APAC Banking Data Platform Architect: Secure & Scalable

Mizuho Bank, Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizuho Bank, Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior Data Platform & Enterprise Architecture Leader to define APAC data platform strategy, drive modernization, and govern cross-country initiatives. You will lead delivery, engage stakeholders, and ensure secure, scalable data ecosystems for analytics, AI/ML, and GenAI.

The role requires strong cloud & data engineering foundations, extensive leadership, and the ability to collaborate with Japan/global teams across APAC.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years delivering in strong engineering teams with delivery ownership for data/technology initiatives.
• Strong background in enterprise/data/solution architecture and modernization programs (cloud adoption and large-scale integrated solutions exposure preferred).
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across engineering, product, and senior business leaders; ability to collaborate across APAC and with Japan/global teams.
• Solid foundation across: Software engineering and design practices (performance, SOLID, idempotence, domain modelling); DevOps/automation and CI/CD with security/performance testing automation; Infrastructure basics and data storage paradigms; Security principles (secure coding, hardening, encryption/SSL).

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the APAC data platform architecture strategy, aligned with global priorities and regulatory/local market requirements.
• Architect scalable, secure, future-ready data platforms that support business change and modernization outcomes.
• Integrate and modernize legacy systems and disparate data sources into unified, trusted data ecosystems enabling analytics, AI/ML, and GenAI.
• Drive adoption of open systems and standard architectures to improve agility, interoperability, and resilience.
• Be accountable for successful delivery of a regional data platform, including day-to-day coordination and delivery oversight.
• Partner with sponsors/stakeholders to define goals, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Support requirements/backlog prioritization, user stories, and alignment ceremonies (stand-ups, showcases/POCs, SteerCo, working groups).
• Create and deliver against detailed project plans; track dependencies, manage delivery risks, and ensure timely execution.
• Manage budgets/forecasts and oversee external vendors/data providers.
• Establish and embed architecture principles, standards, and governance, ensuring enterprise-wide alignment.
• Chair/lead architecture forums as needed and provide strategic oversight for significant technology programs.
• Build strong relationships across regional/country technology leadership, product, delivery teams, external vendors, and Head Office (Japan).
• Drive architecture advocacy via workshops and knowledge sharing across business and technology communities.
• Apply strong software engineering practices: code profiling/optimization, debugging complex issues, and choosing appropriate languages/paradigms.
• Drive pragmatic design: SOLID/cohesion, idempotence, domain modelling, performance-by-design; familiarity with CQRS and eventual consistency.
• Promote modern delivery practices: automation by default, CI/CD, automated security scanning and performance testing.
• Design for reliability, performance, and availability and ensure platforms meet both user needs and business goals.
• Facilitate adoption of platforms with embedded observability, risk, and compliance controls.
• Ensure secure-by-default engineering, including server hardening fundamentals and use of SSL/encryption principles.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering/delivery teams and the architecture community.
• Lead design discussions, gain buy-in, and develop others through coaching and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Cloud adoption

CI/CD

Security principles

Leadership

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Scripting

Job description

Mizuho Bank, Ltd in Singapore seeks a senior Data Platform & Enterprise Architecture Leader to define APAC data platform strategy, drive modernization, and govern cross-country initiatives. You will lead delivery, engage stakeholders, and ensure secure, scalable data ecosystems for analytics, AI/ML, and GenAI.

The role requires strong cloud & data engineering foundations, extensive leadership, and the ability to collaborate with Japan/global teams across APAC.