ICT ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT

CORECXAI PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company located in Singapore is looking for an Enterprise Architect to oversee governance and ensure compliance in technology solutions. The ideal candidate will lead the architecture for digital transformation, have over 15 years of IT experience including 6+ years as a leading architect in BFSI, and hold relevant certifications. Responsibilities include ensuring adherence to architecture standards, guiding technology changes, and managing stakeholder communications effectively.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT experience, with over 6 years leading an enterprise architect team in BFSI.
• Experience in governance of IT solutions and compliance with architecture standards.
• Proficient in understanding key IT aspects including risk management and business continuity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise-wide solution architecture for digital transformation.
• Ensure technology platforms adhere to architecture standards.
• Facilitate architecture reviews and address design feedback.

Skills

System architecture knowledge

Solution design

Cloud technologies (AWS, Google, Azure)

Enterprise Java and Spring Boot

Agile development

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Information Security, Computer Science/Engineering

Master Degree in Information Security or Computer Science

Relevant certifications (SABSA, CISSP, CISM)

Tools

Big data technologies (Cloudera, Hortonworks)

Job description

An opportunity for an Enterprise Architect to provide overall governance that ensures efficient, consistent and compliance execution of technology solutions. Ideal candidate should have technical knowledge and skills in system architecture and solutioning, technology deployment and operations to ensure technology platforms and solutions adhere to architecture standards for new initiatives as well as ongoing changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide solution architecture for organization's digital transformation journey, to set the direction and deliver the Enterprise Architecture (EA) future state;
• Conceptualize, Architect, Design Digital Solutions & Research on current state, identify the gaps and map out the to-be state and roadmap
• Must have experience in designing, developing, and deploying large, scalable production applications on Cloud / PaaS platforms and Containers (such as AWS, Google, and Azure);
• Ensure collaboration to maintain up-to-date architecture and solution artefacts as well as communication materials for stakeholders, technology forums, and community engagements.
• Deep understanding of technology stack including Enterprise Java and Spring Boot, front-end technologies and framework (such as ReactJS), mobile application development, middleware, and integration technologies. Expertise in Microsoft and open-source architecture and its products.
• Experience in overall governance of IT solutions, framework, policies, processes, and rules that ensure effective, consistent, and compliant execution of technology solutions;
• Proficient in conceptualizing and deriving common architectural designs across multiple services;
• Highly conversant in architectural concepts, principles, and SOA governance practice;
• Solid Agile development experience and has experience architecting large enterprise-wide systems;
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate architecture methods, concepts, standards, and policies;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and able to work well with cross-organizational teams.
• Good understanding of the key IT aspects including strategic planning, application development, implementation & support, IT Infrastructure and operation, vendor management, IT audit, risk management, and business continuity planning.
• Hands on experience of banking systems and operations.
• Familiar with Secure SDLC, dynamic and static code analysis and threat modeling.
• Familiar with the regulator requirements such as MAS TRM, OJK & BNM

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance in establishing architecture policies, standards, processes, and platform to drive scalability and proposed changes where required;
• Developing and communicating guiding principles, governance structures related to the selection of architectural components;
• Ensure technology platforms and solutions adhere to architecture standards for new initiatives and ongoing changes;
• Overall architecture governance, including but not limited to security, quality, compliance, and data;
• Ensure regular administration of architecture review including facilitation of resolution of feedback, tracking and follow up for effective closure of design gap;
• Ensuring consistency in design, principles are maintained and supported;
• Provide direction and advise on organization-wide technology changes in the development of enterprise business architecture vision and related IT solutions;
• Partner with business, product, and technology team in the delivery of solutions and results through technology enhancements, development, and implementation;
• Guide application operations, propose new solution methodologies and mentor the team raising the collective technical competencies;

Education & Experience

• Degree in Information Security, Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline. Master Degree in Information Security or Computer Science is a plus.
• At least 15 years of IT experience, in which over 6 years are in the capacity of leading Enterprise architect team preferably in a large BFSI environment with proven track record in building security solutions and establishing security architecture practices.
• Relevant certifications such as SABSA, CISSP, and CISM would be mandatory.
• Relevant Certification in any Big data technology like Cloudera or formerly called as Hortonworks data platform