# Senior Solution & Security Architect - Banking — Global Software Solutions Group

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4444528350-senior-solution-security-architect-banking
Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 35,000 to 70,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-07-30
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## Description

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

## Requirements

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

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 q

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