Expert Solution Architect

Purpose:

To design complex end-to-end technology solutions that translate business requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and integrated architectures aligned with enterprise technology strategy and architecture standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end solution architectures for complex business and technology initiatives.

• Translate business requirements into application, integration, data, infrastructure, and security architecture.

• Define solution components, interfaces, technology patterns, and integration approaches.

• Design payment flows and platform solutions across schemes, partners, and core systems.

• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and technology standards.

• Ensure architectures satisfy SAMA regulatory, data residency, and audit requirements.

• Evaluate build-versus-buy options and assess vendor solutions against business and technical requirements.

• Conduct architecture assessments and identify technical risks, dependencies, and constraints.

• Design for high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery in payment-critical systems.

• Review technical designs and implementations for alignment with approved architecture.

• Present and defend solution designs in architecture governance forums.

• Guide engineering teams through solution design and implementation across multiple squads.

• Support modernization, scalability, resilience, and technology optimization initiatives.

• Maintain architecture documentation, solution diagrams, and records of technical decisions.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field; Master’s preferred.

• 5+ years in software engineering and architecture, including end-to-end solution ownership.

• Strong breadth across application, integration, data, cloud, and security architecture.

• Hands-on background as a senior engineer before moving into architecture.

• Payments or banking experience, with knowledge of card schemes, ISO 8583/20022, and national payment rails.

• Professional Certificates (TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification preferred).