Solution Architect

Description:

We are building a scalable, multi-product ecosystem where individual applications function as independent  microservices integrated into a unified platform with Single Sign-On (SSO). 

We are looking for a Solution Architect to design, govern, and evolve this architecture ensuring scalability,  security, and long-term maintainability as we expand nationally and into global markets.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead architecture design for a multi-product ecosystem built on microservices, integrated into a unified  platform with Single Sign-On (SSO) 

• Define scalable, secure, and high-performance system architecture to support nationwide and global  expansion 

• Establish standards for APIs, service communication (REST, gRPC, event-driven), and data flow across  services 

• Design and implement identity and access management (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT) • Drive cloud infrastructure decisions (AWS preferred), ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and cost  efficiency 

• Architect 

• Multi-tenant systems to support multiple products and user bases under a single platform • Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to translate business needs into technical  solutions 

• Conduct architecture reviews and guide teams on best practices, scalability, and system design • Balance speed, scalability, and maintainability while making critical technical decisions • Own and evolve the long-term architecture roadmap for the platform 

• Solid understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and API gateways • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) 

• Proven experience designing and scaling large, distributed platforms serving high-volume users and  multiple products  

• Define architectural governance, engineering standards, service ownership models, and system  documentation practices  

• Design strategies for observability, centralized logging, monitoring, disaster recovery, and fault isolation • Architect secure tenant isolation, API governance, service discovery, and interoperability across platform  services  

• Ensure platform readiness for regional and international scale, including GCC and US market expansion • Drive technical decision-making around performance optimization, resilience, scalability, and long-term  maintainability 

Qualifications and Tools 

• Programming languages - Python, Node.js, or equivalent backend stack 

• Git - branching strategies (GitFlow), code review, PR management

• CI/CD - AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy or equivalent 

• Monitoring - CloudWatch, Grafana, Datadog or equivalent 

• API tesXng - Postman, Insomnia 

• AI-assisted development tools - familiarity with Claude, Cursor, Copilot 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, SoZware Engineering, InformaXon Technology or  related field

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in soZware architecture and cloud infrastructure • Proven experience architecXng fintech, or payment-grade systems 

• Experience with PCI-DSS compliant architecture is strongly preferred 

• AWS cerXficaXons - SoluXons Architect Professional or equivalent strongly preferred