Principal Architect - Digital & Cloud Transformation, Wholesale Banking

TALENT FIRST PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT FIRST PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced Principal Enterprise Architect to lead technology transformation initiatives for Banking and Financial Services clients across APAC, focusing on Wholesale Banking.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and modern enterprise solutions spanning applications, cloud, data, AI, and integration. The role blends enterprise architecture, technology consulting, presales and delivery, ideal for a senior architect who

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience across software engineering, architecture and technology consulting.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale enterprise transformations for financial services.
• Strong experience with cloud, AI, data and integration architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of enterprise and solution architectures for large transformation programmes.
• Develop architecture roadmaps, target-state designs and integration strategies.
• Drive modernization, cloud migration and platform consolidation initiatives.
• Design architectures using Microservices, APIs and event-driven patterns.
• Guide clients on cloud-native solutions across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Provide governance and technical guidance throughout delivery lifecycle.
• Support presales, run architecture workshops, and respond to RFPs/RFIs.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Technology Consulting

Stakeholder Management

Presales Support

Architecture Governance

Client Engagement

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Containers

APIs

Cloud Platforms

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Principal Enterprise Architect to lead technology transformation initiatives for Banking and Financial Services clients across APAC , with a focus on Wholesale Banking.

You will work closely with senior business and technology stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and modern enterprise solutions across applications, cloud, data, AI, and integration.

The role combines enterprise architecture, technology consulting, presales, and delivery , making it ideal for a senior architect who enjoys working with clients and solving complex technology challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of enterprise and solution architectures for large-scale transformation programmes.
• Develop architecture roadmaps, target-state designs, solution blueprints, and integration strategies .
• Drive application modernization, cloud migration, legacy transformation, and platform consolidation .
• Design modern architectures using Microservices, APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, and cloud-native technologies .
• Design solutions across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid and private cloud environments.
• Develop architectures for data, analytics, AI/ML, and Generative AI .
• Provide technical guidance on Kubernetes, containers, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and platform engineering .
• Design technology solutions for Wholesale Banking , including Payments, Cash Management, Financial Markets, Trade Finance, Treasury, and Liquidity.
• Work directly with clients on architecture workshops, solution discovery, RFPs/RFIs, proposals, POCs, and technical presentations .
• Provide architecture governance and technical guidance throughout solution delivery.
• Identify technical risks and ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, scalability, resilience, and performance requirements .
• Develop reusable architecture standards, patterns, and reference architectures.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Technology Consulting, or related fields.
• 6+ years in senior architecture roles such as Principal Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Solution Architect.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programmes .
• Strong Wholesale Banking experience, ideally across Payments, Cash Management, Financial Markets, Trade Finance, Treasury, or Liquidity.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration, APIs, banking platforms, and transaction-processing systems .
• Hands-on experience with cloud, modern applications, data platforms, and AI technologies .
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and distributed systems .
• Strong understanding of security, scalability, resilience, availability, and performance .
• Experience supporting technical presales, client workshops, RFP/RFI responses, proposals, and POCs .

Key Technical Areas

• Strong expertise in at least two of the following:
• Microservices & Event-Driven Architecture
• Data Platforms, AI/ML & Generative AI
• Multi-Cloud / Hybrid Cloud
• Enterprise Integration & API Architecture
• Cloud-Native Application Modernisation