Data Architect

Experis Manpower Group; Gdynia; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Manpower Group is seeking a senior architect to define and lead the architecture vision for data products and domain APIs in a banking context. You will align business capabilities, data assets and platforms across multiple delivery streams and oversee end-to-end architecture efforts.

You will drive governance, API-first design, security and scalable patterns while coordinating architects across teams to deliver enterprise-scale data and integration solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Solution/Domain/Enterprise Architecture at senior level.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale data, API and integration solutions.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple teams, products or domains.
• Strong understanding of banking technology and Core Banking platforms desirable.
• Experience in regulated environments with strict security, resilience and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture vision, principles and roadmap for Data Products and Domain APIs.
• Align capabilities, data assets, APIs and platforms across delivery streams.
• Oversee end-to-end solution architecture and coordinate architects in streams.
• Identify interfaces, data flows and cross-domain dependencies; guide evaluation of options.
• Establish patterns for domain-owned data products that are discoverable and governable.
• Clarify data ownership, boundaries, quality, metadata, lineage and lifecycle.
• Partner with stakeholders to maximise value and safe data use across the organisation.
• Promote data architecture practices including data product thinking and domain ownership.
• Define API-first principles, design standards, governance and lifecycle.
• Guide domain boundaries, API contracts, versioning, security and integration patterns.
• Ensure APIs are secure, scalable, observable and easy to use.
• Support event-driven and SOA integration approaches when valuable.
• Define functional and non-functional requirements for availability, performance, security, scalability.
• Define subsystems and interfaces; allocate responsibilities within the solution context.
• Build and maintain architectural runway for sustainable delivery.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Domain Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

API design

Data governance

Leadership

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the architecture vision, principles and roadmap for Data Products and Domain APIs.
• Align business capabilities, data assets, APIs and technology platforms across multiple delivery streams.
• Oversee the end-to-end solution architecture and coordinate the work of software architects embedded in individual delivery streams.
• Identify interfaces, data flows and cross-domain dependencies, and guide teams in evaluating solution alternatives.
• Establish patterns and standards for domain-owned data products that are discoverable, trustworthy, reusable and governed.
• Clarify data ownership, product boundaries, quality expectations, metadata, lineage and lifecycle responsibilities.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to maximise the value and safe use of data across the organisation.
• Promote modern data architecture practices, including data product thinking and domain ownership.
• Define API-first architecture principles, design standards, governance and lifecycle management practices.
• Guide the definition of domain boundaries, API contracts, versioning, security and reusable integration patterns.
• Ensure APIs are secure, scalable, resilient, observable and easy for consumers to use.
• Support event-driven and service-oriented integration approaches where they provide clear business and technology value.
• Define solution-level functional requirements and non-functional requirements for availability, performance, security, scalability, resilience and operability.
• Define subsystems and interfaces, allocate responsibilities and clarify interactions with the wider solution context.
• Build and maintain the architectural runway needed for sustainable delivery and future change.

Requirements:

• Significant experience in Solution Architecture, Domain Architecture, Enterprise Architecture or a comparable senior architecture role.
• A proven track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale data, API and integration solutions.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple teams, products or technology domains.
• A strong understanding of banking technology and business processes. Experience with Core Banking platforms is highly desirable.
• Experience working in complex, regulated environments with demanding security, resilience and data governance requirements.