Solutions Architect

About the role

The company is a fast‑growing, technology‑driven financial services organization in Saudi Arabia. It is building a modern, digital‑first lending platform and needs a senior Solutions Architect to define and deliver the technology strategy, architecture and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, secure, high‑availability platform architectures, including cloud infrastructure, database strategy and API frameworks.
• Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of digital lending services, covering onboarding, credit assessment, loan lifecycle, repayments and collections.
• Integrate external ecosystems such as government services, identity verification, credit bureaus, payment and digital signature providers.
• Establish Secure SDLC practices, security testing, code review, vulnerability management and release controls.
• Implement IT service management processes (incident, problem, change, release, configuration) and technology governance frameworks.
• Manage cloud environments, disaster recovery, backup and business continuity to meet reliability and regulatory targets.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a technology leader designing and operating large‑scale digital financial platforms.
• Deep understanding of regulatory requirements in highly regulated environments.
• Strong background in cloud architecture, platform engineering and cybersecurity alignment.

Required skills

• Cloud infrastructure
• API frameworks
• Secure SDLC
• Security testing
• Code review
• Vulnerability management
• Dependency scanning
• Release controls
• Incident management
• Problem management
• Change management
• Configuration management
• Disaster recovery
• Backup
• Business continuity