Solution Architect - Banking Domain

Role Overview

Solution Architect - Banking Domain at TAWANTECH. The role is based in the Gulf region and serves the Banking & Financial Services industry.

Role Purpose

Translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance technology solutions for large-scale banking and financial systems. Work closely with business and technical stakeholders across enterprise environments to design end-to-end solution architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Design & Strategy

• Design and lead end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale banking and financial systems.
• Define high-level and detailed architecture models covering application, integration, data, and infrastructure layers.
• Lead architecture decisions for core banking, payments, digital channels, APIs, and integration platforms.
• Drive and govern API-led and microservices-based architectures.

Requirements & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical governance, and stakeholder presentations.

Compliance & Standards

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security, scalability, and performance requirements.

Delivery & Operations

• Oversee solution delivery across the full SDLC, ensuring quality, timelines, and architectural compliance.
• Support and guide development, DevOps, and operations teams during implementation.
• Work within Agile / SAFe environments, supporting multiple squads and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture and enterprise systems design.
• Strong banking domain experience including core banking, payments, digital banking, and financial platforms.
• Proven experience working in the Gulf region (KSA / GCC).
• Strong understanding of enterprise-level distributed systems.
• Experience working with multi-tier, high-availability, and mission-critical systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Enterprise Integration & Middleware.
• API Management & API Security.
• Microservices Architecture.
• Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure).
• Containerization & Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Additional Information

Certifications (Mandatory / Strongly Preferred)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• TOGAF 9.2 Certified (Foundation or above).
• Kubernetes / Cloud Native Certification (CNCF).
• DevOps Architecture Certification.
• API Design & API Security Certifications.
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AI or Cloud).