Lead Architect

Job Description

Lead the strategy, design, and governance of the bank's integration architecture, promoting scalable and secure connectivity between core banking systems (Temenos Transact) and the broader tech ecosystem, encompassing digital channels, fintech integrations, and third-party systems. Define integration architecture that leverages APIs, microservices, and event-driven designs to connect effectively with Temenos Transact. Design a flexible banking ecosystem, which minimizes dependencies on the core banking platform. Select and govern integration patterns, including API Gateway, Event Bus, Orchestration Services, and ESB. Design and enforce strategies for high availability, resilience, scalability, and observability within the architecture. Propose hybrid and cloud-native architectural blueprints that align with the bank’s overall technology strategy. Establish clear API governance standards, covering versioning, security protocols, traffic throttling, and monitoring practices. Define and maintain comprehensive guidelines for development, integration processes, testing methodologies, and environment configurations. Oversee and govern integrations with third-party vendors, fintech partners, and various digital channels. Ensure strict alignment with Temenos Transact best practices, particularly regarding the API framework and contract mapping. Actively prevent any unnecessary customization or over-engineering within the core banking platform. Provide strong technical leadership to development, integration, and DevOps teams working on integration projects. Review architectural designs to ensure technical quality and facilitate knowledge sharing across teams. Coordinate API enablement and broader digital transformation initiatives, driving adoption and innovation.

Qualifications

1. Extensive experience in API design using REST and GraphQL. 2. Deep knowledge of cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. 3. Proven experience with asynchronous integration methods, such as Kafka, MQ, EventBridge, and Pub/Sub. 4. Solid understanding of integration patterns, including Saga, Orchestration, API Gateway, and Adapter Pattern. 5. Hands-on experience with API Gateways and ESBs like WSO2, Apigee, Kong, and MuleSoft. 6. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift. 7. Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps. 8. Experience with observability tools, including ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, and OpenTelemetry. 9. Strong understanding of security standards, including OAuth2, OIDC, mTLS, IAM, and secrets management. 10. Knowledge of best practices for securely exposing banking APIs.

Benefits

- Maternity leave: Transition back with a reduced schedule, working three days per week in the first month and four days per week in the second month. - Civil Partnership: Enjoy one week of paid leave for marriage or civil partnership ceremonies, including same-sex partnerships. - Family care: Take advantage of four weeks of paid family care leave to support your family's needs. - Recharge days: Utilize four days per year to recharge physically and mentally. - Study leaves: Benefit from two weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development opportunities.