Senior Data & Analytics Solution Architect – Banking Sector

Unleash innovation — shape the future of banking Data & Analytics! Krakow-based opportunity with hybrid work model (up to 3 remote days per week).As a Senior Data & Analytics Solution Architect, you will work for our client, a leader in the banking sector dedicated to transforming data into strategic business assets. Your role will be pivotal in designing cutting-edge solutions that drive data-driven decision-making workflows, ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and technological innovation for a dynamic financial environment. Your main responsibilities: • Rapidly understand business needs by engaging with the Chief Data Office, business users, and subject matter experts. • Translate complex business requirements into robust solution and functional designs. • Develop technical and logical architecture templates supporting scalable data solutions. • Communicate technical solutions effectively to development teams and support ongoing implementation. • Collaborate with production support to ensure maintainability and supportability of delivered solutions. • Promote best practices, standards, and tools within the architecture community. • Provide strategic recommendations and develop roadmaps for technology solutions. • Document best practices and share knowledge across teams. • Lead process improvements and develop innovative solutions to meet evolving demands. • Provide technical leadership throughout project lifecycles, including proof-of-concept projects. • Review and validate design solutions created by team members. • Manage detailed end-to-end solution design, addressing architectural risks, issues, and technical debt. • Ensure cost-effective architecture, supporting agile development and backlog management. • Facilitate governance reviews and ensure solutions adhere to reference architectures and standards. • Collaborate with enterprise and platform architects to refine the architectural strategy and roadmap. You're ideal for this role if you have: • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Solution Architect in large, complex, and distributed organizations. • Proven ability to abstract architectural patterns from technical solutions. • Strong leadership, presentation skills, and experience communicating with diverse stakeholders. • Hands-on experience with streaming technologies: Kafka, Flink, Pub/Sub. • Knowledge of application integration patterns: REST API, Microservices. • Expertise in database technologies: SQL / NoSQL. • Background in Data Warehousing, ETL, and data integration. • Familiarity with Linux, Shell Scripting (Bash, PowerShell). • Experience with cloud platforms: GCP, Azure, AWS. • Experience with Big Data platforms: Hadoop, Spark, Databricks, BQ. • Knowledge of containerization: Docker, Kubernetes. • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to challenge and refine design decisions. • Excellent communication skills, fluent in English. • Strong planning, organization, and time management skills. • Commercial acumen and ability to independently manage tasks. It is a strong plus if you have: • Awareness of master data management principles. • Knowledge of programming languages: Python, Scala, and libraries such as Spark, Pandas. • Understanding of Enterprise Architecture methodologies like TOGAF. Language Required for the role: Fluent English, both spoken and written. Eligibility for the role: Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role. #MAKEYourCareerBETTER Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.