Sr. Solution Architect - Security & Cloud Architecture (Banking)

About the role

Requirements

• Key Responsibilities
• - Design and deliver end-to-end enterprise solution architectures aligned with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards.
• - Develop and maintain architecture standards, governance frameworks, reference architectures, design principles, and best practices.
• - Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, delivery teams, and technology leaders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• - Design architecture for enterprise web applications, mobile applications, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native ecosystems.
• - Ensure architecture aligns with user journeys, enterprise architectural patterns, security principles, scalability, resiliency, and performance requirements.
• - Produce high-level solution designs (HLD), low-level designs (LLD), architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.
• - Collaborate closely with Information Security teams to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise systems and banking data.
• - Develop and implement security policies, standards, and architecture guidelines across enterprise platforms.
• - Design secure network architectures including:
• - LAN
• - WAN
• - WLAN
• - SD-WAN
• - Data Center Networking
• - Cloud Networking
• - Design secure enterprise environments using:
• - Network Segmentation
• - Firewalls
• - VPN
• - Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
• - Network Access Control (NAC)
• - Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
• - Drive solution reviews, architecture governance, peer reviews, and technical design approvals.
• - Support Agile delivery teams by providing architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.
• - Improve architecture delivery processes through automation, reusable design patterns, and reference architectures.
• - Mentor solution architects, engineers, and technical teams on architecture best practices and emerging technologies.
• Required Technical Skills
• Enterprise & Solution Architecture
• - Strong experience designing enterprise-scale software solutions.
• - Expertise in solution architecture for:
• - Web Applications
• - Mobile Applications
• - APIs
• - Microservices
• - Event-driven Architectures
• - Strong understanding of software engineering principles and modern architecture patterns.
• - Experience designing highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure enterprise platforms.
• Application Architecture
• Strong expertise in:
• - Microservices Architecture
• - REST APIs
• - API Gateways
• - Event Streaming
• - Message Brokers
• - Integration Architecture
• - Mobile Application Architecture
• - Cloud-Native Application Design
• Security Architecture
• Strong experience in:
• - Authentication
• - Authorization
• - Encryption
• - Application Security
• - Infrastructure Security
• - Cloud Security
• - Logging & Monitoring
• - Secure API Design
• - OWASP Top 10
• - Zero Trust Architecture
• Hands-on experience implementing security frameworks including:
• - ISO 27001
• - NIST
• - PCI-DSS
• Minimum 3+ years of Cyber / Information Security experience.
• Cloud & Infrastructure
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• - Kubernetes
• - OpenShift
• - Containers
• - Service Mesh
• - Virtualization
• - Cloud Native Architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms:
• - Microsoft Azure
• - AWS
• - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• - Red Hat OpenShift
• Network Security
• Strong understanding of:
• - Firewalls
• - VPN
• - IDS / IPS
• - Network Access Control (NAC)
• - Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• - Proxy Technologies
• - Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
• - Network Segmentation
• - Load Balancing
• - Traffic Engineering
• - Application Delivery Controllers
• Enterprise Architecture Tools
• Experience with:
• - Enterprise Architect
• - Architecture Repository Tools
• - Data Modelling Tools
• - Architecture Governance Frameworks
• Required Experience
• - 10+ years of experience in Solution Architecture within enterprise environments.
• - 5+ years designing enterprise web applications, mobile applications, APIs, and microservices.
• - 5+ years of experience working with cloud-native technologies.
• - 5+ years designing enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• - 3+ years of Cyber / Information Security experience.
• - Experience delivering architecture solutions within Banking or Financial Services is highly preferred.
• - Strong experience integrating enterprise applications across multiple technology ecosystems.
• Preferred Domain Experience
• - Banking
• - Financial Services
• - Digital Banking
• - Enterprise Platforms
• - Cyber Security
• - Cloud Transformation
• Required Competencies
• - Strong enterprise architecture and solution design capability.
• - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• - Ability to balance business requirements, customer experience, scalability, resilience, and security.
• - Strong understanding of Agile delivery models and SDLC.
• - Ability to make architecture decisions with minimal supervision.
• - Experience mentoring architects and engineering teams.
• - Strong ownership mindset with excellent time management and delivery focus.
• - Passion for continuous learning

Responsibilities

Skills

• Enterprise Solution Architecture
• Security Architecture
• Cloud-Native Application Design
• Microservices Architecture
• REST APIs
• API Gateways
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Security Frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS)
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
• Network Security (LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, VPN, NAC, ZTNA)
• Data Center Networking
• Cloud Networking
• OWASP Top 10
• Architecture Governance