Senior Solution Architect / Solution Architect (Contract).

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled application architect to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will design scalable application architectures, manage non-functional requirements, and work with stakeholders to develop innovative solutions. You will have the opportunity to lead projects involving microservices and cloud-native technologies within a fast-paced environment. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact by improving software quality and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. If you're a creative problem-solver with a passion for technology, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in application development and design.
• Strong knowledge of solution architectures and integration patterns.
• Ability to design large scale applications to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Design application architecture based on requirements and manage non-functional needs.
• Work with teams to set up infrastructure and resolve integration issues.
• Advocate and build reusable components for shared use across teams.

Skills

.Net

Java

React.js

Node.js

MYSQL

MongoDB

Agile Scrum

OAuth2/OpenID Connect

Cloud-native technology

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor Degree

Master Degree

Tools

AWS

DevSecOps technologies

Microservices

Job description

You will be part of a dynamic team within Supervision Platforms Division under Information Technology Department. In this role, the officer is expected to undertake the following areas of work:

Application Architecture

• Design the system’s application architecture based on requirements.

• Manage non-functional requirements like scalability, reliability, and security.

• Decompose monolithic applications into microservices.

• Design services that can be independently deployed and scaled.

• Design scalable UI components and architecture.

Data Architecture

• Define Data model strategies (Structured vs semi-structured).

• Define Data storage strategies (e.g., relational, NoSQL, GraphQL).

• Ensure data consistency, security, and accessibility.

Security Architecture

• Define security architecture for application based on system classification.

• Design security controls, such as encryption, authentication, and authorization.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., IM8).

Stakeholder management

• Work with business teams and product owners to ideate Solution Architecture and Design.

• Coordinate and work with other technical teams (e.g. Infrastructure, Enterprise, Applications, Security) to set up infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, application integrations and resolve deployment and integration issue.

Engineering and Operations

• Design scalable and resilient infrastructure.

• Support development teams by providing advice and guiding the engineers in solving technical problems, code review.

• Improve software quality using cloud-native and Agile development practices such as TDD, automated CI/CD.

• Work with application teams to understand RCA for issues, incidents, provide interim and long term solution.

• Define logging, tracing, and observability practices to quickly identify issues and bottlenecks.

Reusable components

• Advocate and build reusable components and libraries to be shared across different application development teams.

• Create and govern guidelines for design, coding, database and best practices.

You will be working in a fast-paced environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and needs of stakeholders, as well as the agility to respond to changes and developments.=

Requirements :

• Bachelor Degree or Master Degree with minimally 8 years of relevant working experience in application development and design, and business analysis

• Strong knowledge of solution architectures and integration patterns

• Ability to design and develop large scale applications to solve complex business problems

• Proficient in .Net, Java, React.js, Node.js, MYSQL and MongoDB

• Familiar with multi-paradigm programming languages

• Experience in software development lifecycle in an Agile Scrum context

• Experience in OAuth2/OpenID connect

• Experience in containers, microservices and DevSecOps technologies

• Familiar with cloud-native technology

• Experience in designing and developing applications in AWS cloud environment

• Certification on AWS cloud technology is preferred

• Good understanding of SRE/Service/Security /Compliance Management process including change, incident, problem on cloud platform

• Good analytical skills, and able to multi-task and deliver results in a timely manner

• Ability to resolve complex problems creatively

• Self-driven, creative and team-oriented person with good interpersonal and organizational skills

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

This contract ends in Dec 2029. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.