Satellit - Solution Architect

Solution Architect

We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to contribute to the ongoing evolution of its wealth management platform (Gwp - Gambit Wealth Platform).

The Solution Architect will play a key role in ensuring architectural consistency, technical governance and alignment across multiple development squads.

The main objective is to simplify and optimise the existing architecture while improving the platform's maintainability, scalability and autonomy.

Key responsibilities

Ensure architectural consistency and alignment across multiple development squads

Lead and facilitate Architecture Chapter meetings, promoting technical standards and best practices

Support Technical Leads and development teams in making architectural decisions

Analyse the existing architecture and identify opportunities to improve maintainability, performance and scalability

Rationalise and consolidate MicroServices to reduce technical complexity and simplify operations, hosting, testing and integration

Design, simplify and standardise APIs and integration mechanisms

Document architectural decisions, evaluate technical alternatives and identify potential trade-offs

Collaborate closely with developers, Technical Leads, Business Analysts and business stakeholders

Reduce external dependencies and improve the platform's technical and functional autonomy

Contribute to the continuous improvement and long-term evolution of the Gwp platform

Technical environment

Backend development:

C# / .NET Core

Entity Framework

MicroServices architecture

Architecture & API design:

REST APIs / OpenAPI

Asyncapi / Typespec

ArchiMate / UML

Enterprise Architect

Cloud & DevOps:

Microsoft Azure DevOps

Docker / Kubernetes

Helm

CI/CD

Data & messaging:

PostgreSQL

Apache Kafka

Testing:NUnit / xUnit

Required profile

Strong experience in software development within the Microsoft .NET ecosystem, ideally 10+ years

Proven experience as a Solution Architect, ideally 3-5 years or more

Solid understanding of distributed systems, MicroServices and API architecture

Experience in analysing, simplifying and modernising complex existing architectures

Good knowledge of containerisation, DevOps practices and cloud environments

Ability to challenge technical decisions and propose pragmatic, scalable and maintainable solutions

Experience working across multiple development teams or squads

Strong communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills

Ability to balance technical requirements, business needs and long-term architectural objectives

Fluent in French and English (both required)

Nice to have

Experience with architectural governance and Architecture Chapters

Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and modelling tools

Ideal candidate

We are looking for a hands-on, pragmatic and technically strong Solution Architect who can combine architectural vision with a deep understanding of software development.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with multiple squads, challenging existing architectural decisions and driving improvements across a complex software platform.

This is a cross-functional Solution Architect position, not simply a senior .NET developer or technical lead role.