Solution Architect

ITConnect; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

ITConnect is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to shape the architecture of data products and APIs in banking technology. You will lead domain-oriented data products and APIs that enable critical business capabilities across the bank, guiding multiple delivery streams with guardrails for scalable, secure solutions.

Your impact includes establishing reusable data and API capabilities, aligning capabilities across streams, and driving architectural standards with stakeholders to maximise

Qualifications

• Senior-level architecture experience in banking or regulated sectors.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale data and API solutions.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the architecture vision, principles and roadmap for Data Products and Domain APIs in banking tech.
• Align business capabilities, data assets, APIs and platforms across streams.
• Oversee end-to-end solution architecture and coordinate architects in delivery streams.
• Identify interfaces, data flows and cross-domain dependencies; guide solution choices.
• Establish patterns and standards for domain-owned data products that are discoverable and governed.
• Clarify data ownership, product boundaries, quality expectations, metadata and lifecycle responsibilities.
• Partner with stakeholders to maximise value and safe use of data across the organisation.
• Promote modern data architecture practices, including data product thinking and domain ownership.
• Define API-first architecture principles, design standards, governance and lifecycle practices.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Domain Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

API Design

Data Governance

Leadership

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Architect to help shape the future of banking technology. You will lead the architecture of domain-oriented data products and APIs that enable critical business capabilities across the bank. Working at the intersection of business, technology and data, you will partner with architects, engineers, product managers and senior stakeholders to create scalable, secure and resilient solutions. You will provide end-to-end architectural leadership across multiple delivery streams, while enabling teams to make effective decisions within clear architectural guardrails.

Your impact:
You will establish reusable data and API capabilities that accelerate delivery, improve interoperability and create value for customers and business partners.

• Define and evolve the architecture vision, principles and roadmap for Data Products and Domain APIs.
• Align business capabilities, data assets, APIs and technology platforms across multiple delivery streams.
• Oversee the end-to-end solution architecture and coordinate the work of software architects embedded in individual delivery streams.
• Identify interfaces, data flows and cross-domain dependencies, and guide teams in evaluating solution alternatives.
• Establish patterns and standards for domain-owned data products that are discoverable, trustworthy, reusable and governed.
• Clarify data ownership, product boundaries, quality expectations, metadata, lineage and lifecycle responsibilities.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to maximise the value and safe use of data across the organisation.
• Promote modern data architecture practices, including data product thinking and domain ownership.
• Define API-first architecture principles, design standards, governance and lifecycle management practices.
• Guide the definition of domain boundaries, API contracts, versioning, security and reusable integration patterns.
• Ensure APIs are secure, scalable, resilient, observable and easy for consumers to use.
• Support event-driven and service-oriented integration approaches where they provide clear business and technology value.
• Define solution-level functional requirements and non-functional requirements for availability, performance, security, scalability, resilience and operability.
• Define subsystems and interfaces, allocate responsibilities and clarify interactions with the wider solution context.
• Build and maintain the architectural runway needed for sustainable delivery and future change.
• Enable Continuous Delivery and DevOps through pragmatic design guidelines, automation and investment advocacy.
• Work closely with Product and Solution Management, business stakeholders, engineering teams, Enterprise Architects and external suppliers.
• Contribute architectural expertise to planning, high-level design, solution demonstrations and continuous exploration.
• Help shape and realise architectural enablers, including appropriate capacity allocation for enablement work.
• Communicate complex architecture decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams, foster collaboration and enable decentralised decision-making.
• Significant experience in Solution Architecture, Domain Architecture, Enterprise Architecture or a comparable senior architecture role.
• A proven track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale data, API and integration solutions.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple teams, products or technology domains.
• A strong understanding of banking technology and business processes.
• Experience with Core Banking platforms is highly desirable.
• Experience working in complex, regulated environments with demanding security, resilience and data governance requirements.