Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

• Job #: req
  37938
• Organization:
  World Bank
• Sector:
  Information Technology
• Grade: GF
• Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
• Recruitment Type:
  Local Recruitment
• Location:
  
  Washington, DC, United States (or) Sofia, Bulgaria
• Required Language(s):
  English
• Preferred Language(s):
• Closing Date: 8/18/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank Group is a unique global partnership of five institutions driven by a bold vision to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. As one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, we help solve the world’s greatest development challenges. When you join the World Bank Group, you become part of a dynamic, diverse organization with 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide.

We work with public and private sector partners, invest in groundbreaking projects, and use data, research, and technology to bring tangible and transformative change around the globe. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The mission of the Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) is to leverage information and technology as a force multiplier to accelerate, deepen, and sustain development impact. Their vision is to harness information and technology for a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information on ITS, check this video:

ITS Operations and Country Engagement Department (ITSOE) delivers innovative products and services to frontline staff working on over 6,000 projects throughout every Region and Global Practice. Our teams support and enable Bank priorities, boost operations efficiency and effectiveness, and facilitate Operational knowledge discovery. Our delivery model leverages global expertise, design and architecture, leading technology, and robust processes to deliver business solutions that ensure value for money.

The ITS Country Engagement unit (ITSCE) delivers digital solutions that support global and country-specific products, enables systems aligned with the World Bank Group’s Country Engagement Model, and provides geospatial capabilities that enhance project visibility, spatial analysis, and impact tracking. The unit also drives the design and delivery of AI-powered business solutions that strengthen regional operations and country engagement.

• Define solution architecture, integration patterns, and low- and high-level designs for CPF, CPIA, and related ITSCE Country Solutions products, ensuring alignment with business, enterprise, security, and operational requirements.
• Partner with product owners, country teams, OPCS, and IT delivery teams to translate business priorities into feasible solution options, implementation guidance, and technical decisions.
• Assess trade-offs, dependencies, risks, non-functional requirements, and total cost of ownership to support secure, scalable, and sustainable technology solutions.
• Collaborate with platform, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, technology roadmaps, and operational requirements.
• Prepare architecture diagrams, technical presentations, decision records, recommendations, and solution walkthroughs to support alignment, governance, and informed decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, including design reviews, implementation guidance, code reviews, and mentoring of engineering teams.
• Promote reuse, standardization, interoperability, security-by-design, maintainability, and the responsible adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities.
• Support Agile and SAFe delivery practices by participating in planning, design discussions, technical reviews, and continuous improvement activities.

• Master's degree in business, STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), computer science, or a related field, with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience; or a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant solution architecture,…