Solution Architect

Technologies we use

Your responsibilities

• Designing new functionalities within an existing, continuously evolving platform used internally and externally by our clients,
• Owning and evolving the target architecture, including the cloud-native and SaaS transformation roadmap,
• Preparing architecture decision records, solution design documents and technical specifications for development teams,
• Defining non-functional requirements including scalability, performance, availability and observability, and verifying that delivered solutions meet them,
• Designing for multi-tenancy, data isolation and regulatory compliance from the start,
• Setting and enforcing technical standards, patterns and reference implementations across development teams,
• Acting as technical design authority, reviewing designs and key implementations delivered by the teams,
• Evaluating and selecting technologies, cloud services and third-party integrations, including their cost impact,
• Supporting business stakeholders in reviewing and validating business requirements to ensure they are clear, complete, feasible and aligned with product objectives,
• Designing APIs and integration contracts for internal services as well as external, client-facing integrations,
• Running proofs of concept and technical spikes to de-risk major changes,
• Managing technical debt and driving modernization of legacy components,
• Providing insight into the development process and technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Our requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience in senior IT roles, including at least 4 years as a Solution Architect,
• Deep knowledge of the .NET stack at architecture level,
• Strong, practical experience with public cloud in a PaaS model, preferably Microsoft Azure,
• Experience in designing distributed, scalable systems delivered in a SaaS model,
• Experience in working with non-technical, business-oriented product owners and managers,
• Experience in working with development teams including developers, testers and DevOps engineers,
• Ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams,
• Ability to oversee and take ownership of the full software development life cycle,
• High level of self-organization,
• Very good communication skills in English (C1) and Polish,
• Strong interpersonal and soft skills essential in day-to-day cooperation with clients and the team,
• You demonstrate knowledge of new technologies and AI-based tools in your daily work (e.g. task automation, information analysis, content creation).

Optional

• Hands-on .NET development experience,
• Experience of working in the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) model,
• AML/KYC domain knowledge.

What we offer

• Work flexibility – hybrid working model (min. 2 days in the office per week), flexible start of the day, workation, sabbatical leave,
• Development and upskilling - our full support during onboarding process, mentoring from experienced colleagues, training sessions, workshops, certification co/financed by PwC and conversations with native speaker,
• Wide medical and well-being program - a medical care package (incl. freedom of treatment, physiotherapy, discounts on dental care), coaching, mindfulness sessions, psychological support, education through dedicated webinars and workshops, financial and legal advice,
• Possibility to create your individual benefits package (a.o. lunch pass, insurance packages, concierge, veterinary package for a pet, massages) and access to a cafeteria - vouchers, discounts on IT equipment and car purchase,
• 3 paid hours for volunteering per month,
• Additional paid Birthday Day off,
• And when you start enjoying PwC as much as we do, you may recommend your friend to work with us,
• Opportunity to make significant impact both internally as well as on success of leading global and regional financial institutions,
• Participation in design and implementation of new products and services that leverage cutting edge technologies to address global financial crime challenges,
• Opportunity to shape your career path and broaden your professional experience by delivering complex and innovative technology consulting projects,
• Work in an international team providing services to leading global financial institutions (based in Europe, US, Asia and Africa),
• Collaboration with high profile, ambitious professionals,
• Excellent working conditions and a friendly working atmosphere.

Benefits