Lead Solution Architect/ Technical Architect (over $80K)

CL Technical Services Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

CL Technical Services Ltd. in Hong Kong is seeking a seasoned Enterprise Architect to design and govern architecture across software, data, integrations, and security for large-scale pension platforms.

You will lead capability maps, roadmaps, and compliance-aligned solutions, mentor junior staff, and drive modernization using microservices, Kubernetes, and event-driven architectures while managing ROI and risk for millions of users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in IT, with 4+ years in solution/enterprise architecture, ideally in financial services or large-scale transactional platforms.
• Proven experience designing scalable systems for millions of users in compliance-driven environments.
• Strong knowledge of financial/pension strategies, MPF schemes, and retirement planning in Hong Kong.
• Skilled in agile/DevOps, TDD, CI/CD, and modern architectures (API-driven, domain-driven design, 4+1 views).
• Experience managing technical debt, building ROI cases, and influencing C-level stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to explain technical visions to non-technical audiences.
• Fluent in English and Cantonese; Putonghua a plus.
• Certifications (TOGAF, SAFe, etc.) preferred; occasional travel required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of solution architectures covering software, data, integrations, infrastructure, and security for high-volume pension transactions.
• Translate objectives into capability maps, value streams, and roadmaps aligned with compliance, customer experience, and efficiency goals.
• Define and enforce enterprise architecture standards across applications, data, cloud, and security; conduct reviews to resolve dependencies and ensure target-state alignment.
• Identify and remediate technical debt in legacy systems, integrations, data quality, and security; prioritize IT initiatives by ROI, risk, and impact.
• Promote modern patterns: microservices, Kubernetes, event-driven systems (Kafka), APIs, and hybrid cloud; drive reuse to accelerate delivery.
• Research and prototype emerging technologies to enhance resilience, scalability, and performance for millions of users.
• Act as escalation point for complex issues; lead design/code reviews to maintain quality and avoid over-engineering.
• Govern projects with agile/DevOps practices including CI/CD, TDD, automation; manage vendor integrations.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, PDPO, and industry standards; embed security-by-design and disaster recovery.
• Mentor junior architects and developers, fostering knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Skills

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Kafka/JMS

Java Spring Boot

React/Vue

JavaScript

Oracle/PostgreSQL

Redis/MongoDB

Microservices

Event-driven

Hybrid cloud

Security-by-design

Data modeling

Integration strategies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Kafka

JMS

Java Spring Boot

React

Vue

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Redis

MongoDB

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of solution architectures covering software, data, integrations, infrastructure, and security for high-volume pension transactions.

• Work with stakeholders to translate objectives into capability maps, value streams, and roadmaps aligned with compliance, customer experience, and efficiency goals.

• Define and enforce enterprise architecture standards across applications, data, cloud, and security; conduct reviews to resolve dependencies and ensure target-state alignment.

• Identify and remediate technical debt in legacy systems, integrations, data quality, and security; prioritize IT initiatives by ROI, risk, and impact.

• Promote modern patterns: microservices, Kubernetes, event-driven systems (Kafka), APIs, and hybrid cloud; drive reuse to accelerate delivery.

• Research and prototype emerging technologies to enhance resilience, scalability, and performance for millions of users.

• Act as escalation point for complex issues; lead design/code reviews to maintain quality and avoid over-engineering.

• Govern projects with agile/DevOps practices including CI/CD, TDD, automation; manage vendor integrations.

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, PDPO, and industry standards; embed security-by-design and disaster recovery.

• Mentor junior architects and developers, fostering knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years in IT, with 4+ years in solution/enterprise architecture, ideally in financial services or large-scale transactional platforms.

• Proven experience designing scalable systems for millions of users in compliance-driven environments.

• Strong knowledge of financial/pension strategies, MPF schemes, and retirement planning in Hong Kong.

• Skilled in agile/DevOps, TDD, CI/CD, and modern architectures (API-driven, domain-driven design, 4+1 views).

• Experience managing technical debt, building ROI cases, and influencing C-level stakeholders.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to explain technical visions to non-technical audiences.

• Fluent in English and Cantonese; Putonghua a plus.

• Certifications (TOGAF, SAFe, etc.) preferred; occasional travel required.

Essential Skills

• Technical: Kubernetes/OpenShift, Kafka/JMS, Java Spring Boot, React/Vue, JavaScript, Oracle/PostgreSQL, Redis/MongoDB.

• Architecture: Microservices, event-driven, hybrid cloud, security-by-design, data modeling, integration strategies.

• Domain: Pension platforms, compliance, risk management, high-availability financial systems.

• Soft Skills: Analytical, collaborative, innovative, pragmatic decision-making, team coaching.