Enterprise Architect - Modernisation

• Design end-to-end architecture for complex, enterprise-grade, multi-tier applications from requirements gathering through implementation, deployment, and production support.
• Define scalable architecture patterns for cloud-native, distributed, and API-driven applications.
• Develop architecture blueprints, reference architectures, solution diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and business objectives.

• Lead modernization initiatives by transforming monolithic applications into loosely coupled, microservices-based architectures.
• Hands-on ability to modernize applications built on .NET, Java, and Python, migrating them off legacy frameworks to realize the true potential of cloud-native platforms.
• Define migration strategies for legacy applications to cloud-native platforms.
• Establish best practices for service decomposition, domain-driven design (DDD), and event-driven architectures.
• Drive adoption of modern software engineering principles and reusable architectural patterns.

• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience designing and developing web applications, APIs, microservices, and data integrations for cloud-native applications.
• Design secure, scalable, and resilient RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Define cloud architecture patterns supporting high availability, disaster recovery, elasticity, and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation.

• Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient customer-facing applications capable of operating at enterprise banking scale.
• Define strategies for performance optimization, load balancing, auto-scaling, caching, high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiency improvements.

• Participate in architecture governance forums, design reviews, and technology evaluation committees.
• Establish reusable design standards, architecture principles, and governance frameworks.
• Review solution designs to ensure adherence to enterprise architecture and security standards.
• Promote engineering best practices across development teams.

• Design enterprise data solutions leveraging both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate data storage technologies based on business requirements.
• Define data integration, data governance, and data security strategies.
• Work with database teams to optimize performance and scalability.

• Partner with engineering teams, infrastructure teams, security teams, DevOps teams, product owners, and business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Clearly communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and implementation strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ensure architecture complies with banking and financial services regulations including PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, and enterprise security standards.
• Apply secure-by-design principles across solution architecture.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to address risks and compliance requirements.
• Support audit, governance, and regulatory reviews.

• Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.
• Mentor software engineers, technical leads, and junior architects.
• Drive architectural excellence and foster innovation across the organization.
• Influence strategic technology decisions and long-term platform roadmaps.

• 12-15 years of experience in software engineering, application development, or enterprise architecture.
• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale, customer-facing applications.
• Proven success in architecting complex, distributed, multi-tier software systems.

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, solution architecture, microservices architecture, service-oriented architecture (SOA), event-driven architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), API-first design, and cloud-native architecture.
• Knowledge of cloud-native design patterns, including microservices architecture and event-driven systems.

• Hands-on experience with one or more cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience designing cloud-native applications, high availability architectures, disaster recovery solutions, infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud security architectures.

• Ability to modernize applications in .NET, Java, and Python, and get them out of legacy frameworks to realize the true potential of cloud.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing web applications, APIs, microservices, and data integrations for cloud-native applications.
• Experience designing and supporting RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, containerized applications, and enterprise integration platforms.

• Strong knowledge of relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis, Couchbase).
• Data modeling and database optimization.
• Legacy and modern database technologies.

• Working experience in at least two or more of the following: infrastructure, cloud computing, security, DevOps, application development, or database technologies.

• Working knowledge of one or more languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, Golang, C#, C++, or Ruby, with practical exposure to .NET modernization.
• Frontend exposure: Angular, React, or Vue.js.

• Secure-by-Design principles, cybersecurity architecture, identity & access management, and application security.

• Experience with TOGAF, enterprise architecture methodologies, and architecture governance frameworks.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.

• Agile / SAFe delivery methodologies, DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, UI/UX design principles, executive stakeholder management, and business analysis and solution consulting.

• Technical Leadership - Deep expertise in enterprise architecture and modern application design.
• Strategic Thinking - Align technology decisions with business objectives and enterprise strategy.
• Communication - Present complex technical concepts effectively to executives, business leaders, and engineering teams.
• Collaboration - Partner with globally distributed, cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Innovation - Drive modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills