Job Description

The Senior IT Architect / IT Architect (Application) is responsible for providing strategic technical directions, design and implementation principle on Application, API and Microservice architecture to the Bank. The right candidate becomes a member of our IT Architect Office which is the technical authority to govern, design and build enterprise-level architecture for the Bank.

Job responsibilities

• Build Enterprise Application Architecture to align with the technology roadmaps of the Bank.
• Define end-to-end IT strategy, standard and process, establish framework and operation model for API-led and Microservices architecture applications on cloud-based and container platform.
• Develop and maintain architecture principles, standards and best practices related to enterprise architectures, and ensure they are consistently applied.
• Facilitate legacy applications transformation to new API platform and Microservice architecture.
• Standardize CI/CD setup for DevSecOps, API management tools and automated deployment with API monitoring and service management mechanisms.
• Identify, evaluate and manage the associated risks related to Application and Cloud architecture.
• Research, identify, and evaluate new technologies or products in the related area that are of value to IT strategy.
• Provide advisories for technology innovations for business challenges.

Experience and Qualifications

• Degree holder in Computer Science, Information Technology or related disciplines.
• At least 10 years of post-qualification IT experience with minimum 5 years in Application Architect related roles, preferably in banking or financial services industries.
• Strong experience in managing enterprise IT application architecture, and providing advisories for technical solution of various IT projects and applications of the Bank.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT application architectures, particularly in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS enterprise cloud computing and containerized architectures and technology.
• Experience in working with Kubernetes container platform, Cloud platform, GitLab, CI/CD pipeline is a plus.
• Experience in digital transformation, transforming from Monolithic to Microservice application, Domain Driven Design (DDD) is a great plus.
• Good understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF.
• Good knowledge of emerging technologies, market best practices and industry trends.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin).
• Proven strategic thinker to provide big picture and visions for future technology development.
• Self-motivated, open mindsets, good problem solving and troubleshooting skills with strong "can-do" attitude.
• Holder of related professional certificates will be an added advantage.
• Candidates with less experience will be considered as IT Architect.