Solution Architect (Application & Banking Solutions) - 2 years contract

• Location: Central / Changi

A leading technology solutions provider delivering enterprise IT services, digital transformation, systems integration, and consulting solutions for organizations across regulated industries.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise banking applications and business solutions. This role focuses on application and solution architecture for system implementation and development, working closely with business stakeholders, developers, and project teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.

The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in software architecture patterns, system integration methodologies, and hands-on solution design and development within the banking industry.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end application and solution architectures that align with business requirements and enterprise architecture standards.
• Translate business requirements into technical solution designs, architecture blueprints, and system integration specifications.
• Lead solution design throughout the full software development lifecycle, including implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Define application architecture standards, integration frameworks, design principles, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to development teams during system implementation.
• Design scalable application architectures using RESTful APIs, microservices, messaging, and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with business users, project managers, developers, QA teams, infrastructure, and vendors to deliver successful system implementations.
• Review solution designs to ensure compliance with security, performance, scalability, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare technical documentation, architecture diagrams, solution specifications, and design documents.
• Support architecture governance, design reviews, and technology evaluations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Systems Design, or Software Engineering.

• Strong experience designing and implementing enterprise business applications, preferably within the banking or financial services industry.

• Extensive hands-on experience in system implementation, application development, and solution delivery.

• Strong understanding of:

  • Software architecture patterns
  • Application integration methodologies
  • RESTful APIs
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven and distributed architectures

• Strong understanding of software development principles with the ability to work closely with development teams.

• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and software delivery best practices.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, documentation, and presentation skills.

• Hands-on experience in Java application development and Node.js implementation.

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise banking systems or digital banking solutions.

• Experience working on large-scale system integration and application modernization projects.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Knowledge of network and security architecture.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).

• Familiarity with MAS, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, or other regulatory frameworks.

• TOGAF, AWS, Azure, or other Solution Architecture certifications.

• Knowledge of ITIL or IT Service Management (ITSM).

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants, please click on “Apply Now”.

We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Stafflink Services Pte Ltd

EA Licence No.: 04C4294

EA Personnel: Chua Xue Min (Joesefyn)

EA Personnel Reg. No.: R23113090