Senior Solution Architect

As a Backbase Solution Architect, you are accountable for designing solutions which integrate Backbase products at banks and other financial institutions, supporting them in achieving their technology and business outcomes.

On a project-by-project basis you hold a key role in the Core Team, working directly with customers to deliver tangible results in the engagement. Working together closely with Business Analysts, Product owners and Engineering Managers, you help to drive an optimised backlog to develop solutions and bring them into production.

You are able to understand, translate and satisfy complex requirements and can authoritatively represent and position Backbase products and services, guiding their effective use. You maximise product alignment to deliver optimal solution architectures, whilst minimising and rationalising technical debt.

You enable effective and traceable decision making with customers. You raise and manage areas of significance and risk with authority, acting as a trusted technical advisor who is focused on achieving the best outcomes for all parties.

• Has worked as an SA, SME or in a consultant role previously.
• Is able to effectively guide and govern solution design.
• Has a strong technical background in modern software language(s) and solution design e.g. Java, Spring, Angular, Microservices, Integration patterns etc.
• Is principled and experienced with regard to SDLC & Secure SDLC.
• Understands the importance of well defined non-functional requirements, balancing them with functional requirements.
• Has a broad and up to date understanding of common infrastructure patterns.
• Is savvy in key areas such as Cloud services, virtualisation, containerisation & orchestration, security, connectivity etc.
• Selects the most effective tools to enable decision making e.g. options papers, sequence diagrams, topology diagrams, component illustrations etc.

Optional, desired;

• Previous Backbase implementation experience
• Previous experience in Financial Services, Banking, Fintech
• Previous experience delivering Professional Services for a product company

Complexity & Problem Solving

• Defines and is guided by well defined design principles
• Can break down complex problems, articulate options and drive solutioning
• Brings focus to areas of technical complexity and risk, influencing and enabling informed decision-making
• Seeks expert support when needed, escalating to technical leadership if necessary
• Can identify where customisation is unavoidable but necessary, having fully qualified and discounted alternatives.
• Manages technical debt and impact well, advising route-to-product wherever possible.
• Records and manages design decisions, with traceable rationale.
• Is able to identify common architectural building blocks and reuse potential.

Collaboration & Interaction

• Confident self-starter who can guide solution design and manage stakeholders.
• Promotes technical understanding and clarity across teams.
• Collaborates with BAs, EMs, and POs to drive backlog and features, focusing on the details and adapting style as needed.
• Builds trusted relationships with key contacts and interacts effectively with R&D.
• Communicates clearly and effectively to varied technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highlights project status, progress and challenges, reducing complexity and managing technical debt.
• Provides technical leadership and support to unblock, guide and optimise teams.
• Tracks and progresses priority tickets, escalating when necessary
• At more senior levels you contribute to the continuous improvement of the architecture practice at Backbase, you actively mentor other architects and software engineers.