Senior Solutions Architect - Risk Technology (Banking)

Senior Solutions Architect - Risk Technology (Banking)

Dublin (Hybrid)

Long-term opportunity

Global Banking Client

We're partnering with a leading global bank to hire a Senior Solutions Architect for their Risk Technology team. This is a high-impact role focused on designing mission-critical systems within a complex and highly regulated environment.

The Role

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you'll lead the design of scalable, resilient solutions that support key risk functions. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive architectural best practices, and play a key role in shaping the technical direction of critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver architecture solutions for complex business challenges
• Define and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with risk, compliance, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions
• Contribute to innovation through PoCs and technical exploration
• Produce clear technical documentation, diagrams, and workflows for a range of stakeholders
• Guide technology selection, vendor evaluation, and architectural decisions
• Mentor engineering teams and promote secure, resilient design principles

Key Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in Solution Architecture (or similar role)
• Strong background in microservices / SOA architecture and containerised environments
• Experience with high-volume data processing / ETL pipelines
• Knowledge of polyglot architectures (SQL & NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB)
• Experience designing REST / GraphQL APIs and event-driven systems (Kafka, Redis, etc.)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Nice to Have

• Experience with Time-Series or Graph databases (e.g. Prometheus, Neo4j)
• Hands-on coding experience in Python
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Why Apply?

• Work on mission-critical systems within a global banking environment
• High visibility role with strong stakeholder interaction
• Opportunity to shape architecture and drive innovation
• Competitive daily rate