Lead Solution Architect - Digital, AI & Fintech Solutions

JazzWorld, Pakistan’s fastest-growing digital ecosystem, is seeking a Solution Architect specializing in Digital, AI, and Fintech Solutions to join their team in Islamabad or Lahore. This role involves translating complex customer requirements, RFP specifications, and regulatory constraints into technically sound and commercially viable solutions. The successful candidate will lead solution design and technical proposals across enterprise digital transformation, applied AI, and fintech domains, working closely with Sales, Product, Delivery, and technology partners to ensure solutions are practical, compliant, and deliverable for public sector institutions, regulators, and large enterprise clients.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution design, including requirements discovery, architecture blueprints, integration design, and deployment models across cloud, on-premise, hybrid, or sovereign environments. Drive technical responses to RFPs, RFQs, and tenders by preparing proposals, compliance matrices, architecture diagrams, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), and effort estimates aligned with PPRA rules and evaluation frameworks such as Single Stage Two Envelope and QCBS.

Evaluate solution options through build-versus-buy-versus-partner assessments, considering total cost of ownership and delivery risks. Design AI and data solutions by identifying viable use cases, selecting appropriate models and platforms, defining data pipelines, and embedding governance, privacy, and responsible deployment guardrails.

Architect fintech solutions covering payments, wallets, digital onboarding, KYC, lending, and merchant ecosystems while ensuring compliance with applicable State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regulatory requirements. Manage technology partners including hyperscalers, ERP and platform vendors, OEMs, and system integrators; structure joint ventures and consortium technical arrangements when necessary.

Present and defend solution architectures to CXO-level stakeholders, evaluation committees, and technical panels. Align Sales, Partners, OEMs, Procurement, Delivery, and Product teams on solution feasibility and protect design intent through delivery and product transition phases. Develop reusable reference architectures, solution accelerators, pricing models, and proposal libraries to improve win rates and shorten proposal response cycles.

Required Qualifications

6 to 8 years of experience in solution architecture, pre-sales engineering, enterprise IT consulting, or digital product engineering with significant client-facing solutioning exposure. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field.

Proven track record of architecting and winning large, complex deals, preferably involving public sector tenders and multi-vendor engagements. Strong expertise in modern application architecture, including microservices, APIs, event-driven design, containerization, and DevOps practices.

In-depth understanding of cloud, sovereign, and on-premise infrastructure, including AI workload compute sizing, security architecture, and high-availability design. Practical knowledge of AI and data technologies such as large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns, MLOps, data warehousing, and analytics.

Familiarity with enterprise platforms like ERP, HRMS, CRM, BPM, and integration standards and middleware. Solid fintech and payments domain knowledge covering switches, payment rails, wallet architecture, digital KYC, core banking integration, and regulatory compliance.

Exceptional communication skills, confident presentation abilities, strong commercial judgment, and the capacity to manage compliance-heavy documentation. Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and maintain resilience under pressure. Relevant certifications in the field are considered an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

JazzWorld offers the opportunity to build products and solutions that address real national-scale challenges, leveraging the extensive reach of Jazz Telco and shared capabilities across connectivity, transactions, and identity. Employees are empowered to innovate and create next-generation digital services, transforming ideas into category-leading businesses.

As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld is committed to maintaining global workplace standards and fostering an inclusive environment where diverse talent can thrive and perform at their best. This role provides a dynamic platform for continuous learning, growth, and impact within Pakistan’s evolving digital landscape.

Applications are encouraged before 30th October 2026.