Infrastructure Architect (Bank, Permanent)

GMP RECRUITMENT SERVICES (S) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment service in Singapore is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Architect to design and implement robust IT solutions within the banking industry. The ideal candidate should have around 15 years of experience and proven expertise in devising scalable architectures and managing people effectively. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to strategic IT planning and collaborate within a global team.

Qualifications

• Around 15 years of experience in IT service to Financial Institute.
• Experience as an infrastructure solution architect in the banking domain.
• Proficiency in knowledge of system integration patterns and enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement IT infrastructure solutions for banking.
• Contribute to IT strategy planning.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure architects.

Skills

IT service to Financial Institute

Infrastructure solution architecture

End to end integration

Microservices architecture

Cloud computing services

People management

Education

Relevant certification in TOGAF and cloud solution architect

Tools

Azure SQL DB

Microsoft SQL DB

Oracle Database

Azure Kubernetes Service

Microsoft Active Directory

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and implement IT infrastructure solutions that align with business goals, regulatory compliance, and security standards within the banking industry, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Contribute to IT strategy planning by analyzing business demands and designing technical architectures across infrastructure service domains.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure architects to evaluate, standardize, and implement strategic technology solutions.
• Develop and maintain the overall infrastructure technology landscape, guiding global and regional rationalization and transformation efforts.
• Lead engineering teams in detailed system design and implementation based on approved high-level architecture, ensuring effective cross-domain collaboration with vendors and partners.
• Design and review hybrid cloud infrastructure (including OS, databases, servers, networks, and monitoring), and assess regional setups for centralization and modernization.

Requirements

• Around 15 years of experience to provide IT service to Financial Institute.
• Prior working experience as infrastructure solution architect role in banking domain and solid understanding of MAS regulations.
• Experience in conceptualizing scalable, resilient technical architecture solutions involving end to end integration between channels, systems, middleware, data warehouse etc.
• Experienced in architecting solutions with integration into commercial off the shelf product and cloud solutions are highly desirable.
• Proficiency in knowledge comprising system integration patterns, enterprise architecture, microservices architecture and cloud computing services.
• Relevant certification in TOGAF and cloud solution architect or similar are highly desirable.
• Having functional, development knowledge in at least one of the following technical domains:

1. Database: Azure SQL DB, Microsoft SQL DB, Oracle Database
2. Storage: Azure Storage, Files, SAN FC storage
3. Container: Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Red Hat OpenShift
4. IAM: Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Active Directory
5. Network: Azure NSG, Firewall, Proxy
6. Virtualization: Azure VM, Broadcom VCF/VVF, Nutanix AOS & AHV

• People management skills: recruit, appraisal, mentoring, coaching, and motivating the staff.

We are an equal opportunities employer.