R&D Architecture Software Consultant Architect
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Posted: February 6, 2026
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Quick Summary
Design and implement the architecture of our cloud-based financial technology platform, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of software architecture principles, experience in designing and implementing large-scale systems, and excellent communication skills.
Required Skills
Job Description
SBS is a global financial technology company that’s helping banks and the financial services industry to reimagine how to operate in an increasingly digital world. SBS is a trusted partner of more than 1,500 financial institutions and large-scale lenders in 80 countries worldwide, including Santander, Societé Generale, KCB Bank, Kensington Mortgages, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota FS. Its cloud platform offers clients a composable architecture to digitize operations, ranging from banking, lending, compliance, to payments, and consumer and asset finance. With 3,400 employees in 50 offices, SBS is recognized as a Top 10 European Fintech company by IDC and as a leader in Omdia’s Universe: Digital Banking Platforms.
What you will do
•  Build software products for banking and financing institutions with R&D teams that are openly collaborative, are non-hierarchical, respect contributions and work with agility. 
• Provide vision & leadership for the technology roadmap of our products. Understand product capabilities and strategize technology for its alignment with business objectives and maximizing ROI. 
• Define technical software architectures and lead the development of frameworks. 
• Engage end-to-end in product development, starting from business requirements to realization of product and to its deployment in production. 
• Research, design, and implement the complex features being added to existing products and/or create new applications / components from scratch. 
• Identify risks or opportunities associated with current or new technology use. Plan and execute PoC’s as necessary. 
• Continuously improve internal software architecture processes and technology. 
• Provide technical governance to product team to ensure quality and efficiency of solutions. 
• Act as a mentor to team and reinforce organizational values and culture. 
 
Total Experience Expected: 14-18 years
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor or higher engineering degree in Computer Science, or related technical field, or equivalent additional professional experience. 
• 5 years of experience in delivering solutions from concept to production that are based on Java as an architect in global organizations. 
• 12 years of industry experience in design, development, deployments, operations and managing non-functional perspectives of technical solutions. 
 
 
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Experience with structured Enterprise Architecture practices and large solutions.
• Wide knowledge of technology solutions and ability to learn and work with emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions.
• Expertise in architecting, designing, and implementing microservices based cloud native solutions.   
• Deep understanding of cloud technologies on one of the cloud platforms –AWS (preferred), Azure or Google Cloud 
• Good proficiency overlap with technologies like: Java8, RxJava, Kotlin, Golang, SpringBoot, SpringSecurity, Gitlab-CI, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Openshift, Kubernetes, Istio, NGINX, JMeter. 
• Strong communicator with ability to collaborate cross-functionally, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals. 
 
Desirable Skills & Qualifications
• Good experience in development tools, CI/CD pipelines. 
• Experience or knowledge of various kinds of NoSQL databases. 
• Experience with Agile and/or SAFe practices
• Good knowledge of Project NFRs and design solutions considering limits of NFRs to make solutions efficient with minimal cost of development and infrastructure
 
Level Changed from 3B to 4A - AK09072025
Secondary Location:Noida Campus
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