Solutions Architect

We're looking for a Solutions Architect to join our team in Portugal in a remote working mode. This is a senior-level, hands-off role focused on producing end-to-end solution designs for central services in the banking domain, including Fraud, Financial Crime and Risk areas. The position requires strong problem-solving capabilities, the ability to define logical and functional architectures, and ensure alignment with long-term technology strategies while acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Design and govern end-to-end solution architectures for central banking applications, ensuring scalability and alignment with strategic architecture roadmaps.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate functional and non-functional requirements into comprehensive Solution Design Documents (SDDs) and architectural diagrams.
Act as a trusted architectural advisor to senior business and IT leadership, providing guidance on technology direction and compliance with governance standards.
Produce practical designs that align with enterprise-level principles, standards and reference architectures.
Peer review solution designs created by other architects to ensure architectural quality, integrity and alignment.
Work closely with engineering teams to validate technical design adherence and support solution delivery.
Support third-party integration designs within the bank's application ecosystem.
Advocate architecture best practices in decommissioning, archival and modernization initiatives.

Requirements

Significant experience as a Solutions Architect within complex financial services or banking environments.
Proven ability to create logical componentized designs, define system interactions and ensure overall solution integrity.
Exposure to central services applications and large-scale enterprise integration architectures.
Experience balancing immediate business priorities with strategic architecture objectives.
Strong understanding of architecture governance processes and practical application in complex organizations.
Ability to manage risk and issues within solution designs and provide mitigation approaches.
Excellent stakeholder communication and facilitation skills, with ability to simplify highly technical concepts for business stakeholders.
Independent and proactive working style with experience operating in fast-paced environments.

Nice to have

Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, BIAN, ArchiMate or C4.
Exposure to tools such as Avolution Abacus or similar enterprise architecture management platforms.
Understanding of microservices, API design patterns and cloud environments (e.g., AWS).
Previous experience with insurance integrations or similar domains within banking systems.
Insight into large-scale transformations within global banking environments.