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Solutions Architect
IT
Posted on Aug 4, 2026
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 www.worldbank.org . VPU Context 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9 v=VTFGffa1Y7w . Department Context 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. Unit Context 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. The ITSCE unit is seeking a Solutions Architect to define and oversee the technical architecture for digital solutions supporting country teams, including the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) and Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) platforms. These products are central to country engagement, strategy development, and operational assessment processes, requiring secure, scalable, maintainable, and well-integrated technology solutions. The Solutions Architect will work closely with country teams, Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), product owners, IT delivery teams, platform and security specialists, and operational support teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, technology roadmaps, and the World Bank Group’s strategic priorities. The role is responsible for translating business needs into sustainable technical designs, providing architectural leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality digital products. Specific Responsibilities: • 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.