Principal Infrastructure Solution Architect (Permanent, Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Technologies invites an experienced Principal Infrastructure Solution Architect to shape the bank's technology landscape in Singapore. The role focuses on designing and delivering scalable, secure IT infrastructure across hybrid cloud domains, ensuring compliance with MAS regulations and banking standards.

You will lead cross-regional teams, craft architectural standards, and collaborate with offshore partners while maintaining comprehensive engineering docs and guiding implementation from

Qualifications

• Experience in banking IT infrastructure and regulatory/security requirements.
• 15+ years delivering IT services to financial institutions.
• Proven ability to lead cross-country teams and manage stakeholders.
• Strong background in end-to-end infrastructure platforms.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop and maintain the infrastructure technology landscape across regional and global teams.
• Lead design and implementation of IT infrastructure solutions with regulatory compliance and high availability.
• Collaborate with global architects to set strategic standards and address needs of applications and branches.
• Develop and maintain engineering and architecture documentation.
• Lead system engineers and implementation teams across physical/virtual platforms, OS, databases, API, network, and monitoring.
• Coordinate hybrid cloud infrastructure domains and engage with external vendors and offshore partners.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud computing

MAS regulations

Stakeholder management

Leadership/People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science

TOGAF Certification

Cloud Solution Architecture Certification

Tools

Enterprise Architecture Tools

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

API & Integration

Job description

Job Openings Principal Infrastructure Solution Architect (Permanent, Banking)

About the job Principal Infrastructure Solution Architect (Permanent, Banking)

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop and maintain the overall infrastructure technology landscape, guiding regional and global rationalization efforts, while reviewing current infrastructure conditions across regional offices and branches to propose centralization and transformation aligned with IT strategies.
• Lead the design and implementation of IT infrastructure solutions that align with organizational goals, comply with stringent banking industry regulatory and security requirements, and ensure availability, scalability, and performance, while contributing to organizational strategy through planning and analyzing business demand and technical architecture.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure architects to evaluate, design, and develop strategic standards for implementation, while understanding and addressing the needs of the organization, application teams, and branches to create infrastructure platforms that align with company goals and foster a culture of innovation.
• Develop and maintain engineering and architecture documentation as standardized references for the organization.
• Lead system engineers and implementation teams in the design and implementation of systems based on approved high-level architectures, including physical and virtual platforms, OS, database servers, application servers, API, network, and monitoring components.
• Organize and coordinate efforts across hybrid cloud infrastructure domains, including Cloud Platform, Storage, Server Platform, Network, Database, and End User Services, integrating external vendors and offshore partners to drive collaboration and maximize synergy.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, with approximately 15 years of experience providing IT services to financial institutions, alongside proficiency in system integration patterns, enterprise architecture, microservices architecture, and cloud computing services.
• Extensive experience as an Infrastructure Solution Architect in a multinational banking environment, with a solid understanding of MAS regulations, and a proven track record of thinking strategically and analytically to implement innovative solutions that drive organizational performance.
• Expertise in conceptualizing scalable and resilient technical architecture solutions involving end-to-end integration across channels, systems, middleware, and data warehouses, with a strong background in integrating commercial off-the-shelf products and cloud solutions; TOGAF and cloud solution architecture certifications are highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across multiple countries and departments, combined with strong people management capabilities, including recruitment, appraisals, mentoring, coaching, and staff motivation.
• Possessing functional and development expertise in at least one of the following technical domains:

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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