Principal Solution Architect - Financial Services

About the role

Netcompany is hiring a Principal Solution Architect for its Financial Services delivery unit in Athens. You will lead the technical direction of the Core Banking business unit and act as the senior architectural voice across the unit.

Key responsibilities

• Own the target architecture for the Core Banking re-platforming: choose the technology stack, define architectural patterns and design the migration approach.
• Partner with Financial Services delivery teams and Sales teams on presales, lead technical workshops with potential clients, translate their functional and non-functional requirements into a technical solution and take part in on-site discussions.
• Investigate new technologies, frameworks and patterns relevant to financial services (modern cloud platforms, real-time payments architectures, AI/ML in banking) and run Proof of Concepts to develop architectural concepts for new initiatives.
• Set engineering standards for the unit, lead the architecture council, establish lightweight processes for architectural decisions, mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership on architectural thinking.

Required profile

• 10+ years in software architecture, with at least 5 years in financial services.
• Demonstrable track record of architecting a banking system or comparable platform.
• Presales and client-facing architecture experience.
• Experience leading a legacy-to-modern modernization in financial services.
• Strong technical communication: clear architectural documentation and presentations to engineers and bank executives.
• Hands-on credibility: able to read code, prototype concepts and engage at technical detail.

Required skills

• Familiarity with modern stacks such as Java and .NET.
• Modern relational and NoSQL databases, Kafka and Kubernetes.
• Common cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP.

What we offer

• Hybrid working model and a modern environment.
• Seamless onboarding with a buddy.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Health and life insurance program, meal and commuting allowance.
• Well-being activities on premises.
• Unlimited access to Udemy for Business and ad-hoc trainings.
• Personalized development plan.