Technology Architecture, Principal

AIA Shared Services; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Shared Services in Singapore seeks a Technology Architecture, Principal to define and govern the technology-wide architecture, ensuring investments align with business strategy and scale across applications, data, integration and security.

You will lead multi‑year roadmaps, guide modernization toward API‑driven architectures, and partner with product and engineering leaders to design target‑state architectures that are performant, secure, resilient, and cost efficient.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10+ years of experience in technology architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Strong architectural expertise across: Technology architecture. Application architecture (microservices, event-driven architecture, APIs). Data and integration architecture (data platforms, streaming, ETL/ELT, API gateway). Security and infrastructure fundamentals.
• Proven track record defining technology architecture frameworks and governing large-scale technology ecosystems.
• Strong understandingofSDLC, engineering practices, DevOps, and -native development.
• Experience leading architecture for large digital transformation programs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence at senior levels.
• Good To Have: Experience in insurance or financial services; Certification in TOGAF, Azure Architecture, or similar; Understanding regulatory and compliance requirements; Background in API management.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve the technology architecture blueprint aligned with business strategy.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, principles, and guardrails across application, data, integration, and security domains.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of technologies, platforms, and tools to support future-state architecture.
• Drive adoption of Group architecture frameworks and ensure governance compliance.
• Work with business and technology teams to develop multi-year architecture roadmaps.
• Guide modernization of legacy systems toward native, scalable, API-driven architectures.
• Partner with product and engineering leaders to design target-state architectures for major programs.
• Ensure architectural designs deliver performance, security, resilience, and operational efficiency.
• Conduct analyses of technology trends and regulatory conditions to inform improvements.
• Provide leadership for technology design across major initiatives and review proposals.

Skills

Technology architecture

Application architecture

Data & integration architecture

Security fundamentals

DevOps

APIs

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Azure Architecture

TOGAF

API management

Job description

At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone. As pioneering innovators for over 100 years, we’re now transforming our organisation to be faster, simpler and more connected. Because we want to be even better equipped to develop digital solutions and experiences that help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. To get there, we need people with tech/digital/analytics expertise and passion to help develop positive, sustainable change through digitally enhanced experiences that will impact the lives of millions of people and create a healthier future for everyone. If you believe in developing a better tomorrow, read on.

About the Role

The Technology Architecture, Principal is responsible for defining and governing AIA Singapore’s technology-wide architecture, ensuring that technology investments are aligned with business strategy, scalable for future growth, and compliant with Group standards. This role develops and drives architecture frameworks and integration strategies, and technical roadmaps across the application, data, infrastructure, and security domains. The ideal candidate is a strong technologist with deep architecture expertise and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology. You will play a critical role in enabling AIA’s digital transformation, modernising our application landscape, and guiding engineering teams toward future ready platforms and patterns.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Technology Architecture Strategy & Governance

Define, maintain, and evolve the technology architecture blueprint aligned with AIA Singapore’s business strategy.

Establish architecture standards, patterns, principles, and guardrails across application, data, integration, and security domains.

Lead the evaluation and selection of technologies, platforms, and tools to support future‑state architecture.

Drive adoption of Group architecture frameworks and ensure compliance with governance and regulatory requirements.

Architecture Planning & Roadmap Execution

Work closely with business, technology, and AIA Group teams to develop multi‑year architecture roadmaps.

Guide the modernization of legacy systems toward -native, scalable, API‑driven architectures.

Partner with product and engineering leaders to design target‑state architectures for major programs and initiatives.

Ensure architectural designs deliver performance, scalability, security, resilience, and operational efficiency.

Conducts analysis of technology trends, vendor/products lifecycles, regulatory conditions, and market capabilities to determine recommended improvements to the existing solutions.

Technology Design Leadership

Provide leadership for technology design across major organisational initiatives, from concept to delivery.

Review and endorse technical design proposals, ensuring alignment with organisational technology standards.

Resolve complex technical challenges and ensure designs are scalable, resilient, and cost‑efficient.

Conduct impact assessments, technology evaluations, and design‑related risk assessments.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Engage senior business leaders, product teams, Group architecture, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure teams to ensure common alignment on technology direction.

Act as the architecture thought leader, influencing decision‑making across the organization.

Communicate architecture strategies, decisions, and technical trade‑offs in a clear and structured manner.

Technology Leadership & Capability Building

Champion engineering excellence, modern architecture practices, and reusable platform capabilities.

Mentor solution architects and senior engineers, developing the next generation of architectural talent.

Promote continuous learning, innovation, and adoption of emerging technologies (-native, integration, analytics, DevSecOps, API‑first, etc.).

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE

• 8 to 10+years of experience in technology architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Strong architectural expertise across: Technology architecture. Application architecture (microservices, event‑driven architecture, APIs). Data and integration architecture (data platforms, streaming, ETL/ELT, API gateway). Security and infrastructure fundamentals.
• Proven track record defining technology architecture frameworks and governing large‑scale technology ecosystems.
• Strong understandingofSDLC, engineering practices, DevOps, and -native development.
• Experience leading architecture for large digital transformation programs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence at senior levels.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.

Good To Have:

• Experience in insurance or financial services.
• Certification in TOGAF, Azure Architecture, or similar.
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in a financial institution.
• Background in platform engineering and API management.

Build a careerwithus as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

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