Solutions Architect
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About the Role
ADFAR Tech seeks a Solutions Architect to design end-to-end technology solutions for payment ecosystems, digital channels, and cloud environments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end solution architecture activities across digital payments, merchant services, wallets, APIs, customer channels, and enterprise systems
- Translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical architectures
- Create HLD, LLD, integration, infrastructure, security, and deployment architecture artifacts
- Design enterprise integration solutions using REST APIs, SOAP services, event driven architectures, messaging platforms, and middleware solutions
- Design cloud native and hybrid cloud architectures across OCI, AWS, and GCP
- Architect containerized solutions using Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker
- Provide architectural guidance for JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, WebLogic, and IIS platforms
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD best practices
- Provide architectural oversight for production environments and major incident reviews
- Ensure compliance with SAMA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and security standards
- Lead technical workshops and architecture governance sessions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, systems integration, or enterprise architecture
- Minimum 5 years in a Solution Architect or Senior Technical Leadership role
- Proven experience designing enterprise scale financial services, banking, fintech, or payment solutions
- Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices
- Experience with cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, GCP)
- Experience with containerization (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker)
- Knowledge of middleware (JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, WebLogic, IIS)
- Experience with databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL)
- Familiarity with DevOps tools (Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Ansible, CI/CD)
- Knowledge of monitoring tools (Dynatrace, IBM Instana, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog)
- Knowledge of payment gateways, wallet platforms, merchant acquiring, Open Banking, ISO 20022
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Position Summary
- The Solutions Architect will be responsible for designing and governing end to end technology solutions across payment ecosystem, digital channels, middleware platforms, cloud environments, and enterprise applications.
- The role bridges business, product, engineering, infrastructure, security, operations, and external partners to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end to end solution architecture activities across digital payments, merchant services, wallets, APIs, customer channels, and enterprise systems.
- Translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical architectures.
- Create HLD, LLD, integration, infrastructure, security, and deployment architecture artifacts.
- Design enterprise integration solutions using REST APIs, SOAP services, event driven architectures, messaging platforms, and middleware solutions.
- Design cloud native and hybrid cloud architectures across OCI, AWS, and GCP.
- Architect containerized solutions using Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.
- Provide architectural guidance for JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, WebLogic, and IIS platforms.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to establish CI/CD best practices.
- Provide architectural oversight for production environments and major incident reviews.
- Ensure compliance with SAMA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and security standards.
- Lead technical workshops and architecture governance sessions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, systems integration, or enterprise architecture.
- Minimum 5 years in a Solution Architect or Senior Technical Leadership role.
- Proven experience designing enterprise scale financial services, banking, fintech, or payment solutions.
Technical Skills
- Architecture: Enterprise, Solution, Application, Integration, and Cloud Architecture.
- Development: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices.
- Cloud: OCI, AWS, GCP.
- Containers: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker.
- Middleware: JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, WebLogic, IIS.
- Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL.
- DevOps: Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Ansible, CI/CD.
- Monitoring: Dynatrace, IBM Instana, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Digital Payments, Fintech, Banking, or Financial Services.
- Knowledge of payment gateways, wallet platforms, merchant acquiring, Open Banking, and ISO 20022.
- TOGAF, AWS, OCI, Kubernetes, or OpenShift certifications.
Competencies
- Strategic Thinking, Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Problem Solving, Communication, Customer Focus, and Continuous Improvement.
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