Senior Solution Architect
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About the Role
CodeNinja is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to lead enterprise-scale technology solution design and governance across digital platforms, cloud, integrations, and applications.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end solution architecture initiatives across digital channels, payment ecosystems, APIs, integrations, and enterprise platforms
- Translate business and functional requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions
- Develop and review architecture deliverables including HLDs, LLDs, integration architectures, infrastructure designs, and deployment models
- Design enterprise integration solutions using APIs, middleware, messaging platforms, and event driven architectures
- Architect cloud native and hybrid cloud solutions across modern cloud platforms
- Provide architectural guidance for microservices, containerized applications, and enterprise middleware environments
- Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to establish architecture standards and CI/CD best practices
- Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, availability, and performance requirements
- Participate in architecture governance, technical reviews, and major incident analysis
- Lead technical workshops and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business functions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Enterprise Architecture, or related fields
- 5+ years in a Solution Architect or Senior Technical Leadership role
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise scale solutions within Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, or other highly regulated industries
- Expertise in Enterprise, Solution, Application, Integration, and Cloud Architecture
- Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and distributed systems
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, OCI, or GCP
- Experience with containerization technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker
- Knowledge of database technologies including Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
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About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect to lead the design and governance of enterprise scale technology solutions across digital platforms, cloud environments, integrations, and enterprise applications.
- This role will work closely with business, product, engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions aligned with organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end to end solution architecture initiatives across digital channels, payment ecosystems, APIs, integrations, and enterprise platforms.
- Translate business and functional requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
- Develop and review architecture deliverables, including High Level Designs (HLDs), Low Level Designs (LLDs), integration architectures, infrastructure designs, and deployment models.
- Design enterprise integration solutions using APIs, middleware, messaging platforms, and event driven architectures.
- Architect cloud native and hybrid cloud solutions across modern cloud platforms.
- Provide architectural guidance for microservices, containerized applications, and enterprise middleware environments.
- Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to establish architecture standards and CI/CD best practices.
- Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, availability, and performance requirements.
- Participate in architecture governance, technical reviews, and major incident analysis.
- Lead technical workshops and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business functions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Enterprise Architecture, or related fields.
- 5+ years in a Solution Architect or Senior Technical Leadership role.
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise scale solutions within Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, or other highly regulated industries.
Technical Expertise
- Enterprise, Solution, Application, Integration, and Cloud Architecture.
- Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, and distributed systems.
- Cloud platforms such as AWS, OCI, or GCP.
- Containerization technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.
- Enterprise middleware and web application platforms.
- Database technologies including Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases.
- DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitoring, observability, and performance management tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Digital Payments, Payment Gateways, Wallet Platforms, Merchant Services, Open Banking, or ISO 20022.
- Experience working within regulated financial environments.
- Professional certifications such as TOGAF, AWS, OCI, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
What We're Looking For
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Proven ability to lead cross functional technical initiatives.
- Strong problem solving and decision making capabilities.
- Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and technology leadership.
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