Demo
Experience: 10 Years
Role: Enterprise/Application Architect
Key Skills:
Heterogeneous technology platform knowledge such as AS400, Mainframe, open systems (unix, Java, Microsoft), MQ.
Key Responsibilities:
· Solution defining and delivery
o Help the business user to articulate their business requirements in a structured manner.
o Translate these business objectives into an architectural approach and solution, in term of:
§ Business and process architecture
§ Technology architecture (application, infrastructure and security)
o Define practical roadmap considering business, technical and delivery constraints
o Identify operations impact of the solution and liaise with operations to define the appropriate operating model
o Address all business challenges from a Technology & Operations perspective and ensure proposed solutions address issues with business, operations, technology, compliance any other impacted business units
o Improve existing approaches and/or develops new approaches to achieving improvement
o Spot potential problems, recognize the risk impact and propose risk mitigation strategies
o Lead the solution definition work-stream during implementation, to ensure the integrity of the business solutions is maintained
o Manage technology roadmap once the various projects have started to monitor the deviation to the roadmap and architecture and plan the remediation accordingly with the various project teams.
· Stakeholder relationship management
o Acts as a single point of contact for all domain specific improvements and challenges
o Supports effective business change by building relationships with and between development teams, business analysts, testing teams and operational business partners
o Provides well-informed advice, typically within a specific domain specialism, ensuring that it is properly understood and appropriately exploited, to enhance the effectiveness of significant activities
Anticipates customer needs; responds to and follows through on customer enquiries, requests and issues to complete resolution or satisfaction in a timely manner
Key Requirements:
· Banking Architecture skills across Retail and Wholesales business domains. It encompases but not limited to: core banking, payments, trades, cards, branches systems, ATM, Loyalty , internet and mobile banking, reporting and MIS.
· Domain expertise with an excellent awareness of the various front-end and back-end systems and processes
· Excellent communication and presentations skills to C-level, with the ability to synthetize and simplify technology solution and challenges
· Ability to communicate effectively with technology and operations staff.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering/ business/ finance or equivalent