Mobile Solution Architect

Mobile Solution Architect – React Native Banking Applications

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mobile Solution Architect with deep expertise in React Native and enterprise-scale banking/financial services applications. The ideal candidate will lead the architecture, design, security, scalability, and delivery of next-generation mobile banking platforms across iOS and Android.

This role requires strong hands-on experience in mobile architecture, secure banking application development, API integration, DevSecOps, and cross-functional technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Define end-to-end mobile architecture for enterprise banking applications using React Native.
• Design scalable, modular, maintainable, and secure mobile solutions.
• Establish architecture standards, coding guidelines, and engineering best practices.
• Lead architecture reviews and technical governance discussions.
• Drive reusable component strategy and shared mobile platform capabilities.

React Native Engineering

• Architect and develop high-performance React Native applications for iOS and Android.
• Design feature-based and scalable application structures.
• Implement advanced state management solutions using Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Context API, or equivalent.
• Optimize application startup time, memory usage, rendering performance, and responsiveness.
• Lead integration of native modules using Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, and Java when required.

Security & Compliance

• Design secure authentication and authorization mechanisms using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, MFA, and biometric authentication.
• Implement secure mobile storage strategies using Keychain and Android Keystore.
• Ensure compliance with banking and security standards including:
• PCI DSS
• GDPR
• PSD2
• RBI security guidelines
• OWASP Mobile Top 10
• Implement SSL pinning, jailbreak/root detection, obfuscation, runtime security, and secure API communication.

API & Enterprise Integration

• Collaborate with backend and enterprise architecture teams for API strategy and integration.
• Design integration patterns for:
• Core banking systems
• Payment gateways
• KYC platforms
• Fraud detection systems
• Notification services
• Define API versioning, caching, retry, idempotency, and resiliency strategies.

DevOps & Release Management

• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for mobile delivery using tools such as:
• Fastlane
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps
• Bitrise
• Establish release governance for App Store and Play Store deployments.
• Drive feature flagging, OTA update strategy, environment management, and rollback planning.

Performance & Monitoring

• Define mobile observability and monitoring standards.
• Implement application monitoring using tools such as:
• Firebase Crashlytics
• Sentry
• Datadog
• New Relic
• Monitor app stability, crash analytics, transaction flows, and customer experience metrics.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Mentor and guide engineering teams on mobile architecture and engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with product owners, security teams, enterprise architects, QA, and DevOps teams.
• Drive technical decision-making, risk management, and architectural tradeoff discussions.
• Participate in solution estimation, roadmap planning, and technical strategy initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in mobile solution architecture.
• Strong expertise in React Native and TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of mobile application architecture patterns.
• Strong knowledge of iOS and Android native ecosystems.
• Experience with:
• Redux Toolkit / Zustand / MobX
• React Query / RTK Query
• REST / GraphQL APIs
• Native module integration
• Secure mobile development
• Mobile CI/CD pipelines

Banking Domain Experience

• Proven experience in banking, fintech, or financial services projects.
• Understanding of digital banking workflows including:
• Account management
• Payments & transfers
• Authentication & authorization
• Transaction processing
• Fraud prevention
• Experience handling compliance and regulatory requirements.

Security Expertise

• Strong understanding of mobile application security.
• Experience implementing:
• OAuth2
• JWT lifecycle management
• SSL pinning
• MFA
• Biometric authentication
• Secure token storage
• Root/jailbreak detection

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microfrontend or modular mobile architecture.
• Knowledge of event-driven systems and Kafka-based integrations.
• Experience with offline-first mobile applications.
• Cloud exposure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience leading distributed engineering teams.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Nice to Have

• Experience in super apps or large-scale enterprise mobile ecosystems.
• Exposure to AI-powered banking features or conversational banking.
• Experience with white-label mobile application architecture.

Key Competencies

• Solution Architecture
• Mobile Security
• Technical Leadership
• Enterprise Integration
• Performance Engineering
• Stakeholder Management
• Problem Solving
• Strategic Thinking

Interview Focus Areas

Candidates will be assessed on:

• React Native architecture expertise
• Banking mobile security
• Scalability and performance optimization
• API and enterprise integration
• Mobile DevSecOps
• Architecture governance
• Leadership and stakeholder management
• Real-world banking architecture scenarios