Quipu Technology/Software

Solution Architect

Skopje, North Macedonia Hybrid Full-time

Location: Prishtina

We are looking for Solution Architect to join our team.

Quipu is the dedicated IT company of the ProCredit group and provides comprehensive end-to-end solutions for all ProCredit institutions, as well as for other banks and financial institutions This includes everything from electronic payment services to software systems, hybrid cloud hosting, and a host of other operations.

A 100% subsidiary of ProCredit Holding, Quipu was established in March 2004 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Quipu plays a central role within the ProCredit group, providing a comprehensive range of support services that enable the banks to become competitive and efficient.

What your key responsibilities will be

  • Design business solutions, system integrations, identify design patterns with emphasis on reuse, scalability, performance, availability, and security.
  • Propose application modernization solutions, application lifecycle management efficiencies and continuous improvements by identifying gaps in existing deployment and L3 production issues.
  • Understand overall Business and IT priorities to identify low code tooling opportunities and improving DevOps processes.
  • Collaborate with development, Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineering teams to ensure proper implementation of the solutions.
  • Assist with Incident Response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and problem resolution.
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Architect for design reviews methodologies, and best practices.
  • Maintain architecture diagram and ensure they accurately reflect the current state of solution.

Skills and experience we expect from you

  • University Degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Engineering or Business IT studies would be a plus)
  • Experience in the analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, and maintenance of application systems based on .NET Framework, IIS, Windows & WCF Services, Microsoft SQL Server and Reporting Services
  • Experience with architecting full-stack IT modernization strategies with focus on resilience, reliability, performance, and high availability.
  • Experience in application integration (Webservices, APIs, queues, batches, etc)
  • Strong experience on Azure cloud services, with an emphasis on following services:
  • o SQL Databases
  • o VMs
  • o API Management
  • o Application Gateway / Azure Frontdoor
  • o General Azure networking and security
  • Experience with following services is desired and considered as a plus
  • o Kubernetes on Azure
  • o Azure containerization
  • o Azure data services like: Databricks, Purview, Synapse, etc
  • Experience with CI/CD tooling and / or Azure DevOps is desired and considered as a plus
  • Open to gain knowledge and work with DevOps methodologies and Public Cloud services, like Microsoft Azure; any previous experience would be an advantage.
  • Previous experience in financial sector is a plus
  • Azure certifications are a plus
  • Fluency in English language (spoken and written)
  • Availability to travel

What we offer

  • A substantial degree of flexibility, allowing for an autonomous approach to performing duties
  • Challenging and varied work
  • Flat management structure
  • Long-term prospects with plenty of opportunities for development and growth
  • Excellent team-oriented and international working environment
  • Travel possibilities
  • Private health insurance
  • Hybrid model of working

Additional Locations: Skopje

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