Enterprise Architect

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Architect to define and drive end-to-end technology architecture for strategic business initiatives. The role is responsible for shaping technology roadmaps, aligning solutions with target-state architecture, managing technical debt, and enabling business transformation across complex enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate will possess strong business acumen, architecture expertise, and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience in Capital Markets, Trading, Settlement, Wealth Management, and Financial Services domains.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

• Define and maintain target-state architecture and technology roadmaps aligned with organizational strategy.
• Deliver scalable, resilient, secure, and high-performing architecture solutions.
• Lead architecture design for strategic initiatives, epics, and features across multiple domains.
• Drive architectural decisions considering business outcomes, regulatory requirements, technology constraints, and commercial impacts.
• Create and maintain architecture artifacts, impact assessments, and design documentation.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and direction across the full technology lifecycle.
• Review and validate solution designs for scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Oversee architecture optimization, design reviews, walkthroughs, and governance activities.
• Guide engineering teams in solution implementation and problem resolution.
• Support production releases and the "You Build It, You Run It" operating model.

Roadmap & Portfolio Management

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to shape domain roadmaps.
• Manage technical debt reduction initiatives and legacy platform modernization.
• Prioritize architecture activities based on business value and strategic objectives.
• Identify dependencies across services and domains to ensure successful delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with Business Executives, Product Owners, Technology Leaders, and Delivery Teams.
• Influence business strategy through fact-based analysis and architecture recommendations.
• Facilitate decision-making among cross-functional stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into enterprise architecture solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
• Experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP preferred).
• Strong understanding of:
• Microservices Architecture
• API Integration
• Event-Driven Systems
• Enterprise Applications
• Data & Analytics Platforms
• Workflow Solutions
• Mobile & Digital Platforms
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks and governance models.
• Experience working in Agile and Scaled Agile environments.

Domain Expertise

Preferred experience in:

• Capital Markets
• Trading & Settlement Systems
• Market Rates Platforms
• Investment & Wealth Management
• Asset Management
• Banking & Financial Services