Overview
The Associate Senior Solutions Architect will provide technical leadership and guidance for complex projects within the World Bank Operations portfolio, ensuring successful delivery of technical solutions to Operations Staff.
Tasks Summary
- Assume the role of Technical Architect and lead solution delivery teams in the implementation, maintenance, and operation of business-critical applications.
- Architect process integrations with applications and data platforms in other lines of business.
- Architect and lead the implementation of workflow patterns supporting various applications.
- Lead implementation of container-based document management systems.
- Provide guidance to and work with key stakeholders on technical features of digital solutions.
- Apply technical and business knowledge to architect and supervise the implementation of solutions.
- Effectively document and communicate technical analyses, designs, and specifications.
- Work with the Information Security Team to satisfy its requirements/recommendations.
- Identifies and evaluates overall systemic issues and analyzes complex issues.
- Technical Architecture - Definition of principles that guide technology decisions.
- Solution Architecture - Definition of principles to guide solution decisions.
- Coordinate with vendors and consultants, overseeing their deliverables.
- Coordinate with project team members. Mentor junior staff.
- Blueprinting Field-Ready Solutions: Converting high-level operational needs into a detailed technical blueprint.
- Prototyping & MVP Development: Lead hands-on development of PoCs and MVPs.
- Systems Integration & Interoperability: Ensure new solutions seamlessly connect with existing systems.
- Technical Governance & Guardrails: Define and enforce security, privacy, architecture, and coding standards.
- Accountable for delivering solutions at speed, scale and quality.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in developing and maintaining large-scale solutions in Microsoft .NET Framework including C#.
- At least 5 years of experience in architecting Microsoft Dynamics based solution and integrations with SharePoint Online and other Azure resources as well as on-prem systems.
- Hands-on expertise in custom development with .NET/C# to extend functionalities in Microsoft Dynamics.
- Strong Experience with authenticating and authorizing apps using Azure AD.
- Thorough exposure of the core features of Microsoft Dynamics including security, data modelling, reporting, custom actions, workflows etc.
- Hands on experience in developing and deploying solutions in Azure.
- Proven experience in maintaining development best practices, including version control (using TFS), logging and monitoring (using Splunk, AppInsights).
- Hands-on experience in DevOps.
- A good understanding of Azure data platform including Azure Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Power BI and ETL tools like Azure Data Factory, Informatica is a plus.
- Experience in designing, developing, and deploying AI models, including both traditional machine learning and advanced deep learning approaches is a big plus.
- Proficiency with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and integrating large language models with domain-specific data sources is a big plus.
- Hands-on expertise in Agentic AI frameworks is a big plus.
- Proven leadership in managing large, complex deliverables, with a minimum of 7 years of experience leading large teams of developers (both onsite and offshore) and taking full responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of technical solutions.
- Hands-on technical expertise, with demonstrated ability to step into development or troubleshooting roles when needed.
Qualification Requirements
- Master’s degree in computer science or a related STEM field (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics or Information Systems) with 8 years relevant experience or bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience.
- Recommended certifications include Certified Solutions Architect (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI), SAFe for Architects (ARCH), SAFe DevOps (SDP)
