Full Stack Solution Architect

First Abu Dhabi Bank

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-level and low-level architecture designs for mobile platforms, backend services, and all related integrations.
• Translate business requirements into technical structures while ensuring alignment with enterprise security, compliance, and architecture standards.
• Lead, guide, and mentor engineering teams across multiple platforms to deliver enterprise-grade software solutions.
• Evaluate and introduce modern technologies, frameworks, and best practices to maintain cutting-edge digital capabilities.
• Use a blend of open-source and commercial tools to build scalable, cost-efficient solutions aligned with FAB s digital strategy.
• Collaborate with IT, risk, security, and compliance teams to ensure safe and reliable delivery of applications.
• Maintain architectural ownership over product designs, ensuring consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Participate in Agile delivery cycles, contributing to sprint planning, refinement, and technical discussions.
• Drive knowledge sharing and technical advocacy through workshops, internal talks, and technical sessions.
• Support RFP reviews, ARB approval cycles, and technical recruitment processes.
• Advise the business on technology implications, trade-offs, and solution feasibility.

Ideal Profile

• 10+ years of total industry experience, with at least 5 years in software development and 5 years as a Solution Architect.
• Strong development background using modern languages such as Java and Node.js.
• Solid experience designing microservices-based digital platforms.
• Hands-on experience in Agile product development environments.
• Strong knowledge of SOA, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, and databases including Oracle, MySQL, SQL, and NoSQL.
• Deep understanding of AWS services (EC2, S3, VPCs, IAM, Direct Connect, CloudFront, AZ configuration, firewalls, and security groups).
• Experience working with authentication, SSO, LDAP, LAMP stacks, and search technologies.
• Familiar with DevOps, CI/CD, design patterns, refactoring, and building scalable applications.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder-engagement capabilities.
• Experience participating in tech meetups, speaking engagements, or writing technical content is a plus.

Skills Set

• Microservices architecture
• Full stack development
• AWS cloud architecture
• Agile SCRUM delivery
• DevOps and CI/CD
• Enterprise integration
• API design and security
• Team leadership and mentoring
• Technical solution ownership
• Architectural governance