Technical Solutions / Enterprise Architect (Markets Business Risk and Controls) - Director

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a Technical Solutions / Enterprise Architect to drive innovation in Markets Business Risk and Controls. This senior role involves hands-on development, technical strategy leadership, and collaboration with various teams to enhance user experience and ensure robust solutions. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Performance bonus

Private Medical & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Experience as solution or enterprise architect in a Trading Organization.
• Ability to translate complex business problems into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build analytical capabilities to reduce risks.
• Lead technical feasibility for Markets GenAI use cases.
• Define and implement business solutions.

Skills

Java

Python

Microservices

Technical Leadership

System Design

Education

Architectural certifications like TOGAF

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Client:

11037 Citibank, N.A. United Kingdom

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job Description:

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Role Overview/What will you do:

This is a senior technology Director role to partner with the Markets Innovation and Investments Markets Business Controls Technology group and will report directly into the Head of this technology department.

Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Build and Deploy Analytical Capabilities: Build analytical capabilities that would help the Markets Business Controls function derive insights to reduce risks. This includes hands-on development and deployment of application, data pipelines, models, and analytical tools using programming languages like Java or Python.
• Lead Technical Feasibility and Development of GenAI Solutions: Lead technical feasibility reviews for Markets GenAI use cases, taking a hands-on role in prototyping and developing AI/NLP solutions. Work with technology partners, actively contributing to the coding, debugging, and deployment of required solutions.
• Define, Scope, and Implement Business Solutions: Meet with stakeholders, program sponsors, and LODs to define end-to-end business processes, scope, and roadmaps. Take a hands-on role in translating these requirements into technical implementations and deploying functional solutions.
• Lead and Implement the Technical Strategy: Lead the technical strategy and direction for the Markets Business Controls team. This includes hands-on development of core components, frameworks, and leading the implementation efforts, actively participating in the coding and deployment of solutions.
• Oversee continuous support for the Markets Investment providing technological assessment of the startup’s portfolio/pipeline.
• Provide continuous support to the Accelerator area, assessing scalability, technological viability of the previous projects as well as serve as a technology SME on the best delivery and development practices for the Accelerator team. In addition, proactively assess opportunities to scale solutions market-wide to achieve effectiveness and synergies. Ensure all solutions within the Accelerator space are developed against the best security standards, including integrations with Citi's strategic authentication and authorization platforms.
• Support the business tech team in productionizing applications created within the space and build out integrations into the wider Citi technology ecosystem.
• Partner with UX and UI leaders to enhance user experience and align UI/user flows with Citi standards.
• Support client connectivity initiatives by working on existing projects to accelerate tech development and drive new projects from proof-of-concept to minimize reliance on business resources.
• Own end-to-end technological development, including resource planning, for front-to-back business systems to enable new digital asset products.
• Provide technical ownership for blockchain infrastructure development, maintenance, and system integrations.
• Leverage GenAI and AI/ML solutions to automate testing, define controls, generate code, and promote enterprise applications, simplifying architecture and eliminating redundancies.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Willingness to stay hands-on (actively reading and writing code).
• Experience as solution or enterprise architect in a Trading Organization, Investment Bank, or similar, with good exposure to front, middle, and back-office functions.
• Proficient in Java or Python, with strong understanding of microservices frameworks and code analysis.
• Experience designing end-to-end technical solutions for complex business challenges, ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Experience leading complex IT architecture projects and ensuring conformance to enterprise blueprints.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps and staying updated with emerging technologies.
• Providing technical leadership and system design responsibilities.
• Ability to translate complex business problems into technical solutions with clear documentation.
• Exposure to diverse technologies, especially within banking technologies.

Nice to have skills:

• Architectural certifications like TOGAF, ArchiMate, etc., are beneficial but not required.

This high-level overview may include other duties as needed.

What we’ll provide you:

Joining Citi London offers a hybrid work model (up to 2 days remote), competitive salary, and benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Performance bonus
• Private Medical & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee discounts
• Learning and development resources

Citi values diversity and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive.

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