Solution Architect Consultant (FinTech)

Location: Dublin, Ireland; hybrid work with in-person collaboration as needed

Company

hirify.global develops strategically important FinTech products, including Securities-Based Lending solutions used by leading financial institutions.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the solution architecture and technical roadmap for Securities-Based Lending products.
• Translate product roadmaps, business capabilities, and non-functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead high-level design across applications, APIs, integrations, data, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Define cloud-native, API-first, and distributed-system architecture patterns, balancing performance, resilience, security, maintainability, and cost.
• Produce HLDs, diagrams, data flows, ADRs, and other architecture documentation while reviewing designs and resolving risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Drive platform modernisation, reusable engineering standards, observability, operability, availability, security, and supportability while mentoring engineers and technology leads.

Requirements

• Significant software engineering and architecture experience, ideally 10+ years, including experience as a Solutions, Product, or Technical Architect.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale software products in complex environments.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and AWS-based solutions.
• Experience designing cloud-native applications with containers, Infrastructure as Code, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Strong understanding of API design, integration, service boundaries, data flows, relational data, and secure cloud architecture.
• Ability to define and balance non-functional requirements covering scalability, availability, resilience, performance, security, observability, and maintainability.
• Experience modernising established platforms while maintaining ongoing product delivery and backward compatibility.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams across Engineering, Product, Security, and SRE/Infrastructure; a Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related degree, or equivalent professional experience, is required. Full professional English proficiency is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services, lending, collateral management, or regulated environments.
• Experience with SaaS or multi-client enterprise platforms, event-driven architecture, architecture governance, or mentoring senior engineers.
• AWS or architecture certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• 12-month consultancy contract with the possibility of extension.
• Hybrid working with high-performing teams meeting in person to learn and collaborate as needed.
• Collaborative, engaging, and inclusive workplace focused on authenticity, safety, and respect for different perspectives.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Product, Security, and SRE/DevOps teams.