About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Solution Architect to join our team. The Solution Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing robust, scalable, and secure solutions that meet the business requirements of our clients. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, internal and external which will require the combination of the business and technical skills.

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Experience

At least 10 years of experience in a similar position in the same area, of which 1 year within the SWIFT environment and with customer interaction and exposure

Domains

Key Responsibilities

What to expect 

 

In this role you will have the following key responsibilities: 

 

Solution Design - Develop comprehensive architectural designs that align with business objectives and technical requirements. 

Technical Leadership - Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural best practices and standards. 

Risk Management - Identify potential risks and issues in solution designs and develop mitigation strategies. 

Performance Optimization - Ensure solutions are optimized for performance, scalability, and security. 

Technology Evaluation - Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends, and evaluate their potential impact on current and future projects. 

Expands knowledge - Translates creative ideas into plans or projects for the business; demonstrates a commitment to learn and develop self and others; takes accountability to ensure knowledge is retained and shared to advance organization capability and gain business advantage. 

Builds and reinforces customer relationships - Strengthens relationships by taking every opportunity to listen and respond to customers and adapt solutions to meet their needs; demonstrates and encourages customer focus in all relationships and activities. 

 

What will make you successful? 

 

We are seeking professionals with: 

 

Business Understanding and Commercial Sense - Applies understanding of how different divisions contribute to meeting SWIFT's business objectives; understands market drivers of success and encourages changes to improve offerings while optimizing commercial performance. 

Effective Communication - Communication effectively across a wide range of practical or theoretical issues; modifies communication style to optimize understanding by others; clarifies applicable goals, objectives and business situations; acknowledges and respects other views. 

Experience with enterprise integration patterns and tools (e.g. API gateways, ESBs). 

Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities. 

4 or 5-year university degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience. 

Minimum 10 years of experience. 

 

 

What we offer 

 

We put you in control of your career 

We give you a competitive package 

We help you perform at your best 

We help you make a difference 

We give you the freedom to be yourself 

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals—like you—with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone's voice counts and where you can reach your full potential. 

If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation. 

 

Don't meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this 

role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not qualification. 

              

              

What we offer

We put you in control of career

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

              

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. An environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential regardless of age, background, culture, colour, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion, or veteran/military status.