Head of Enterprise Architect

Role Overview

1. Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Governance

• Define, lead, and continuously evolve the
• enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap
• aligned with business goals and digital priorities
• Establish and enforce
• architecture governance frameworks
• , standards, policies, and principles across the organization
• Lead architecture review boards to ensure solution adherence, consistency, and long-term sustainability
• Translate business vision into
• scalable, secure, and future-ready technology blueprints
• Provide strategic advisory to executive leadership on
• technology direction, risks, and investment prioritization

2. Digital Transformation & Innovation

• Drive enterprise-wide
• digital transformation initiatives
• , including:
• Cloud adoption and hybrid architecture
• Open banking and API ecosystems
• Microservices and modern application design
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies such as
• AI/ML, blockchain, and fintech integrations
• Champion innovation across
• customer experience, digital channels, and operational efficiency
• Benchmark against industry standards and competitors to ensure technological leadership

3. Applications, Data & Integration Architecture

• Develop and maintain
• current-state and target-state architecture landscapes
• Oversee
• application portfolio management
• , including rationalization and modernization initiatives
• Define and govern
• enterprise data architecture
• , ensuring strong data governance, lineage, and quality
• Enable advanced analytics, AI, and regulatory reporting through scalable data platforms
• Lead enterprise integration strategy across
• API gateways, ESB, middleware, and event-driven systems

4. Infrastructure, Cloud & Security Architecture

• Define and implement
• cloud and hybrid infrastructure strategies
• Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives (virtualization, containerization, orchestration)
• Ensure architecture supports
• high availability, scalability, and resilience
• Embed robust
• cybersecurity, data privacy, and risk controls
• into architecture design
• Ensure compliance with international standards such as

5. Operational Excellence & Performance Management

• Establish
• enterprise-wide monitoring and performance frameworks
• Define KPIs, SLAs, and metrics for system reliability, availability, and throughput
• Ensure robust
• disaster recovery, business continuity, and resilience planning
• Promote adoption of
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
• to enhance delivery speed and quality
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on
• architecture performance, risks, and opportunities

6. Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Drive collaboration between
• business, IT, and executive stakeholders
• Evaluate and manage strategic partnerships with
• technology vendors and solution providers
• Provide architectural oversight for implementation of
• third-party banking platforms (payments, AML, etc.)
• Influence investment decisions through structured
• cost, risk, and value assessments

7. Leadership & People Management

• Build, lead, and mentor a
• high-performing Enterprise Architecture team
• Set clear performance objectives and drive a culture of accountability and innovation
• Develop team capabilities aligned with emerging technologies and banking trends
• Drive effective collaboration across cross-functional teams and projects
• Ensure readiness for internal and external audits, and timely resolution of findings
• ***Candidate Profile***

Experience

• Extensive experience in
• Enterprise Architecture leadership
• , preferably within
• banking or financial services
• Proven track record in delivering
• large-scale digital transformation programs
• Strong experience across
• applications, data, infrastructure, and security architecture domains

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent)
• Deep expertise in:
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, hybrid)
• API-driven architecture & microservices
• Enterprise data architecture & analytics platforms
• Cybersecurity frameworks and governance
• Experience with modern engineering practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD)

Leadership & Behavioral Skills

• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capability
• Excellent stakeholder management at
• executive level
• Ability to drive change and influence across large organizations

Important Note

• We are specifically seeking candidates who bring:
• Proven leadership experience in
• Enterprise Architecture within banking or financial services
• Strong expertise across
• cloud, APIs, data, and cybersecurity domains
• A track record of delivering
• large-scale digital transformation programs
• Demonstrated ability to
• influence at C-suite level and drive strategic outcomes