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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Digital Architect to lead the architecture and design of the bank’s digital channels and platforms, including web, mobile, APIs, and integration layers. The Senior Digital Architect will define and govern end-to-end digital architecture, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and compliant with banking regulations. This role partners closely with business leaders, product owners, engineers, security, and risk teams to translate digital strategy into executable technical architectures.
Job Responsibility:
Define and evolve the digital architecture roadmap aligned with the bank’s business and digital transformation strategy
Design end-to-end architectures for digital banking platforms, including web, mobile, API, integration, and middleware layers
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, target-state architecture, and technology principles
Lead architectural design for complex digital initiatives, from concept through implementation
Produce and review architecture artefacts (high-level designs, solution architectures, integration patterns, non-functional requirements)
Govern solution designs through architecture review forums and ensure compliance with standards and best practices
Balance innovation with stability, security, and regulatory requirements
Embed security-by-design principles across all digital solutions
Ensure compliance with banking and regulatory standards (e.g., data privacy, cybersecurity, PCI DSS)
Partner with Information Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to conduct architecture risk assessments
Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on digital technology decisions
Collaborate with product, engineering, DevOps, and vendor teams to ensure architectural alignment
Mentor solution architects and senior engineers, contributing to architecture capability uplift
Support Agile delivery teams with architectural guidance and decision-making
Define reference architectures, patterns, and reusable components to accelerate delivery
Evaluate emerging technologies and vendors relevant to digital banking and fintech
Requirements:
10+ years of IT experience, with significant experience in digital architecture within banking or financial services
Strong experience designing web and mobile digital platforms at enterprise scale
Deep understanding of API-led architectures, microservices, event-driven systems, and integration patterns
Experience with cloud and hybrid architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred)
Strong knowledge of non-functional requirements: performance, availability, scalability, resilience, and observability
Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery practices
Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, identity and access management, encryption, and secure API design
Experience working within regulated environments and addressing audit, risk, and compliance requirements
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
Comfortable influencing across teams without direct authority
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
Architecture certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architecture, or equivalent are highly desirable
Experience with Agile at scale (SAFe, LeSS) is a plus
Nice to have:
Experience in digital banking, payments, lending, or wealth platforms
Exposure to open banking, API marketplaces, and fintech integrations
Experience modernizing legacy banking systems and enabling digital transformation