Lead Solutions Architect – Cloud‑Native Banking & Payments

Capgemini; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking an experienced Tech Lead / Solution Architect in Manila to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure banking and payments solutions. The role emphasizes Java, AWS, and modern cloud-native architectures with a focus on Cards & Payments and enterprise-scale modernization.

The ideal candidate will wield extensive experience in architecture leadership, drive technology modernization, and oversee distributed teams across programs while maintaining high standards for

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in Technical Lead or Architect roles.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale BFSI transformation and modernization programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead distributed teams and drive solutioning from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end solution architecture for digital banking, cards, and payments platforms.
• Lead development teams and provide technical direction on architecture, design, coding standards, and best practices.
• Build cloud-native solutions using AWS services and microservices-based architectures.
• Define API strategies, integration patterns, and event-driven architectures using Kafka.
• Drive DevOps adoption, CI/CD automation, containerization, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and enterprise architects to deliver strategic solutions.
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, performance, scalability, and reliability standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Tools

AWS Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

React JS

Oracle/PostgreSQL/NoSQL Databases

Job description

Capgemini is seeking an experienced Tech Lead / Solution Architect in Manila to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure banking and payments solutions. The role emphasizes Java, AWS, and modern cloud-native architectures with a focus on Cards & Payments and enterprise-scale modernization.

The ideal candidate will wield extensive experience in architecture leadership, drive technology modernization, and oversee distributed teams across programs while maintaining high standards for