Solution Architect (1-Year Fixed Term Contract)

COMPANY INFORMATION

Our client is a leading financial services institution operating across East Africa providing a broad range of banking and digital financial solutions to retail corporate SME and institutional customers. The organization continues to invest in technology modernization digital transformation and enterprise architecture capabilities to support innovation operational excellence and enhanced customer experiences.

The institution remains focused on delivering scalable secure and future-ready solutions that support business growth and evolving customer needs through the adoption of modern platforms and emerging technologies.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Solution Architect will be responsible for developing solution designs technical specifications recommendations and architectural reviews that support business objectives and strategic outcomes. The role is central to ensuring that business requirements are translated into scalable secure and sustainable technology solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards and strategic priorities.

The position requires a highly technical and commercially aware professional who can bridge business and technology needs evaluate emerging technologies support project delivery and guide the development of enterprise solutions while minimizing technical debt and promoting architectural consistency across the organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Solution Architecture and Design

• Develop solution architectures technical designs and implementation strategies that support business objectives and enterprise technology standards.
  

• Translate business requirements into conceptual logical and physical solution designs that address both current and future business needs.
  

• Provide recommendations on technology approaches solution options and architectural direction to support strategic initiatives.
  

• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts standards methodologies and solution repositories.
  

Business Analysis and Technology Alignment

• Facilitate the identification and analysis of business drivers capabilities and requirements to support architecture and solution development activities.
  

• Conduct requirements gathering through stakeholder engagement workshops process analysis use cases and business modelling techniques.
  

• Align business objectives with technology investments by linking business capabilities processes information requirements and solution architecture initiatives.
  

• Support the translation of strategic business initiatives into technology-enabled change programs and delivery initiatives.
  

Technology Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Drive the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies through Proof of Concept initiatives and technology assessments.
  

• Identify opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiency through technology enhancements and modernization initiatives.
  

• Support the development and adoption of architecture standards reusable components and design patterns across the enterprise.
  

• Promote innovation and continuous improvement through the evaluation of new technologies and industry best practices.
  

Architecture Governance and Solution Delivery

• Provide architectural oversight throughout project lifecycles to ensure compliance with business requirements architecture standards and technology roadmaps.
  

• Participate in solution development activities to ensure architectural integrity and adherence to approved design principles.
  

• Manage and monitor technical debt by identifying architectural exceptions documenting risks and supporting remediation efforts.
  

• Collaborate with project teams technology teams and business stakeholders to support successful solution implementation.
  

Performance Optimization and Capacity Management

• Support performance improvement initiatives through root cause analysis system optimization and runtime environment enhancements.
  

• Guide quality assurance teams in the planning and execution of performance testing and other non functional testing activities.
  

• Lead capacity planning activities to support current and future technology requirements.
  

• Contribute to the development of resilient scalable and high performing technology solutions.
  

MEASURABLE OUTCOME

• Successful delivery of solution designs and architecture artifacts aligned to business and technology requirements.
  

• Improved alignment between business objectives and technology solutions across strategic initiatives.
  

• Compliance with enterprise architecture standards and governance requirements.
  

• Reduction in technical debt and increased adoption of architecture standards and reusable components.
  

• Improved application performance scalability reliability and operational efficiency.
  

• Successful evaluation and implementation of emerging technologies and innovation initiatives.
  

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Thinking
  

• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
  

• Stakeholder Engagement and Influencing
  

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  

• Planning and Execution Excellence
  

• Collaboration and Team Effectiveness
  

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Information Technology or a related field.
  

• Minimum of seven years progressive experience in Information Technology.
  

• Minimum of five years of experience spanning at least two IT disciplines such as Solution Architecture Application Architecture Application Development Middleware Development or Microservices Development.
  

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions within complex environments.
  

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture systems integration application development cloud technologies APIs and solution design methodologies.
  

• Experience supporting large scale technology transformation and modernization initiatives.
  

• Strong stakeholder management analytical and problem solving skills.