VP Architect: Cloud-Native, API-First & Microservices

SMBC Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Paid leave

Private medical insurance

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

SMBC Group is seeking an Application / Solution Architect to design scalable, secure architectures for business applications within a complex regulatory reporting environment in Ireland. You will define end-to-end architectures and guide delivery teams through design authorities to modernise platforms with cloud-native patterns.

The role collaborates with stakeholders across engineering, security, data and operations to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent working experience.
• Certifications in architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)
• Cloud platform certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• AI Certifications

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end application architecture for strategic initiatives and enterprise platforms.
• Produce high-level and low-level solution designs aligned to enterprise standards.
• Ensure project solution designs align with target state architecture, technology strategy, and roadmaps.
• Drive adoption of modern architectural patterns including cloud-native architectures, microservices, event-driven design, API-first integration, domain-driven design, containerisation and orchestration.
• Support legacy transformation and application rationalisation and modernisation initiatives.
• Establish and enforce architecture standards, principles, and design patterns.
• Participate in Architecture Governance Forums and Design Authorities.
• Manage technical debt and architectural risks.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate objectives into technology capabilities.
• Provide architectural leadership to delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to technology strategy and target operating model development.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption.
• Support cloud transformation and platform modernisation programmes.
• Identify opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and reuse.
• Support Agile and DevOps delivery models.
• Guide teams through architecture implementation and design decisions.
• Review technical solutions, code structures, APIs, and integration approaches.
• Ensure operational readiness and non-functional requirements are addressed.

Skills

Architecture design

Cloud-native architectures

Microservices

Event-driven design

API-first integration

Domain-Driven Design

Containerisation and orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

TOGAF / Zachman certifications

Cloud platform certifications (Azure / GCP)

AI Certifications

Job description

SMBC Group is seeking an Application / Solution Architect to design scalable, secure architectures for business applications within a complex regulatory reporting environment in Ireland. You will define end-to-end architectures and guide delivery teams through design authorities to modernise platforms with cloud-native patterns.

The role collaborates with stakeholders across engineering, security, data and operations to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and enterprise standards.