Principal Solution Architect

Custom Field 1: Architecture Custom Field 3: Architecture Country/Region: PL Date: Aug 24, 2026 Location: Working place: Hybrid Working Location: Łódź, Warszawa, Poznań, Kraków, Wrocław Type of contract: Employment contract Salary range: 30000 - 46000 PLN gross What will you do? As a Principal Solution Architect, you will advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions. You will play a key role in designing and delivering a next generation greenfield digital bank in the UAE based on a cloud-native, domain-led, event-driven, API-first, and AI-native architecture. You will lead technical engagements, drive architectural decisions, and ensure successful implementation of strategic solutions while collaborating with senior business and technology stakeholders. Your tasks Design secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions aligned with business requirements Define target architectures and technology roadmaps for strategic initiatives Lead technical discussions with stakeholders and client representatives Drive adoption of cloud-native, domain-driven, event-driven, and API-first architectural principles Support architecture governance and ensure alignment with enterprise standards Design integration patterns, microservices, and distributed systems architectures Provide guidance on production readiness, resilience, security, monitoring, and observability Collaborate with engineering teams throughout solution implementation Support sales initiatives and contribute to proposals and offering materials Capture and share architecture best practices across the solution architecture community Your skills Experience in designing and building software solutions using modern architectures and technologies Experience working with public cloud platforms, preferably Azure, AWS, or GCP Expert knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices Expert knowledge of Agile principles and methodologies Expert knowledge of enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and integration patterns Experience designing microservices architectures Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, Kafka, infrastructure as code, service mesh, and API gateways Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, logging, monitoring, and other non-functional requirements Advanced knowledge of networking, virtualization, identity management, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data management, budgeting, and governance Ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Ability to work independently with senior stakeholders Experience supporting pre-sales activities and creating offering materials Experience leading and managing architects, engineers, or cross-functional technology teams Nice to have Experience in the financial services industry Experience with Domain-Driven Design Experience with event-driven architectures Experience with data-centric architectures Experience building digital banking platforms Experience delivering cloud-native transformation programs We offer Hybrid work in one of our locations: Lodz, Poznan, Krakow, Warsaw, Wroclaw (2 office days per week) Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.) Online training and certifications Access to e-learning platform Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/year abroad) Social events We are GFT Poland. WE KNOW how to tackle complex issues with innovative approach to deliver the highest value. Our reputation has been built around one simple rule: we do not overpromise, WE DELIVER . We deliver to our employees, clients and partners. WE GROW as you grow, so investing in you is our business strategy. Caring for each other is our priority. WE CARE who you are, what you need, how you feel. WE CARE to smile, have fun and develop as human beings. Why Choose GFT? A culture of top performance Deep tech IT engineering & consulting 1200 skilled & top-class experts 77% of the team are regular/senior Products that contribute to a sustainable world Competitive salary and benefits Ambitious projects, trainings and tools you need to flourish Google Cloud Partner of the Year - for going above and beyond for customers Not Ready To Apply? Stay connected! Enter your e-mail and we will keep you informed about upcoming events and opportunities that match your interests. Register for Job Alerts