What do we do?

As a pioneer for digital transformation GFT develops sustainable solutions across new technologies – from cloud engineering and artificial intelligence to blockchain/DLT. With its deep technological expertise, strong partnerships, and comprehensive market know-how GFT offers advice to the financial and insurance sectors, as well as in the manufacturing industry. Through the intelligent use of IT solutions GFT increases productivity and creates added value for clients. Companies gain easy and safe access to scalable IT-applications and innovative business models.

Who are we?

Having started in Germany in 1987, GFT Technologies has grown to become a trusted Software Engineering and Consulting specialist for the international financial industry, counting many of the world’s largest and best-known Banks as our clients. We are an organization that empowers you to not only explore but raise your potential and seek out opportunities that add value. At GFT, diversity, equality, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive working environment for all communities is one of the main pillars of our diversity strategy, based on our core values and culture. We have been certified for 2022/23 as a ‘Great place to work’ in the APAC region. So, if you want to have the opportunity to work with an outstanding and progressive organization this position could be right for you.

Role Responsibility:

• Validate and map Business Requirements into Technical Solution Concepts and Designs
• Writing documentation
• Undertake solution design throughout the project lifecycle
• Work with the internal stakeholders to establish and maintain a productive relationship
• Producing high-quality, properly functioning deliverables on time and on budget
• Providing technical guidance to team members
• Operate and lead-from-the-front in a consultative fashion to drive technical discussions and decisions and help implement technology solutions to production environments.
• Ensure rigid oversight and own the technical solution (design, scope and deliverables)
• Continuously work closely with the development teams, clients, and partners to achieve project success.

Required Education & Experience

• 10+ years experience working as a Solution Architect in the banking or FinTech sectors.
• Strong exposure to Risk management, Audit, HR, Finance domains in banking is advantageous.
• Experience in a consultative technical Architect role
• Ability to gain credibility and build relationships with all levels in an organization, from technical experts to senior executives.
• Experience in architectural aspects, components for applications related to Web technologies, Mobile technologies, Integration technologies and Full stack development. Ensuring a good quality solution, implemented as per the architecture defined framework to the architecture governance.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Track record of thought leadership or T-Shaped skills around diverse technologies like Core banking, Payments, Risk management, Cloud, Security, Database, Data analytics.
• Ability to work as part of agile software and technology delivery teams.
• Experience in managing and working with multiple development teams.
• Experience in Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban
• Experience in Architecture frameworks such as Togaf
• Excellent written and verbal use of English

What we can offer you?

• Competitive salary
• 13th-month salary guarantee
• Performance bonus
• Professional English course for employees
• Premium health insurance
• Extensive annual leave