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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Associate Senior Solutions Architect - **Company:** World Bank - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Frameworks, Application Integration Architecture, Application Lifecycle Management, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Decision Support Systems, DevOps, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Productivity Software, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Agentic-AI, No-code Tools, Low-code, Enterprise Integration, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - **Published:** October 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=79c2b48accc74873 ## About the Role * Master's degree and 8+ years progressively responsible experience; or a bachelor's with a Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in solution architecture, application development, software engineering, application modernization, or technology delivery. * Recommended Certifications - SAFe for Architects (ARCH), Certified Solutions Architect (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI), Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer -Professional, SAFe DevOps * Experience in solution architecture, application development, application modernization, or engineering enablement. * Experience with cloud-native development, APIs, DevOps, SDLC/ADLC, and application lifecycle management. * Experience with AI-assisted development, developer productivity initiatives, quality engineering, or test automation. * Strong architecture, stakeholder management, and technical leadership capabilities. * Sense of Urgency Proven ability to prioritize effectively, act decisively, and maintain momentum under pressure. Proactively resolves bottlenecks and consistently delivers without sacrificing quality. * Change Agent Demonstrated ability to champion new ways of working and constructively challenge the status quo. Builds support for change and helps teams navigate transitions with clarity and confidence. * Business Savvy Proven ability to connect day-to-day decisions to strategic goals and engage stakeholders with credibility. Applies sound judgment in light of organizational priorities and the broader operating environment. Core Competencies * Application Modernization & Transformation * Solution Architecture & Technical Design * AI-Enabled SDLC Adoption * Development Frameworks & Reusable Components * Quality Engineering & Test Automation * AI-Assisted Testing & Quality Analytics * Cloud-Native Application Development * Low-Code / No-Code Architecture * DevOps, CI/CD & Developer Productivity * SDLC / ADLC Governance & Adoption * API & Integration Architecture * Technical Leadership & Mentoring * Stakeholder Leadership & Influence As the World Bank Group continues to evolve, we value candidates who: * Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively across teams, disciplines, cultures, and institutional boundaries. * Responsibly leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, learning, and decision-making. * Bring experience working in fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) contexts and are encouraged to highlight relevant experience in their application materials, where applicable. ## Description The WBG Corporate Solutions Department (ITSCO) is focused on the digital transformation of essential corporate services to ensure WBG operations are seamless, resilient, and future ready. Uniting digitalization roadmaps, experience design, process optimization, application delivery, systems management, and technology modernization across some various products and services within the corporate domain. The department links business ambition with operational excellence-from intuitive employee experiences and precision payroll to data-driven decision making, intelligent automation, and AI enablement. The Corporate Digital Backbone unit creates an autonomous digital backbone for the orchestration of data, transactions, processes, and insights across the diverse corporate portfolio, e.g. application modernization, technology debt reduction, efficient data exchange, advanced analytics, enterprise integration, automated business processes, and agentic-AI. * Routinely leads complex projects and integrates work of other (often multidisciplinary) professional staff, contributes to strategy, analysis and policy formulation, and provides advice to functional management in area of specialization to contribute to functional area's long-term objectives. * Identifies and evaluates overall systemic issues and analyzes complex issues. * Collaborates and partners with internal stakeholders on matters of strategic importance for the area of focus and department, may interact with external stakeholders to support department objectives. * Provides guidance, coaching, and training to more junior staff within the role area, serving as an authoritative expert and key resource for other professionals and leadership. * Requires comprehensive and in-depth expertise either in a broad area of specialization or in a narrowly specialized field Key Responsibilities: Application Modernization & Architecture * Design and promote modern application architectures, reusable frameworks, and integration patterns. * Lead modernization initiatives that improve delivery speed, maintainability, scalability, and solution quality. AI-Enabled Development & Developer Productivity * Drive adoption of enterprise-approved AI-enabled SDLC capabilities, including AI-assisted development, testing, and developer productivity tools. * Measure adoption, developer experience, and productivity outcomes. * Provide continuous feedback to Enterprise Architecture and ITSTO teams. Quality Engineering & Test Automation * Promote modern QA, test automation, and continuous testing practices. * Support AI-assisted test generation, automated quality controls, and CI/CD-integrated testing. * Monitor quality, automation, and delivery metrics. Platform Enablement & Delivery Excellence * Support adoption of application frameworks, DevOps practices, APIs, and low-code/no-code platforms. * Operationalize enterprise-approved SDLC/ADLC and engineering standards across Corporate development teams. Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement * Provide architecture guidance, technical mentoring, and developer enablement. * Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, and modernization discussions.