Senior Core Banking Solutions Architect

OCBC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Community initiatives

Learning opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

OCBC invites applications for a Technology Architecture professional to shape the bank's core banking modernization and platform strategies. You will design end-to-end architectures, collaborate with business analysts, developers, and PMs, and guide migration efforts while ensuring security, scalability and seamless integration across systems.

You will employ microservices patterns, mentor junior staff, and drive governance while working closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• 6+ years in technology solution implementation or architecture in core banking domain such as deposits or loans.
• 3+ years in micro-services design architecture, Messaging (MQ, Kafka), Java/J2EE, Cloud and infrastructure setup, end-to-end technology solution or projects implementation for bank
• Experience on application or solution architecture in Financial Services industry with focus on core banking domain such as customer, deposits or loans
• Exceptional communication skills and the demonstrable ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; both written and verbal communications as well as visualizations/presentations
• A team player that able to work effectively at all levels of an organization with the ability to influence others to move toward consensus
• Must be highly reliable, trustworthy, honest, and commitment oriented
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities
• Experience in defining architectures (e.g practical design principles, technology stacks, technology solution design diagrams, etc)
• Ability to drive an independent view on project from an architectural standpoint
• Possess strong thought-leadership and experience in mentoring/coaching of staff or teams

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end architectural design and governance.
• Design end-to-end core banking solutions, considering scalability, security, performance, and integration with other systems.
• Experience on solution design for core banking modernization and migration initiatives, including current-state assessment, target architecture definition, migration/cutover strategy, data conversion approach and coexistence design between legacy and target systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business analysts, developers, and project managers, to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Provide detailed design using microservices design pattern and framework (domain-driven, bounded context, granularity of microservices)
• Work hands-on with the engineering team and advise on complex coding, issues and resolution
• Manage design and implementation challenges and conflicts by applying sound decisions based on architecture guidelines and principles.
• Manage complexity by breaking down complex business requirements into simpler design blocks and provide alternatives if needed, to achieve better customer and employee experience

Skills

Solution architecture

Microservices design

Java/J2EE

Cloud infrastructure

Kafka messaging

Architecture governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Design reviews

Tools

MQ

Kafka

Java

Cloud

Job description

OCBC invites applications for a Technology Architecture professional to shape the bank's core banking modernization and platform strategies. You will design end-to-end architectures, collaborate with business analysts, developers, and PMs, and guide migration efforts while ensuring security, scalability and seamless integration across systems.

You will employ microservices patterns, mentor junior staff, and drive governance while working closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced,