Strategic Solution Architect — Payments & API Integration

ESOL IT SERVICES INC.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ESOL IT SERVICES INC. in the Philippines seeks an experienced Solution Architect to lead technical discovery, architecture impact assessment, and high-level designs for an enterprise transformation.

You will define end-to-end integration approaches, assess risks, and collaborate across Product, Security, Engineering, and PMO while preparing governance-ready documentation. Strong APIs, middleware, data flows, and security knowledge are essential; experience with Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Solution Architecture, Technical Design, and Enterprise Integration.
• Experience in banking, payments, cards, digital platforms, or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, middleware, data flows, security, and third-party integrations.
• Experience designing solutions across complex enterprise environments and multiple platforms.
• Experience with technical estimation, implementation planning, and architecture governance.
• Experience working in Agile, Hybrid, and/or Waterfall environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery across applications, APIs, data flows, integrations, infrastructure, security, and downstream systems.
• Assess impacts of new requirements across existing platforms and technology components.
• Define solution options, evaluate trade-offs, and recommend scalable, secure, and practical architectures.
• Develop high-level technical designs covering application, integration, data, security, performance, resilience, and operational requirements.
• Define end-to-end integration and API approaches, including data exchange, middleware, and third-party integrations.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, assumptions, constraints, and architecture decisions.
• Break down technical scope and provide inputs for estimation, sequencing, resource planning, and squad sizing.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, Engineering, Security, Operations, and PMO stakeholders.
• Prepare architecture documentation for governance, review, and approval.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Technical Design

Enterprise Integration

APIs

Middleware

Data Flows

Security

Third-Party Integrations

Technical Estimation

Implementation Planning

Architecture Governance

Agile

Hybrid

Waterfall

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Tools

APIs

Middleware

Data Flows

Security

Job description

ESOL IT SERVICES INC. in the Philippines seeks an experienced Solution Architect to lead technical discovery, architecture impact assessment, and high-level designs for an enterprise transformation.

You will define end-to-end integration approaches, assess risks, and collaborate across Product, Security, Engineering, and PMO while preparing governance-ready documentation. Strong APIs, middleware, data flows, and security knowledge are essential; experience with Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall