Solution Architect

About the Position

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Solution Architect to lead the architecture and solution design for large-scale digital banking and financial transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in designing, implementing, and modernizing banking systems, ensuring the architecture supports the evolving needs of financial institutions, along with the ability to lead solution discussions and communicate confidently with client stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality system solutions.

Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & System Design

• Design and implement end-to-end solution architectures for banking transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate existing banking systems, identify limitations, propose scalable, sustainable, and secure architectural solutions.
• Create high-level and detailed architecture blueprints, covering application architecture, integration, data flows, and infrastructure considerations.
• Ensure architectural integrity and consistency across the entire banking ecosystem.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Decisions (RAID) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to analyze architecture options, improve design documentation, and support engineering productivity.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership in defining best practices and frameworks for banking transformation.
• Guide teams in translating architectural designs into practical implementation strategies, ensuring consistent implementation of architecture standards.
• Support teams in solving complex technical challenges, particularly in distributed systems, integration, and large-scale financial platforms.

Banking & Financial Platform Architecture

• Design systems and integration approaches supporting core banking capabilities, financial transactions, payment processing, and digital banking services.
• Ensure architectures comply with financial industry standards, regulatory requirements, and security frameworks.
• Collaborate with domain experts to translate banking business capabilities into technical architecture solutions.

Client Collaboration & Delivery

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and subject matter experts to define solution blueprints.
• Lead architecture discussions, design workshops, and solution alignment sessions with client teams.
• Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented according to the intended architecture and quality standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering or platform development.
• 4+ years of experience in a Solution Architect, or similar architecture leadership roles.
• Proficiency in developing and deploying applications in a microservices architecture and event-driven architectures, especially strong in Java (Java, OOP, Kafka, Spring boot, etc.), with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, software design patterns, and API-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with integration frameworks and legacy modernization approaches in banking.
• Experience working with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern engineering workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment and lead technical discussions.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or similar).
• Experience supporting banking digital transformation or core system modernization initiatives.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a hybrid work environment.
• Be part of a global team with over 10,000 experts in more than 15 markets.
• Commitment to long-term growth performance and solid growth since 1987.
• A family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment.

About the Company

We show commitment to our investors and stand for solid, long-term growth performance. Founded in Germany in 1987 and in American territory since 2008, GFT expanded globally to over 10,000 experts. And to more than 15 markets to ensure proximity to clients. With new opportunities from Asia to Brazil, the international growth story continues. We are committed to grow tech talents worldwide. Because our team’s strong consulting and development skills across legacy and pioneering technologies, like GreenCoding, underpin success. We maintain a family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment.