Senior Technical Architect

Idfc First Bank Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Idfc First Bank Limited is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to define and uphold the Business and IT Architecture that supports its vision. You will lead architecture efforts for new initiatives, improve IT infrastructure, and optimize operations.

The role requires 12+ years in enterprise architecture, strong leadership, ability to translate business strategy into technical solutions, and governance of data standards.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of proven experience in enterprise architecture and IT-enabled services.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to translate business strategy into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and approve architecture vision and strategy aligned with business, data, and technology.
• Oversee current state architectures and domain-specific alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Create architecture roadmaps at portfolio level and translate business strategy into architectural approaches.
• Collaborate with executives to map operational assets to technology architecture.
• Review project deliverables for data standards compliance.
• Support budgeting and forecasting for initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategy translation

Architecture modeling

Enterprise systems

Data storage

Metadata management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT

Job description

Job Requirements

About the Role

The Principal Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining, upholding, and communicating the Business and Information Technology Architecture that supports the Bank's vision and strategic intent. The role also involves providing enterprise architecture services for new initiatives, improving IT infrastructure, and optimizing business operations.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and obtain approval for architecture insights vision and strategy ensuring alignment with business, data, and technology architecture.
• Provide oversight to ensure current state Enterprise Architectures are well defined and domain-specific architectures align with enterprise-level strategy.
• Create architecture roadmaps at the product portfolio level, collaborating with executives to translate business strategy into architectural approaches.
• Work across operational asset owners to improve mapping/linkage of operational assets to technology architecture.
• Review project deliverables to ensure compliance with data standards.
• Provide input for departmental budget and forecasting, and manage expenses associated with initiatives.
• Provide critical decision support and recommendations regarding data design deliverables.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and training to project team members to support future growth.
• Capture and share best practices among the team.
• Create an environment that promotes collaborative learning and collective ownership of responsibilities.

What We Are Looking For

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience

• Twelve years of proven experience in enterprise architecture, Information Technology Enabled Services

Skills and Attributes

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business strategy into technical solutions.
• Expertise in architecture modeling and enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of compliance architecture, data storage, and metadata management.