Senior Solution Architect

IPF can offer you a vibrant and fast-moving environment with a continuous and stimulating pipeline of business change. We support a complex technology landscape within a cutting-edge cloud ecosystem where you will directly and positively influence its evolution and enhancement

About the job:

You will play a vital role, within your domain of responsibility, supporting the business to understand their technology landscape and how it will assist them is supporting their needs and future vision

You will be decisive in proposing and agreeing solutions within the architecture community and proactively help project teams determine how your solution designs will be implemented by the individual delivery teams and support them through implementation

What are we looking for?

If you can offer IPF your expertise, experience, and innovative ideas to helping us realise our business vision. If you are a technology subject-matter expert, ideally with a financial services background; if you have expertise in software architecture and design patterns and practices, with significant experience with ‘cloud’ ecosystems; and finally, if you are an excellent facilitator, communicator, peer, and mentor - we would love to hear from you!

Your day-to-day activities are likely to include the following:

• Lead internal and external teams to deliver the appropriate cost-effective and innovative technology solutions in a variety of technology areas

• Act as a subject matter expert within your domain of responsibility, as an advocate for the architecture team, and point of contact

• Match the business requirements to the technology, shaping appropriate solutions across multiple global and market systems

• Ensure various applications and systems perform to user expectations and are continuously evolved, improved and maintained

• Contribute to the production of application roadmaps to identify software end-of-life risks and evolve the technology landscape

• Contribute to assuring designs within the architecture team, supporting peers and mentoring the wider community

• Contribute to ensuring all IT change is appropriately governed and aligns to application roadmaps and the overall IT Strategy, Standards and Practices

• Engage actively in business development activities to maintain a holistic view of the portfolio of change, in order to stay current with most effective solutions to address them

Why join International Personal Finance?

At IPF, our purpose is to build a better world through financial inclusion, and we play a crucial role in society helping people who are often financially excluded to access simple, personal, and affordable finance and a variety of great value home, medical and life insurance to help them and their families.

If you work for us, you’ll be joining a truly international team of 22,000 people working in 9 countries, and across 3 continents, who are driven to build a better world for our customers.

Our culture is focused on doing what’s right for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Join us, and you will be empowered to develop yourself within a business that’s exciting, fast-moving, and inspiring.

What can we offer you?

The culture at IPF is driven by our shared values. People are put first, we access differences and encourage individuality. Due to our flat business structure, we enjoy collaborating together.

• Meaningful Work- Contribute to shaping a sustainable future and making a real difference.
• Professional Growth-Join a dynamic team dedicated to continuous learning and development, with opportunities to lead and innovate.
• Inclusive Culture- Be part of a diverse and inclusive work environment that values and respects every team member.
• Work vehicle/car allowance

• Annual bonus (depending on the business and individual performance)
• A medical subscription to one of our medical partners, Regina Maria or Medicover
• Meal vouchers of 30 lei per voucher
• Possibility to work in a hybrid system - One month per year of work from anywhere
• 21 days of vacation, plus 4 additional days of wellbeing
• Days off for seniority in the company
• Half a day off on your birthday
• Financial benefits for special events
• Discounts at various partners (Orange, Samsung, dental clinics, banking institutions)
• A welcoming and friendly office in the city center, near Parcul Tineretului

You will also enjoy personal and professional development programs:

o Induction program - 3 months of role-based learning, applied trainings and Buddy assigned for easy onboarding process

o Mentoring program - development sessions with relevant professionals in various areas of expertise

o Wellbeing program - networking and social events and actions

o Training and development opportunities - courses and learning opportunities on various topics through Provident Academy, technical trainings, talent growth and succession programs.