Job Description

For a specific functional domain (e.g. Cards, retail banking, core banking, payment):

• Working closely with stakeholders to develop practical domain roadmaps to move the enterprise towards the future state vision, while taking into account business, technical and delivery constraints

• Analyzing stakeholder requirements, current state architecture, and gaps to create a future state architecture vision for one or more parts of the enterprise with a focus on reduced complexity, cost efficiencies, reuse, reduced risk and/or improved business capabilities

• Reviewing application design, problem ticket and incident to propose short term and long term resolution to fit with the domain roadmap

• Guiding and challenge the project on architecture and design decision

• Governing the technical debt of the domain

• Reviewing non-functional requirement and proposed architecture changes to anticipate evolving non-functional requirements

• Developing architecture principles and standards

• Communicating the principles, standards, vision and roadmaps to stakeholders and proactively addressing any questions / concerns identified

• Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders in both business and IT to assist in defining and delivering high quality solutions

• Provide thought leadership on architectural or other topics

• Embed Platform Thinking in everything

Technical Skills & Experience

• At least 15 years’ experience in the IT industry, preferably in large, complex enterprises

• At least 8 years of experience in banking technology

• At least 5 years’ experience in Architecture in a large multi-technological environment

• Deep experience delivering mission critical, enterprise scale IT solutions in a heterogeneous technology environment, both in-house built and 3rd party vendor products

• Experience in actual systems development work, with prior coding (e.g. Java, C++, Cobol, RPG, Python), functional specifications using modelling technics (e.g. UML, ERD, ORM, OCL) and technical specifications and systems development and testing experience

• Familiarity with best practice methodologies and tools for the entire solution lifecycle from ideation to requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and operations

• An understanding of all domains of Enterprise Architecture, including the business, data, application, infrastructure and security domains

• Familiarity with one or more formal Architecture frameworks / methodologies (TOGAF, Zachman, BIAN, etc.)

• Practical experience in data modelling, object modelling, design patterns and Enterprise Architecture tool or other software modelling tools.

• Familiarity with heterogeneous technology platforms such as CICS, AS400, Unix/Linux, Windows
  

Functional Expertise Required in one of the relevant domain such:

• Payments

• Financial Supply Chain

• Cards Management

• Core Banking

• eChannels and CRM

• eco-system partnerships and API (Open Banking)

• Wealth Management
  

Competencies

• Ability to communicate complex topics in an understandable way using a level of detail and terms appropriate to the situation

• Must be a good team player and able to drive consensus amongst stakeholders with conflicting viewpoints and objectives

• People and team management in a transversal function

• Ability to effectively communicate, interact with and influence senior technical associates, business and operational partners and executives

• Work effectively within a fast-paced, cohesive architecture team and willing to learn fast and adapt quickly to change

• Strong understanding of business strategies and ability to translate them into concrete achievable action plans

• Ability to collaborate and drive motivation across a diverse slate team members and can deal with difficult conversations

• Owns and enhances workflows and processes, and delegated with clear accountabilities across the teams for delivery of outcomes

• Creates and environment of learning and development through each other’s success and failures. Understands and channels team members to their personal and professional growth via challenging and stretch assignments.
  

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or similar domain

• Related professional/technical qualification will be advantageous although not mandatory