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Role: Senior System Architect

Seniority Level: Senior

Location: Helsinki (Finland) or Stockholm (Sweden) — Consultant may also be based in Finland, Sweden, Norway, or Denmark

Remote Work: 50% on-site / 50% remote

Application Deadline: 3 June 2025

Assignment Overview

Our client in the banking sector is seeking a Senior System Architect with extensive experience in IT architecture, infrastructure, and platform technologies, preferably within Core Banking environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contribute to the documentation of Information Systems and Platform Enabler Capabilities.
• Support the creation of core documentation (e.g., SDD, TRRD).
• Stay current on technological developments and best practices in IT solution and infrastructure domains.
• Identify opportunities to evolve the architecture to enhance:
• Cost-efficiency
• Agility
• Risk reduction
• Business capabilities
• Lead and participate in the design of IT systems and infrastructure in accordance with architectural governance.
• Develop and maintain architecture roadmaps for Core Banking systems and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Release Train Engineers to drive delivery of technology solutions.
• Enforce and advocate architectural principles, best practices, and standard change initiatives.
• Conduct frequent IT solution reviews aligned with the IT strategy.
• Define, monitor, and manage Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) across the development lifecycle.
• Coach technical teams (development, platform, operations, infrastructure) on:
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Monitoring and root cause analysis
• Technology best practices
• NFR compliance

Collaboration & Communication (One Team Approach)

• Build and maintain effective working relationships across departments to enhance architectural practices.
• Foster stakeholder alignment to resolve issues and guide toward target architecture objectives.

Core Competencies

• Adapting to change – Professional level
• Creating and innovating – Professional level
• Influencing others – Professional level
• Team collaboration – Superior level

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in stakeholder management within IT architecture domains.
• Strong background in the banking sector, preferably with Core Banking transformation exposure.
• Expertise in:
• IT solution architecture
• IT infrastructure and technical architecture
• Conceptual thinking
• Business-IT alignment
• Experience with integration architecture

Key Technical Competencies

(Familiarity with most of the following is required)

• Big Data & Messaging:
• Hadoop
• Kafka
• Cloudera
• IBM MQ
• Database & Platforms:
• Oracle Exadata & RAC (including Oracle Cloud @Customer)
• Infrastructure & Monitoring:
• Advanced network monitoring
• Kubernetes
• Architecture & DevOps:
• Non-Functional Requirement definition
• Site reliability engineering principles

Additional Preferred Knowledge

• Core Banking Systems:
• Temenos T24 / Transact
• Cloud & Platform Services:
• PaaS environments
• Databases & Integration:
• Oracle
• OSB, MQ, WebLogic or equivalents
• OS & Networking:
• RedHat Enterprise Linux / Windows Server
• Cisco networking technologies
• Load balancing (e.g., Citrix NetScaler / F5)
• Security:
• JWT, client certificates, OpenID Connect
• Software Architecture & Agile:
• Microservices
• Containerization principles
• Agile methods (SAFe preferred)
• CI/CD pipeline setup and operation
• Infrastructure as Code / Configuration as Code