Senior Solution & Security Architect - Banking

We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect with strong expertise in Solution Architecture and Security Architecture to support Digital Products and Wealth Management initiatives within a leading banking environment. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise across modern enterprise architectures, banking and wealth management domains, cyber security controls, and cloud-native technologies. The role requires a highly solution-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities and experience designing resilient, secure, scalable, and high-performing enterprise applications. The successful candidate will work closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver end-to-end architectural solutions aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. Requirements Key Responsibilities • Design and architect end-to-end enterprise solutions across Digital Products and Wealth Management platforms • Define and maintain architecture standards, principles, reference architectures, and reusable solution blueprints • Deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and cloud-native architecture designs aligned with business and technology strategies • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including delivery, engineering, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders • Participate in architecture governance, peer reviews, and technical design workshops • Drive architectural decisions across applications, APIs, event-driven systems, and microservices ecosystems • Ensure all architecture designs incorporate performance, reliability, customer experience, resiliency, and security considerations • Mentor and coach junior architects and engineering teams where required • Contribute to architecture capability building initiatives, technical workshops, and best practice frameworks • Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and architecture patterns to improve enterprise delivery capabilities Domain Experience (Mandatory) Strong experience in one or more of the following domains: • Banking • Wealth Management • Asset Management • Lending • Financial Services Preferred: • Corporate Banking domain experience Candidates should demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new banking domains and business capabilities. Technical Skills & Experience Architecture & Solution Design • 8+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale solutions and architectures • Strong experience building High-Level Designs (HLDs) and end-to-end solution architectures • Expertise designing: • Backend applications • Frontend applications • Mobile applications • APIs • Microservices architectures • Event-driven architectures • Message brokers • Container-based applications • Cloud-native applications • Experience designing highly available, resilient, and scalable enterprise systems Microservices & Cloud Technologies Strong experience with: • API-based ecosystems • Microservices architecture • Event streams and messaging systems • Container-based infrastructure • Cloud-native architectures • Modern architectural design patterns and principles Ability to evaluate architectural trade-offs and justify design decisions based on business and technical requirements. Security Architecture (Mandatory) Strong understanding of: • Security Architecture principles • Data Classification frameworks • Regulatory compliance requirements • Threat Modelling methodologies • Security requirements engineering Experience implementing cyber and information security controls including: • Authentication • Authorization • Encryption standards and key management • Data security controls • Security event logging • Monitoring and alerting mechanisms Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge Exposure to: • PCI-DSS • UAE Central Bank regulations • GDPR • Banking regulatory and compliance requirements Cyber Security Working knowledge of: • Cyber security controls • Secure application design principles • Defensive security practices • Security architecture frameworks • System attack and defence methodologies Artificial Intelligence (Preferred) Exposure to modern AI technologies including: • Machine Learning • Generative AI • Large Language Models (LLMs) • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) • Embedding Models • Vector Databases • Model Context Protocol (MCP) • AI Agents • Agentic AI • GitHub Copilot • Claude Code • AI-assisted software engineering tools Agile Delivery Experience Strong experience working in Agile environments including: • Agile Tribes and Squads model • Sprint Planning • Quarterly Planning • Sprint Refinement • Sprint Retrospectives • Agile ceremonies and delivery frameworks Experience delivering: • Features • Epics • User Stories • Acceptance Criteria Required Competencies • Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities • Excellent stakeholder and expectation management skills • Strong communication and presentation skills • Ability to make autonomous technical decisions • Strong mentoring and leadership capabilities • Delivery-focused mindset with attention to quality, performance, resiliency, and security • Strong learning agility and passion for emerging technologies • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced Agile delivery environments Nice to Have • Corporate Banking experience • Experience delivering architecture education workshops • Experience conducting architecture peer review sessions • Exposure to modern AI-enabled software engineering practices • Experience defining reusable enterprise architecture blueprints and reference architectures What We're Looking For The ideal candidate will have a strong combination of Solution Architecture, Security Architecture, Banking domain expertise, and modern cloud-native engineering experience. You will be passionate about building secure and resilient enterprise platforms while driving architectural excellence across digital banking and wealth management initiatives. Show more