Junior Solutions Architect
Blockstream develops Bitcoin-focused infrastructure, including software wallets, hardware devices, and layer-2 functionality.
Projects
About Blockstream
Blockstream builds layer-2 and related infrastructure for Bitcoin. Its offerings include the Liquid Network for asset issuance and fast settlement, consumer and developer wallets, Lightning-as-a-service, a satellite data broadcast, and open-source hardware. The company’s goal is to deliver secure, scalable technology that reduces reliance on intermediaries and advances a global Bitcoin-based financial system.
Skills
About the Role
You will support the end-to-end architecture process, assisting with initial design, documentation, and deployment of blockchain and digital-asset solutions. You will design secure, scalable integrations with core banking and financial systems, define APIs and data flows, collaborate with delivery and engineering teams, produce architecture documentation, identify risks, and help operationalize solutions.
Requirements
- 5-10 years of experience in solution architecture platform engineering or enterprise system implementation
- Strong understanding of blockchain technology distributed systems and cryptographic principles
- Experience designing multi-system platforms in regulated financial services environments
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and modern deployment practices
- Deep expertise in API-based architectures microservices and event-driven systems
- Strong knowledge of security protocols encryption authentication and authorization mechanisms
- Understanding of DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex technical concepts to technical and business stakeholders
- Languages: Swiss German German and English required; French and/or Italian a plus
- Location: Switzerland with focus on Zurich Zug Lugano
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver end-to-end blockchain and digital asset solutions for banking custody payments and treasury management use cases
- Architect secure scalable platforms that integrate blockchain infrastructure with core banking and financial systems
- Define technical architecture including API design data flows event-driven systems and integration patterns
- Make platform-level design decisions on deployment models consensus mechanisms and security protocols
- Evaluate and select appropriate blockchain platforms protocols and tools based on client requirements
- Ensure solutions adhere to cryptographic security standards regulatory compliance requirements and industry best practices
- Collaborate with delivery teams developers and DevOps engineers to ensure architectures are buildable testable and operable
- Create and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams system specifications and integration guides
- Identify and escalate architectural risks technical dependencies and performance bottlenecks
- Mentor junior architects and developers on architectural patterns blockchain best practices and secure coding principles