Position Description :
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
- Maintain the Division / Department architecture reference documentation all along the changes brought by projects : IT system diagrams (Division level, or per sub-block) Application referential (with the help of Application Owners) Division level principles and related non-conformities and remediation plans Obsolescence KPIs
- Lead the Cloud solution architecture on the projects they are assigned to : Supporting the Project Manager / Business Analysts during solution ideation, design, and implementation Collaborating with application teams and Business Analysts / Tech leads of impacted applications to design the solution Ensuring the alignment of projects with our architecture principles and IT standards Ensuring the solution is optimized for running on our IBM Private Cloud
- Support project managers and tech leads along the architecture validation process by : Leading the build of a consistent architecture documentation Presenting their projects in architecture validation committee Being the reference point on a set of applications for support / evolution activities Supporting the architecture process till the go-live Bringing Cloud and architecture awareness to application teams
- Being the reference architect on a set of applications for support / evolution activities (having low architecture impacts), before and after they are migrated into the Cloud platform.
- Collaborate with following roles : Project managers / Business analyst of major transversal projects they are assigned to Tech leads / Developers, to understand the architecture of the applications / screens and analyze potential issues Application owner, to update the referential information on applications Engineering and Production team, to check the availability / compatibility with infrastructure / Cloud services Enterprise Architects, to facilitate the review and validation process.
- Ensure the reference documentation is updated all along the changes brought by projects : Application referential IT architecture diagrams and documents Application non-conformities and remediation plans Architecture principles, checklist, guidelines
Contributing Responsibilities
Provide and share specific expertise on our Cloud capabilities and in selected technical areasParticipate to studies and proof-of-concepts with the business before a project is launchedTechnical & Behavioral Competencies
Mandatory
Experience on designing and developing Cloud-native solutionsExperience on Cloud migration, integration patterns, high availability patterns, etc. (e.g. REST APIs, Container platforms, Event-driven architecture, etc)Broad technical knowledge and experience across application, development frameworks and technologiesExperience with Java / Spring / Angular, Oracle / PostgreSQL DB, Linux, API, Kafka etc.Functional / Business knowledge (of their current / past companies), ideally on core banking or portfolio management systems. Interest in Financial & Banking industryExperience working on a project or in an architecture team covering a large ecosystem of applications (30+)Experience in modeling activities (application maps, software design models, data modeling, infrastructure diagrams, etc.)Strong analysis skills with problem solving attitudeAbility to communicate effectively in written documents and oral presentations, explaining concepts clearly to audiences at various levels of technical knowledgeEffective leadership, planning and organization skillsPlus
Experience of Enterprise Architecture discipline, processes, concepts, and best practicesExperience in Wealth Management, or Financial and Banking IndustryKnowledge of a Wealth Management Core Banking System such as Temenos Transact, ERI Olympic or AvaloqSCRUM / Agile experienceExperience running Request for Proposal and assessing solutionsSpecific Qualifications (if required)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering3+ years of experience architecting or developing solutions in a Cloud environment5+ years of experience in IT either as an Enterprise Architect or Solution ArchitectArchitecture certification (TOGAF) or Cloud Architect certification (AWS, IBM Cloud)Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills)
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Attention to detail / rigor
Communication skills - oral & written
Transversal Skills : (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to manage a project
Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…
Ability to develop and leverage networks
Education Level :
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 7 years
Other / Specific Qualifications (if required)
IBM Cloud certification from BNPP ( and Bronze)Other Cloud Architect certification (AWS, Azure, Google)Architecture certification (TOGAF)Skills :
Amazon CloudFrontAngularGoogle Cloud PlatformIBM CloudRESTful (Rest-APIs)Spring