Senior GRC Enterprise Architect – Banking (Hybrid)

FinXL IT Professional Services; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FinXL IT Professional Services in Sydney CBD is recruiting an Enterprise Architect (GRC) for a 12+ month contract with a leading Banking client. You will define the target-state blueprint, assess data virtualization layers, and drive platform migration strategies to meet regulatory mandates.

You will lead architecture governance, engage with C-level stakeholders, and guide modernization across 40+ applications with a hybrid work model in Sydney CBD.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of IT experience within banking or financial services, focusing on Risk, Compliance and Governance architectures.
• Extensive background in Enterprise Architecture, including large-scale application rationalization and target-state design.
• Hands-on architectural exposure to major enterprise GRC/IRM platforms.
• Strong knowledge of modern data architectures (data mesh, virtualization, lakehouses, API-driven SaaS).
• Deep familiarity with modern workflow orchestration engines and AI capabilities in regulated environments.
• Understanding of key regulatory frameworks and operational risk mandates.
• Superior executive communication skills for presenting to C-level committees.
• 12+ months contract with a Banking client.
• Hybrid working model with 3 fixed days/week in Sydney CBD.

Responsibilities

• Execute a current-state architecture audit across 40+ risk and compliance applications.
• Evaluate data flows, integration patterns, and manual processes across risk domains.
• Assess feasibility and ROI for data/analytics overlay vs platform consolidation.
• Formulate criteria for application retention, modernization, and decommissioning.
• Design target-state integration patterns for real-time risk reporting and governance.
• Benchmark capabilities against modern enterprise solutions and assess AI readiness in compliance.
• Partner with executive leaders to build business cases and transformation roadmaps.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

GRC/IRM platforms

Executive communication

C-level stakeholder engagement

Data architectures

AI capabilities

Regulatory frameworks

Banking/Finance domain

Data virtualization

Tools

GRC/IRM platforms

Data virtualization

Job description

FinXL IT Professional Services in Sydney CBD is recruiting an Enterprise Architect (GRC) for a 12+ month contract with a leading Banking client. You will define the target-state blueprint, assess data virtualization layers, and drive platform migration strategies to meet regulatory mandates.

You will lead architecture governance, engage with C-level stakeholders, and guide modernization across 40+ applications with a hybrid work model in Sydney CBD.