Solution Architect

Job Role:- Solution Architect

Job Location:- Dubai, UAE

Experience:- 12 Years

Roles Overview:-

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for web, mobile, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native platforms.
• Define architecture standards, patterns, guidelines, and best practices.
• Translate business and product requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across application architecture, cloud, integration, and security.

Job Roles & Responsibilities:-

• Design end-to-end solutions balancing user experience, performance, scalability, reliability, resiliency, and security.
• Architect web and mobile applications, microservices, APIs, and supporting ecosystems.
• Develop and maintain reusable architectural patterns, standards, and guidelines.
• Design integrations across mobile applications, microservices, APIs, event streams, message brokers, and cloud platforms.
• Apply cloud-native technologies including containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, service mesh, and virtualization.
• Incorporate security requirements covering authentication, authorization, encryption, application security, infrastructure security, and cloud security.
• Collaborate with information security teams to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Conduct architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards.
• Use architecture and data modelling tools to create solution designs and technical documentation.
• Coach and mentor junior and associate architects.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, security, and other stakeholders to deliver solutions.

Skills & Requirements:-

• 12 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture.
• 5 years of experience designing web/mobile applications, microservices, and APIs.
• 5 years of experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, service mesh, and virtualization.
• Minimum 2?4 years of hands-on experience as a Solution Architect.
• 3 years of experience in cybersecurity/information security.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, software engineering, and cybersecurity.
• Strong expertise in microservices, APIs, application development, integration, and cloud architecture.
• Experience with event-driven architecture, event streams, message brokers, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Logging & Monitoring, OWASP Top 10, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, OCI, and OpenShift.
• Experience with Enterprise Architect and data modelling tools.
• Strong understanding of architectural design patterns and enterprise integration.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Strong decision-making, time management, and expectation management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and mentor technical teams.
• TOGAF certification is preferred/required.
• Hands-on experience in Microservices Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of High-Level Design (HLD) and architectural design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud-Native Infrastructure.
• Practical experience with containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and cloud-native technologies.