Job Description

• Solution Architecture & Design
• Design end-to-end solution architectures for enterprise and banking applications aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Review High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) with a focus on scalability, modularity, maintainability, and performance.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and modular technical solutions.
• Create architecture artifacts including solution blueprints, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams, deployment diagrams, integration designs, and interface contracts.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate architecture patterns, platforms, frameworks, and tools for new and existing systems.
• Define and promote reference architectures across domains including core banking, lending, payments, CRM, ERP, and risk management systems.
• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Represent the application architecture domain in architecture governance forums and design authority reviews.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles, standards, and target-state blueprints.
• Enforce consistency in technology stacks, frameworks, integration standards, and design patterns across applications.
• Capture and document key architecture decisions, risks, and recommendations during design discussions and governance reviews.
• Assess the impact of proposed changes on existing systems, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture landscapes.
• Modernization & Engineering Best Practices
• Guide teams in modernizing legacy applications into microservices-based and cloud-native architectures.
• Recommend and implement best practices for:
• Microservices and multi-tier architectures
• API-first and event-driven architectures
• Containerized and cloud-native applications
• Secure transaction handling and session management
• Caching, resiliency, and fault tolerance mechanisms
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, API gateways, and serverless computing.
• Support Proof of Concept (PoC) initiatives for emerging technologies and solution approaches.
• Security, Compliance & Resilience
• Collaborate with security teams to embed security-by-design principles into application architectures.
• Ensure application solutions comply with security and regulatory standards including GDPR, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and Central Bank guidelines.
• Address architecture concerns related to authentication, authorization, encryption, identity management, and data privacy.
• Identify architectural and security risks early and define mitigation strategies.
• Ensure solutions are designed for high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, resilience, and operational continuity.
• Validate non-functional requirements including performance, reliability, concurrency, and throughput SLAs.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
• Partner closely with business teams, developers, infrastructure teams, DevOps engineers, and program managers to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor for architecture-related decisions across programs and initiatives.
• Present architecture proposals, recommendations, and review outcomes to governance boards and executive stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions support interoperability, reusability, and agility across enterprise platforms and digital channels.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10–15+ years of overall IT experience, including at least 5 years in a Solution Architect role for large-scale enterprise systems.
• Strong experience designing enterprise-grade applications within banking or financial services environments.
• Deep understanding of enterprise application architecture, system integration, APIs, cloud-native design, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with microservices, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong understanding of security architecture, compliance frameworks, and operational resilience.
• Experience working with architecture governance boards and enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred Skills
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, API gateways, and event streaming platforms.
• Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect are a plus.