Senior solutions architect

• Have strong solution design and architecture experience for a minimum of 5 years in banking/financial services.
• Strong and demonstrable experience of providing technical solutions to business needs, across the technology layers (database, backend, integration, and UX).
• Strong interpersonal skills and senior business and IT stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to produce concise, accurate solution designs subject to architecture governance, which align with architectural strategy, and which meet business requirements.
• Knowledge of architectural modelling tools and frameworks such as EA Sparx, C4 model  & TOGAF would be beneficial.
• Have authored architecture deliverables such as High-Level Designs including non-functional requirements, system use-cases and integration patterns.
• Have presented architecture deliverables to governance forums such as Arch. Review Boards and Design Authorities
• Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Java, Python, or C#
• Familiarity with software development frameworks, such as Spring, Django, or ASP.NET MVC
• Understanding of software design principles and patterns
• Ability to design and implement scalable and maintainable software systems
• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure components, such as virtual machines, containers, and storage services
• Ability to design and implement cloud-based solutions that are cost-effective, scalable, and secure
• Understanding of networking protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi
• Ability to design and implement network solutions that are reliable, secure, and performant
• Familiarity with network security principles and best practices
• Understanding of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities
• Ability to implement security controls to protect systems and data
• Knowledge of security standards and compliance requirements
• Understanding of data modelling and database design concepts
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases
• Ability to design and implement data management solutions that are efficient, scalable, and secure
• Ability to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools, such as Ansible or Chef
• Staying up-to-date with emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain
• Evaluating the potential impact of emerging technologies on business and IT
• Exploring opportunities to incorporate emerging technologies into solutions
• These technical capabilities provide solutions architects with the foundation to design, develop, and implement effective technological solutions that address business challenges and drive organizational success.
• Portuguese (Native), good proficiency in English, and Spanish (Optional).
• Bachelor's degree required

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·        A broad range of knowledge and experience across the stack (mobile, web, backend server, integrations, infrastructure, DevOps, cloud).

·        They can effectively evaluate how new and emerging technologies can benefit clients and incorporate technology into designs.

·        Addresses enterprise architecture concerns through storytelling and great visuals – outputs pitched at executives and customer solutions architects.

·        Deliver at various levels of detail, from conceptual to delivery of concrete targeted architectural descriptions.

·        The ability to rapidly implement solutions in the client environment.

·        Expert in at least one of web, mobile, backend (Java, SQL, Messaging etc.)

·        The role is responsible for several outputs including high level documentation, detailed design, component diagrams, technical portions of integration and delivery plan, system interface definition.

·        The documentation outputs will serve as a reference for development teams, project managers, and other key stakeholders.

·        Reviews business context for solutions as well as defining the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, (which may include RFIs and RFPs), selecting the most optimal option.

·        Support the Pre-Engagement process by collaborating closely with Digital Deploy Pre-Engagement Manager to define the technical solution, resource planning and implementation options.

·        Support the execution of "Digital Implementation Scoping" engagements by directly driving the architecture design and requirement extraction sessions with customers.

·        Support the execution of "Digital Deploy" engagements as a quality assurance member to vendor-driven projects and as a direct Technical Architect team profile on Tech Squad driven projects.