Principal Solution Architect Consultant
Summary
As a Principal Solution Architect at GFT Poland, you advise stakeholders and translate business needs into secure, scalable software, leading design of a next-generation greenfield digital bank in the UAE on a cloud-native, domain-led, event-driven, API-first, AI-native architecture. Core tech: Kubernetes, Kafka, microservices, IaC, Azure/AWS/GCP.
What will you do?
As a Principal Solution Architect, you will advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions. You will play a key role in designing and delivering a next generation greenfield digital bank in the UAE based on a cloud-native, domain-led, event-driven, API-first, and AI-native architecture. You will lead technical engagements, drive architectural decisions, and ensure successful implementation of strategic solutions while collaborating with senior business and technology stakeholders.
We are GFT Poland
WE KNOW how to tackle complex issues with innovative approach to deliver the highest value. Our reputation has been built around one simple rule: we do not overpromise, WE DELIVER. We deliver to our employees, clients and partners. WE GROW as you grow, so investing in you is our business strategy. Caring for each other is our priority. WE CARE who you are, what you need, how you feel. WE CARE to smile, have fun and develop as human beings.
Why Choose GFT?
- A culture of top performance
- Deep tech IT engineering & consulting
- 1200 skilled & top-class experts
- 77% of the team are regular/senior
- Products that contribute to a sustainable world
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Ambitious projects, trainings and tools you need to flourish
- Google Cloud Partner of the Year - for going above and beyond for customers
- Experience in designing and building software solutions using modern architectures and technologies
- Experience working with public cloud platforms, preferably Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Expert knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices
- Expert knowledge of Agile principles and methodologies
- Expert knowledge of enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and integration patterns
- Experience designing microservices architectures
- Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, Kafka, infrastructure as code, service mesh, and API gateways
- Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, logging, monitoring, and other non-functional requirements
- Advanced knowledge of networking, virtualization, identity management, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data management, budgeting, and governance
- Ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently with senior stakeholders
- Experience supporting pre-sales activities and creating offering materials
- Experience leading and managing architects, engineers, or cross-functional technology teams
Nice to have
- Experience in the financial services industry
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Experience with data-centric architectures
- Experience building digital banking platforms
- Experience delivering cloud-native transformation programs