Solution Architect
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 7, 2026. JWay Group scores D on the Alion truth index.
Work Arrangement: To be confirmed
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Role Focus: Solution Architecture, Integration, Technical Discovery & Delivery Readiness
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with strong Banking and Financial Services domain expertise to lead technical discovery, architecture design, impact assessment, and delivery planning for complex technology initiatives.
This is a hands-on architecture role requiring the ability to assess requirements across multiple applications, APIs, data flows, infrastructure, security, and integration layers. You will translate business requirements into practical, scalable, and delivery-ready technical solutions while identifying risks, dependencies, and architectural impacts early in the process.
The ideal candidate combines strong enterprise architecture expertise with a deep understanding of banking technology and can confidently facilitate technical decisions across business, engineering, security, infrastructure, and architecture teams.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Discovery & Impact Assessment
Conduct deep-dive technical analysis of new requirements across impacted systems, platforms, and integration layers
Assess architectural impacts across applications, APIs, data flows, security, infrastructure, and downstream dependencies
Identify technical constraints, risks, assumptions, and dependencies that could affect scope, estimates, or delivery timelines
Manage parallel analysis across multiple architecture domains to complete discovery within agreed timelines
Solution Architecture & Design
Define target solution architectures aligned with business requirements, enterprise standards, and delivery objectives
Develop high-level and detailed solution designs covering application, integration, data, infrastructure, and security considerations
Evaluate architecture options based on feasibility, scalability, complexity, cost, and delivery risk
Produce architecture designs that can be translated into clear and executable delivery scope
Integration & API Design
Define end-to-end integration approaches across internal, external, and third-party systems
Identify APIs, message flows, interfaces, data exchange patterns, dependencies, and integration touchpoints
Support API specifications, integration patterns, data mapping, and non-functional requirements
Ensure solutions address reliability, security, performance, monitoring, resilience, and operational support requirements
Estimation & Delivery Planning
Provide architecture-driven inputs for technical estimates, delivery sequencing, and implementation planning
Break technical scope into logical work packages to support squad sizing and delivery mobilization
Identify technical prerequisites, architecture dependencies, and sequencing requirements
Support governance and approval documentation required for internal processes
Architecture Governance & Approval
Prepare architecture artifacts required for technical review, governance, and approval
Present architecture recommendations, solution options, risks, assumptions, and trade-offs to stakeholders
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, security standards, compliance requirements, and technology governance
Facilitate technical decisions and help resolve architecture blockers throughout discovery and planning
Experience Requirements
Minimum 7 years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Technical Solution Design
Proven experience within banking, payments, cards, digital banking platforms, or financial services technology
Experience designing solutions involving APIs, middleware, enterprise applications, data flows, and third-party integrations
Demonstrated ability to assess architectural impacts across multiple systems and platforms
Experience supporting technical estimation, delivery planning, architecture governance, and execution readiness
Experience working with complex enterprise environments involving multiple technical and business stakeholders
Technical Skills
Solution architecture and technical design
API and systems integration architecture
Application and data flow impact assessment
Enterprise architecture principles and standards
Technical estimation and delivery planning
Architecture governance and documentation
Risk, dependency, constraint, and assumption management
Security, scalability, resilience, performance, and operational architecture
Integration patterns and data exchange design
Banking and financial services technology architecture
Abilities
Architecture thinking: Able to understand how a change in one system impacts applications, integrations, data, infrastructure, and downstream platforms
Technical judgment: Evaluates multiple solution options and recommends practical approaches based on business and technical trade-offs
Stakeholder management: Communicates architecture decisions clearly with both technical and business stakeholders
Technical facilitation: Leads discovery sessions and drives teams toward clear architecture decisions
Parallel execution: Comfortable managing multiple architecture workstreams and dependencies simultaneously
Risk management: Identifies technical risks and constraints before they become delivery blockers
Delivery mindset: Designs solutions that are not only technically sound but also executable by engineering teams
Success Measures
Success in this role means delivering a complete architecture impact assessment across affected systems and integrations, securing approval for the proposed solution architecture within the discovery timeline, and providing clear technical estimates, assumptions, dependencies, and sequencing for implementation.
The Solution Architect should identify architectural risks early and ensure the delivery team can mobilize with an approved, practical, and executable technical blueprint.
Application Process
If you have strong solution architecture experience within banking or financial services and enjoy turning complex requirements into clear, delivery-ready technical solutions, we encourage you to apply. Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
JWay Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace for all.