Solution Architect

Your future responsibilities:

• Primary contact for the business on technical and architectural questions
• Build and maintain the Software Architecture Document (SAD) with both business and technical architecture
• Collaborate with business analysts for requirements gathering, risk assessment, and ensuring alignment of solution architecture with business strategy
• Prepare IT solution documents compliant with Enterprise Architecture principles and banking compliance requirements
• Assure compliance of APIs with technical standards and security best practices (JWT, OAuth 2.0, RBAC, OWASP Top 10)
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to teams: code reviews, architectural best practices, and technical problem-solving
• Collaborate with development teams on integration design and business logic implementation principles
• Support architectural consistency and self-consistent technical decisions of the development team
• Coordinate technical debt management and architectural backlog prioritization
• Promote technological evangelism: spread modern engineering, architectural, and design practices (DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing, microservices)
• Mentor and coach development team members in technical directions, fostering a collaborative and security-first mindset

Your skills and experience:

• 5–7 years of IT experience with proven hands-on solution architecture in customer-facing banking systems
• Strong expertise in API design & management, including OpenAPI Specification 3.0 and API Gateway patterns
• Deep knowledge of microservices and event-driven architecture, with practical implementations in production
• Understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), enterprise integration patterns, and resilience patterns (Circuit Breaker, Saga)
• Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, and modern programming practices (clean code, testing, algorithm design)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Practical experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ or similar messaging platforms
• Solid knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, caching strategies, and data modeling
• Experience with workflow orchestration and BPM (Camunda or similar)
• Cloud expertise: AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) and networking fundamentals
• Familiarity with observability tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana) and deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary)
• Strong understanding of banking domain: customer onboarding, account management, KYC, compliance requirements, CRM/Customer 360 integration
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders
• Experience in workshop facilitation, stakeholder negotiation, and technical leadership/mentoring
• Experience with CRM SalesForce
• Good to have experience in Data Domain

We offer what matters most to you:

• Competitive salary: we guarantee a stable income and annual bonuses for your personal contribution. Additionally, we have a referral program with rewards for bringing in new colleagues to Raiffeisen Bank
• Social package: official employment, 28 days of paid leave, additional paternity leave, and financial assistance for parents with newborns
• Comfortable working conditions: possibility of a hybrid work format, offices equipped with shelters and generators, modern equipment. Classification: PUBLIC
• Wellbeing program: all employees have access to medical insurance from the first working day; consultations with a psychologist, nutritionist, or lawyer; discount programs for sports and purchases; family days for children and adults; in-office massages
• Training and development: access to over 130 online training resources; corporate training programs in CX, Data, IT Security, Leadership, Agile. Corporate library and English lessons. • Great team: our colleagues form a community where curiosity, talent, and innovation are welcome. We support each other, learn together, and grow. You can find like-minded individuals in over 15 professional communities, reading clubs, or sports clubs
• Career opportunities: we encourage advancement within the bank across functions
• Innovations and technologies: Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub, GitHub actions, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Victoria, Vault, OpenTelemetry, ElasticSearch, Crossplain, Grafana. Languages: Java (main), Python (data), Go (infra, security), Swift (IOS), Kotlin (Android). Data stores: Sql-Oracle, PgSql, MsSql, Sybase. Data management: Kafka, AirFlow, Spark, Flink
• Support program for defenders: we maintain jobs and pay average wages to mobilized individuals. For veterans, we have a support program and develop the Bank’s veterans community. We work on increasing awareness among leaders and teams about the return of veterans to civilian life. Raiffeisen Bank has been recognized as one of the best employers for veterans by Forbes

Why Raiffeisen Bank?

• Our main value is people, and we support and recognize them, educate them and involve them in changes. Join Raif’s team because for us YOU matter!
• One of the largest lenders to the economy and agricultural business among private banks
• Recognized as the best employer by EY, Forbes, Randstad, Franklin Covey, and Delo.UA
• The largest humanitarian aid donor among banks (Ukrainian Red Cross, UNITED24, Superhumans, СМІЛИВІ)
• One of the largest IT product teams among the country’s banks. • One of the largest taxpayers in Ukraine; 6.6 billion UAH were paid in taxes in 2023

Opportunities for Everyone:

• Rife is guided by principles that focus on people and their development, with 5,500 employees and more than 2.7 million customers at the center of attention
• We support the principles of diversity, equality and inclusiveness
• We are open to hiring veterans and people with disabilities and are ready to adapt the work environment to your special needs
• We cooperate with students and older people, creating conditions for growth at any career stage

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