Senior Solution Architect – Core Banking

About the role

Credit Agricole Egypt is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to lead the design and evolution of its core banking platform. The role bridges business strategy and technology, ensuring the bank’s core systems support its growth and digital transformation goals.

Key responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into an IT architecture strategy for the core banking domain.
• Design and maintain enterprise‑wide architecture artifacts covering core banking.
• Define reference architectures and solution patterns for core applications.
• Analyze business strategies and technology trends to identify innovation opportunities.
• Lead architectural assessments and propose modernization for legacy systems.
• Review and validate solution architectures against enterprise standards.
• Support governance processes such as the Architecture Review Board.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to solution designers and project teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in architecture roles with deep exposure to core banking systems.

Required skills

• Core Banking System expertise (e.g., Oracle Flexcube).
• TOGAF awareness or certification.
• Enterprise Architecture and reference architecture development.
• Application integration and digital application design.
• Infrastructure and security architecture knowledge.