Sr. Solution Architect - Security & Cloud Architecture (Banking)
On-siteDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Design and deliver end-to-end enterprise solution architectures aligned with business objectives, standards, and security principles for large-scale digital transformation initiatives in the banking sector. Develop and maintain architecture governance frameworks, reference architectures, and design principles while collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions for web, mobile, APIs, and microservices. Produce high-level and low-level designs, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation, ensuring alignment with user journeys, resiliency, and performance needs. Collaborate closely with Information Security teams to implement policies, standards, and Zero Trust architectures covering LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, and cloud networking. Drive solution reviews, architecture governance, and peer reviews to support Agile delivery teams throughout the software development lifecycle. Mentor solution architects and engineers on best practices and emerging technologies while improving delivery processes through automation and reusable patterns.
Required Qualifications
- Enterprise Solution Architecture
- Security Architecture
- Cloud-Native Technologies
- Modern Application Design
- designing secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing enterprise solutions
- web applications
- mobile applications
- APIs
- microservices
- cloud platforms
- network security architectures
- technical leadership
- architecture governance
- stakeholder management
- cybersecurity best practices within enterprise environments
- designing enterprise-scale software solutions
- solution architecture for: Web Applications
- solution architecture for: Mobile Applications
- solution architecture for: APIs
- solution architecture for: Microservices
- Event-driven Architectures
- software engineering principles
- modern architecture patterns
- highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure enterprise platforms
- Microservices Architecture
- REST APIs
- API Gateways
- Event Streaming
- Message Brokers
- Integration Architecture
- Mobile Application Architecture
- Cloud-Native Application Design
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Encryption
- Application Security
- Infrastructure Security
- Cloud Security
- Logging & Monitoring
- Secure API Design
- OWASP Top 10
- Zero Trust Architecture
- ISO 27001
- NIST
- PCI-DSS
- 3+ years of Cyber / Information Security experience
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Containers
- Service Mesh
- Virtualization
- Cloud Native Architecture
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Red Hat OpenShift
- 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 Architect
- Architecture Repository Tools
- Data Modelling Tools
- Architecture Governance Frameworks
- 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
- integrating enterprise applications across multiple technology ecosystems
Desired Qualifications
- Experience delivering architecture solutions within Banking or Financial Services
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Digital Banking
- Enterprise Platforms
- Cyber Security
- Cloud Transformation
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