Solutions Architect

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture and Design Governance

• Develop and maintain solution architecture standards, guidelines, and reference models to ensure consistency and quality across all IT initiatives.
• Review and validate solution designs from project teams to ensure alignment with business requirements, architectural principles, and future-state technology direction.
• Produce system design documents, integration diagrams, data flows, and technical specifications to support new and existing solutions.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, resilience, security, and cost-effectiveness.

Technology Evaluation and Advisory

• Assess new technologies, tools, and platforms and provide expert recommendations that align with the bank’s business objectives and digital roadmap.
• Support IT management in setting technology direction, identifying opportunities for modernization, and improving technology lifecycle management.
• Provide architectural advisory support during procurement, RFP evaluations, and vendor solution assessments.

Integration and Interoperability Oversight

• Define and maintain integration standards, API guidelines, and data exchange patterns to ensure seamless communication across systems.
• Oversee design and optimization of interfaces between core banking, digital channels, payment systems and third-party applications.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality across integrated platforms.
• Participate in project planning, requirements analysis, and solution design sessions to ensure architecture considerations are incorporated early.

Documentation & Architecture Repository

• Maintain comprehensive architectural artefacts, including diagrams, standards, patterns, and inventories for applications, interfaces, and infrastructure.
• Establish and manage a central architecture repository to support audits, regulatory reviews, and governance processes.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation Enablement

• Identify areas where technology redesign or architectural improvements can enhance efficiency, performance, and operational resilience.
• Support innovation initiatives by evaluating emerging technologies and mapping their potential to the bank’s ecosystem.
• Recommend modernization opportunities such as cloud adoption, platform upgrades, microservices, automation, or digital enhancements.

Job Specification

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in architecture or relevant technologies such as TOGAF, SAFe, AWS/Azure Architect, ITIL, or equivalent.

Work Experience

• Progressive experience (6–10+ years) in solution architecture, systems design, application development, or infrastructure engineering within a banking or large enterprise environment.
• Strong background in designing and supporting enterprise systems, integrations, APIs, and middleware.
• Proven experience collaborating with application support, system administration, and project delivery teams.
• Hands-on exposure to core banking platforms, digital channels, payments systems, and related financial services technologies.
• Demonstrated experience conducting technical reviews, architectural assessments, and project risk evaluations.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in designing secure, scalable, and integrated architectures.
• Proficiency in evaluating solution options and conducting impact analysis.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise integration, IT architectures, and APIs.
• Ability to review technical designs and validate architecture compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Continuous learning mindset and adoption of emerging technologies.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to careers@dibkenya.co.ke by Friday, 17th July 2026 quoting "Solutions Architect" as the Subject of the email application.