Senior Solution Architect
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Synpulse scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Where your journey begins and your potential shines
At Synpulse, we don’t just consult - we transform. As a leading global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, we empower financial institutions to navigate change and seize new opportunities. Since 1996, we've been shaping the future of financial services by delivering cutting-edge expertise in strategy, operations, and technology to banks and insurers worldwide.
What sets us apart is our people. At Synpulse, we cultivate a collaborative, high-impact culture where initiative and creativity are valued. With 21 offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific, we bring together diverse perspectives and talents. We believe innovation thrives where everyone feels they belong and can contribute.
Our core values - Embrace, Drive, Achieve - shape how we work and evolve. We don’t just offer jobs - we offer the chance to develop, make an impact, and be part of a team that’s redefining the future of financial services.
Are you excited about transforming the way we bank by using the latest technology? We are too!
About the job:
- Collaborate closely with clients to understand business goals, identify technology opportunities, and define digital transformation strategies.
- Design scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures across Cloud, web, mobile, and backend systems, often in the context of complex enterprise ecosystems.
- Leverage Cloud Native and Cloud Agnostic design principles to create flexible, portable, and resilient architectures that can thrive across multi-cloud environments.
- Use industry-standard modeling approaches like C4Model, ArchiMate, or equivalent to document and communicate system architecture clearly.
- Lead architecture reviews, technical discovery sessions, and proof-of-concepts.
- Act as a hands-on advisor throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and quality expectations.
- Work in agile and multidisciplinary teams to deliver impactful solutions at speed.
- Maintain a strong awareness of emerging technologies and industry trends, especially in financial services and fintech.
- Mentor and inspire engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and continuous learning.
Requirements
About you:- 8+ years in software engineering or solution architecture roles, with at least 3 years as a lead or senior architect.
- Proven experience in designing and delivering enterprise-grade systems within financial services, banking, wealth, or insurance domains.
- Deep knowledge of Cloud Native architectures (e.g., containerization, Kubernetes, service mesh, serverless) and Cloud Agnostic strategies for multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud deployments.
- Strong expertise in modern technology stacks (e.g., event-driven systems, microservices, APIs, DevSecOps).
- Solid grounding in data engineering and data architecture (e.g., data pipelines, data lakes/warehouses, streaming) and experience integrating AI/ML into production systems.
- Proficiency with architectural modeling tools (e.g., C4Model, PlantUML, Structurizr, or ArchiMate).
- Hands-on experience designing and deploying on-premises and hybrid infrastructure solutions in highly regulated environments.
- Proven ability to architect and deliver fixed-price or outcome-based projects, balancing scope, quality, and timelines.
- Excellent communication skills-able to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and engineering teams.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity, with a pragmatic and delivery-focused mindset.
- Natural team player with strong leadership potential and coaching skills.
Bonus Points
- Strong domain knowledge and hands-on experience in financial services, banking, wealth management, or insurance.
- Experience working directly with clients in a consulting environment, ideally in financial services.
- Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event Storming, or other collaborative design techniques.
- Exposure to platform engineering or the development of reusable internal developer platforms.
- Hands-on experience with modern data and AI tooling (e.g., Spark, dbt, Kafka, MLOps, or LLM / GenAI Agentic Enablement).
- Certification in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Active contributor to architecture communities, blogs, or open-source initiatives.
Benefits
Why us:- Attractive fringe benefits and salary structures in line with the market
- Modern and central office space with good public transport connections
- Can-do mentality and one-spirit culture
- Varied events and employee initiatives
Your documents to start the process:
- Resume
- Job references
- Qualifications (bachelor/ master diploma, etc.) with certificate of grades
- Motivation letter: Why Synpulse? Why you? Why this function?
- Recommendation letters
Do you approach your tasks with commitment and enjoyment and are you convinced that teamwork achieves better results than working alone? Are you proactive and willing to go the extra mile for your clients? Are you motivated not only to design solutions but also to implement them? As a flexible and goal-oriented person, you will quickly assume entrepreneurial responsibility with us.
Do you appreciate the spirit of a growing international company with Swiss roots and a strong corporate culture? Then we look forward to receiving your online application at Synpulse Careers.