with core banking systems, payments infrastructure, digital channels or risk/compliance platforms is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strategic thinking ability to translate high‑level business strategy into a deliverable technical roadmap.
• Strong analytical and methodical problem‑solving skills to address complex technical challenges.