Enterprise Architect

Eames Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Eames Consulting partners with a leading financial services enterprise to appoint an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive architecture strategy, governance, and digital modernisation initiatives. You will collaborate with senior leadership, product, and engineering to guide legacy systems toward scalable, API-first and event-driven architectures, ensuring security and regulatory alignment.

Mandated with mentoring engineers, overseeing multi-year roadmaps, and evaluating new technologies to

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology architecture or high-level technical leadership roles.
• Deep domain expertise in enterprise app architecture (microservices, event-driven), data/integration, and security guardrails.
• Proven history of leading target-state architectures for large-scale digital transformations.
• Strong grasp of modern SDLC, DevOps practices, and platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and govern enterprise-wide architectural frameworks, design principles, and technology standards.
• Oversee multi-year technology roadmaps and transition monolithic systems to scalable, API-first, event-driven architectures.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for complex transformation projects and evaluate new technologies and platforms.
• Collaborate with business units, security teams, and stakeholders to align designs with business objectives and regulatory standards.
• Mentor senior engineers and solution architects to promote engineering best practices and platform delivery.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Data/integration patterns

Security guardrails

SDLC

DevOps

Platform engineering

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

We are partnered with an established financial services enterprise seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive enterprise-wide architecture strategy, governance, and digital modernisation initiatives.

You will work closely with senior leadership, product teams, and engineering units, you will guide legacy system modernisation toward scalable, modern, and high-performing digital architectures.

Responsibilities:

• Formulate and govern enterprise-wide architectural frameworks, design principles, and technology standards across software, integration, and security domains.
• Oversee multi-year technology roadmaps, transitioning monolithic systems into scalable, API-first, and event-driven architectures.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for complex transformation projects, evaluating new technologies, platform choices, and design trade-offs.
• Collaborate with business unit heads, security teams, and group-level stakeholders to align architectural designs with broader business objectives and regulatory standards.
• Mentor senior engineers and solution architects, fostering engineering best practices and platform-oriented delivery.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience in technology architecture or high-level technical leadership roles.
• Deep domain expertise in enterprise application architecture (microservices, event-driven platforms), data/integration patterns, and security guardrails.
• Demonstrated history of leading target-state architectures for large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Solid grasp of modern software development life cycles (SDLC), DevOps practices, and platform engineering.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, with proven ability to influence senior executives.
• Prior experience within financial services or regulated enterprise environments is highly advantageous.