Business Solutions Architect (Wealth Management)

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Overview:

• The Enterprise Architect for Wealth Management Business Solutions serves as the critical bridge between business strategy and technological execution. Operating within the Group Information Technology Architecture (GITA) framework, this role balances business needs with enterprise IT standards.
• You will drive end-to-end solutioning—from digital channels and middleware to backend hosts—ensuring all systems are robust, scalable, and fully aligned with the overarching Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) blueprint.
• By establishing core technical guidelines and prioritizing system qualities, you will reduce IT wastage, enforce architectural governance, and empower the delivery of cutting-edge wealth management capabilities.

Responsibilities:

Architectural Strategy & Governance:

● Architecture & Design Delivery: Produce comprehensive architectural designs and critically review requirement, functional, and interface specifications.

● Architecture Review Board (ARB): Present proposed solutions to the ARB to secure approvals and facilitate enterprise-level architectural decisions.

● Strategic Documentation: Take ownership of developing rigorous business cases and formal architecture papers.

● Vendor & Procurement Leadership: Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Group Information Technology Architecture (GITA) during Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, evaluating and acquiring necessary tools, hardware, and software.

● SOA Integration: Utilize the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework to standardize, simplify, and scale system integrations.

Solution Design & Business Alignment

● Requirement & Alternative Analysis: Liaise directly with users to define system requirements. Provide strategic options, alternatives, and software recommendations to address business needs effectively.

● Impact Analysis: Conduct deep-dive analyses to determine how proposed solutions and system changes will impact existing infrastructure.

● Technical Direction: Facilitate and make definitive decisions on the technical approaches used for system enhancements, ensuring amended systems strictly meet user functional requirements.

Risk Management, Security & Compliance

● Security Controls & Risk Assessment: Employ Information Security Department risk assessment methodologies to build appropriate controls into business applications, guaranteeing stability, security, and reliability.

● Standardized Documentation: Ensure all processes, methodologies, and development documentation align with Bank standards to facilitate seamless future maintenance and enhancement.

Implementation, Performance & Production Support

● Performance Optimization: Proactively propose architectural enhancements and application upgrades to drive better system performance.

● Deployment & Testing: Review system tests to guarantee accuracy and completeness for problem-free implementations. Provide robust support during software rollouts and liaise across departments for smooth deployments.

● Expert Troubleshooting: Serve as the final escalation point, providing expert advice and optimal solutions for complex production problems and new product initiatives.

● Resource & Task Management: Prioritize and assign development and implementation tasks to ensure efficient execution and delivery.

Skills & Experience We Are Looking For:

● Degree in any related field.

Special Skills:

● Banking domain knowledge with specialisation in wealth management and additional domains like deposits, lending, payments, treasury, trade finance will be preferred.

● Banking applications knowledge i.e. banking channels, channel integration, backend hosts.

● Excellent communication skills.

Certification/Licensing Requirements

● TOGAF (preferable)

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