Solution Architect - Banking Domain at TAWANTECH

Tawantech; Riyadh; In loco; SAR 350.000 - 650.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

TAWANTECH is seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect for banking and financial services in Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure technology solutions, guiding enterprise architecture, integration, cloud, and middleware strategies across large environments.

You will lead architecture decisions for core banking, payments, and APIs, collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to ensure security, performance, and

Competenze

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture and enterprise systems design.
• Strong banking domain experience (core banking, payments, digital banking).
• Gulf region experience (KSA / GCC) preferred.
• Expertise in API-led and microservices architectures, cloud platforms, and containerization.

Mansioni

• Design and lead end-to-end solution architecture for large banking systems.
• Define architecture models across app, integration, data, and infra layers.
• Lead decisions for core banking, payments, digital channels, APIs.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Ensure alignment with EA standards, security, scalability, performance.
• Govern API-led and microservices-based architectures.
• Oversee delivery across the full SDLC with quality and timelines.
• Support development, DevOps, and operations teams during implementation.
• Participate in architecture reviews and governance.

Conoscenze

Enterprise Architecture

API Management

Microservices

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Kubernetes

Stakeholder Communication

SAFe / Agile

Formazione

Bachelors in CS/CE

Strumenti

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

APIs

Middleware

Descrizione del lavoro

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Employer: TAWANTECH

Location: الرياض, S01, SA.

Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in banking and financial services, extensive exposure to the Gulf region, and deep expertise in enterprise architecture, integration, cloud, and middleware technologies. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance technology solutions, while working closely with business and technical stakeholders across large enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and lead end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale banking and financial systems
• Define high-level and detailed architecture models covering application, integration, data, and infrastructure layers
• Lead architecture decisions for core banking, payments, digital channels, APIs, and integration platforms
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security, scalability, and performance requirements
• Drive and govern API-led and microservices-based architectures
• Oversee solution delivery across the full SDLC, ensuring quality, timelines, and architectural compliance
• Support and guide development, DevOps, and operations teams during implementation
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical governance, and stakeholder presentations
• Work within Agile / SAFe environments*, supporting multiple squads and cross-functional teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture and enterprise systems design
• Strong banking domain experience (core banking, payments, digital banking, financial platforms)
• Proven experience working in the Gulf region (KSA / GCC)
• Deep expertise in: + Enterprise Integration & Middleware + API Management & API Security + Microservices Architecture + Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure) + Containerization & Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of enterprise-level distributed systems
• Experience working with multi-tier, high-availability, and mission-critical systems
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Certifications (Mandatory / Strongly Preferred)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• TOGAF 9.2 Certified (Foundation or above)
• Kubernetes / Cloud Native Certification (CNCF)
• DevOps Architecture Certification
• API Design & API Security Certifications
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AI or Cloud)