Solution Architect

Responsibilities

Responsible for defining and driving the end-to-end architecture of projects delivered within the Core & Integrations vertical, translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions.

• Works closely with development teams, business analysts, and stakeholders to select appropriate technologies, integration patterns, and implementation approaches, ensuring successful delivery of solutions based on APIs, event driven architectures, and integration with core systems and enterprise platforms.
• Define the end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for assigned projects.
• Translate business requirements into services, APIs, integration flows, data models, and technical components.
• Select and apply appropriate architectural and integration patterns based on project requirements.
• Define and validate non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, availability, security, observability, and disaster recovery.
• Guide development teams throughout the implementation lifecycle and support critical technical decisions.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and architectural constraints.
• Contribute to estimations, feasibility studies, proof-of-concepts, vendor evaluations, and technology assessments.
• Promote reuse of existing platforms, services, components, and integration assets across the vertical.
• Collaborate with architects, technical leads, and engineering teams to ensure consistency and quality of delivered solutions.

Qualifications

• A hands-on architect capable of bridging business requirements and technical implementation, with strong expertise (10+ years) in designing and delivering enterprise-grade integration solutions across Java and / or .NET ecosystems in complex environments.
• Demonstrates effective use of AI-assisted engineering practices, including Microsoft Copilot and similar tools, to improve productivity, accelerate solution design, and enhance delivery quality while maintaining sound architectural judgment.

Architecture & Methodologies

• Solution Architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Microservices Architecture
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• API-First Design
• Architecture Documentation, Reviews, Decision Records (ADR)
• C4 Model (or alternative)
• Agile, Scrum

Integration & Distributed Systems

• REST APIs
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• GraphQL
• Async Messaging
• Apache Kafka
• Event Streaming
• Change Data Capture (CDC)
• SOAP / WSDL
• API Contract Design
• Event Contract Design
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• API Gateway Patterns
• Anti-Corruption Layer (ACL)

Development & Platforms

• .NET / C# and / or Java / Spring Boot
• OpenShift / Kubernetes
• Docker
• CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• SQL and Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server)
• NoSQL Technologies (Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.)
• IIS Reliability, Security & Observability
• OpenTelemetry
• Distributed Tracing
• Logging & Monitoring
• Resilience Patterns (Circuit Breaker, Retry, Bulkhead, Timeout)
• OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect
• JWT
• API Security

AI-Assisted Engineering & Productivity

• Microsoft Copilot and Generative AI Productivity Tools
• Prompt Engineering
• AI-Assisted Architecture & Design
• AI-Assisted Development and Code Review
• Critical Evaluation of AI-Generated Outputs
• Responsible AI Fundamentals

Leadership & Collaboration

• Technical Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Technical Mentoring and Coaching
• Problem Solving
• Communication, Facilitation and Presentation Skills