Senior Solution Architect

Client of HireAlpha

Job Description:

Education

• Bachelor or Equivalent Degree

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The candidate must have at least 3 years of architect-level experience in the cards/payments domain and should understand the following:

• Strong understanding in issuing and aquiring domain
• Integrate with Visa/Mastercard/RuPay/Amex and with payment gateways/switches to handle authorizations, reversals, and settlements.
• Set up card controls and basic fraud/risk rules with the risk and operations teams.
• Ensure PCI DSS and regulator compliance and protect PAN/PIN/tokens using HSMs and strong encryption.
• Know the basics of ISO 8583/EMV/3DS and well versed in cloud-native design.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience required

Domain Competencies:

• Develop and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Design and implement end-to-end solutions for requirements from product owners and business stakeholders
• Developing and designing of requirements for web apps, mobile apps, microservices and its associated ecosystem in consultation with involved internal departments and subsidiaries.
• Utilize best practices for app design, user interface, and overall architecture.
• Ensuring that all designs are created according to internal ENBD development best practices and based on user journeys, wireframes & architectural patterns used by ENBD.
• 5+ years of experience designing applications (web & mobile), microservices & APIs.
• 5+ years of experience working with cloud native technologies such as containers, service mesh, Kubernetes/OpenShift and virtualization
• 3+ years of work experience in Cyber/Information Security.
• Collaborate with the Information security team to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of bank s data assets

Technical Competencies

• Strong all-round knowledge of software engineering, architecture & cyber security
• Experience with building end-end design patterns & solutions by ensuring a balance of user experience, performance, resiliency, reliability & security
• Experience integrating an application with surrounding eco-systems & technologies including but not limited to mobile apps, micro-services, containers/ cloud-native technologies, event-streams, APIs, message-brokers and the like
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns like micro-services, APIs & app development (mobile and application)

• Deep understanding of security concepts like Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Logging/Monitoring, Application Security (OWASP Top10), Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security & Regulations
• Good experience of enterprise architecture tools (Enterprise Architect), data modeling tools.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as OpenShift, Azure, AWS & OCI

Behavioral Competencies :

• Delivery focused while ensuring the right balance of Customer Experience, Business Requirements, Performance, Reliability & Security
• High energy, enthusiasm & passion
• Excellent analytical & critical thinking skills.
• Excellent stakeholder, time management & expectation management skills

• Autonomous decision-making ability with minimal guidance
• High learning potential
• Ability to coach & mentor associate/junior architects.

Core Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)

• Deliver complete & self-sufficient solutions and/or design documents within agreed timelines.
• Upskill self to ensure eventual mastery of Security Architecture