Solution Architect

What you bring along:

• At least 6 years of  expertise in architecture, solution design and implementation experience in IT;
• Minimum 2 years of experience with banking applications, network design, application development, middleware, servers and storage, database management, and operations;
• Knowledge of many aspects of an EA technology domains (Various Server Technologies, Storage, Network and Software Stacks like OS, Application Servers and Database, etc.,);
• Understanding of various infrastructure-related optimization methods like virtualization, cloud computing, shared services, etc.;
• Familiar with various legacy and modern application development languages/environments/SDK, Frameworks, IDEs, testing, etc.;
• Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems;
• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation;
• Experience in banking or financial area;
• English – upper intermediate or higher.

Nice to have:

• University degree preferably in Computer engineering/Information Technology related discipline;
• Familiarity with recognized architecture frameworks or standards (e.g. SEI/TOGAF/Zachman);
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting;
• Azure/AWS/GCP solution architect certification.

This is your mission: 

• To be a single point of contact (SPOC) as solution lead in engaging stakeholders (Internal to the bank), understanding their requirements, managing their demand and delivering an economically well assessed solution to the business problem in a timely manner;
• Develop and maintain strong customer (internal) relations ensuring ”Customers for Life” relationship with “Go Extra Mile” attitude;
• Provide leadership role and guidance to the solution team in assessing various solution options innovatively and facilitate in recommending the most economical solution for the given business problem;
• Provide leadership guidance with designing the governance activities associated with ensuring architecture compliance;
• Conduct market research and provide high-level capabilities, solution approach (Build / Buy decision) and costing (mostly through leveraging industry & technology research & RFI/RFP/RFQ process);
• Document necessary design and analysis work, possibly including project postmortem documentation and metric collection;
• Design solutions that can scale to accommodate growth and optimize performance for critical banking applications;
• Work closely with business analysts, project managers, and other stakeholders to understand business goals and translate them into technical requirements;
• Provide guidance to development teams and create documentation to ensure that the architectural principles are understood and followed;

• Conduct technical peer review.

Your benefits:

• Our employees get regular performance and salary reviews;
• We offer an attractive social and benefits package;
• Everyone at Avenga is subject to professional growth via our mentorship program;
• The company provides extended training and certification opportunities;
• We foster professional freedom by offering free-of-charge English courses from A1 to C2;
• We stay up to date with the industry by embarking on tech talks, webinars, conferences, and hackathons;
• Avenga cares for its employees well-being by providing well-rounded health insurance coverage and fitness compensation programs;
• Our employees’ families are no less important, as we offer maternity aid and financial support for a number of family reasons, including marriage and childbirth;
• The company fosters a sense of professional belonging and an environment of togetherness: we achieve things together and celebrate our milestones.