# Solution Architect – Applications & Integration – Technology Job HFCB, Nairobi, Kenya

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Company: HFCB, Nairobi, Kenya

Category: Banking & Financial Services

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-07-29

Expires: 2026-09-13

## Job Description

About the Role

The Solution Architect is responsible for designing, governing and assuring delivery of business technology solutions that support the Bank’s strategic objectives. The role provides end-to-end architecture leadership across application design, systems integration and digital transformation initiatives with strong focus on Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

### Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Application Design

- Define end-to-end solution architectures for banking applications and digital platforms.

- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solution designs and architecture blueprints.

- Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, resilience and performance requirements.

- Review and approve application architecture designs and technical specifications.

Integration Architecture & SOA

- Design and govern enterprise integration solutions using SOA principles.

- Develop reusable services and integration frameworks.

- Define service contracts, messaging standards and integration patterns.

- Design API-led architectures and enterprise service integrations.

- Lead migration from point-to-point integrations to SOA and API-driven architectures.

Architecture Governance

- Participate in Architecture Review Boards.

- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards.

- Maintain architecture artefacts and repositories.

Security & Compliance

- Ensure designs comply with banking regulations and security standards.

- Embed security-by-design principles into all solutions.

Stakeholder Management

- Work with business, project, development and vendor teams.

- Provide technical leadership across project lifecycles.

Technology Innovation

- Evaluate emerging technologies including microservices, cloud, AI and open banking.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field.

- TOGAF, Azure/AWS Architect, ITIL or related certification preferred.

- 4–8 years in enterprise application development, integration or architecture. 3+ years in solution architecture within banking or financial services.

Competencies

- Enterprise Application Architecture

- Microservices Architecture

- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

- API Management

- REST and SOAP Services

- ESB and Messaging Platforms

- Event-Driven Architecture

- Core Banking and Digital Banking Systems

- Strategic Thinking

- Leadership

- Stakeholder Management

- Problem Solving

- Communication Skills

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