Enterprise Architect (Upto EVP)

Job Description

Title: Enterprise Architect (Upto EVP)

Company Name: Bank Asia PLC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 12 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Banks

• Bachelor/Honors

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline.

• No 3rd Class /Division or equivalent CGPA will not be accepted at any stage of the academic career.

• Architecture certification such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, or an equivalent enterprise architecture credential. 

• At least 12 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Banks

• Experience integrating systems within a banking ecosystem including core banking, payment systems, and digital channels.

• Hands-on experience integrating with national and cross-border payment rails (NPSB, BFTN, RTGS, SWIFT) and remittance platforms, including settlement, reconciliation, dispute/return handling, and operational monitoring.

• Hands-on experience designing and delivering core banking API integrations (inbound/outbound services), including service orchestration, error handling, reconciliation, and performance/resiliency considerations.

  Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and architectural vision·        

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills·        

• Effective stakeholder communication·        

• Ability to guide development and engineering teams·        

• Security and compliance mindset: ability to drive security-by-design, coordinate with InfoSec/Risk/Compliance teams, and ensure solutions align with relevant banking regulations and internal policies.

Solution Architecture Design

• Design end-to-end technology solutions for large-scale banking systems and digital platforms, including:

§ Digital lending & Loan Management Systems

§  Corporate & Retail Internet Banking system

§  Account Opening Platforms

§  Back-office Banking Applications

§  Payment systems platforms

§  Remittance systems

§  Digital channel integrations

§  Robotics and automation

§  Open Banking APIs

•  Define architecture for high-transaction processing environments ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.

• Translate business requirements into technical architecture, solution designs, and system blueprints.

• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and technology strategy.

 System Integration & Architecture Governance

• Design integration architecture for interaction between core banking systems, digital channels, payment systems, and third-party platforms.

• Strong integration expertise in core banking APIs, including real-time transaction processing, customer/account services, secure interfacing patterns, and sound error-handling and reconciliation approaches between core systems and surrounding digital/payment platforms.

• Define API strategies and integration patterns.

• Demonstrate hands-on experience integrating third-party APIs within the banking ecosystem (MFS, PSPs, and other financial institutions), including onboarding, certification/testing, and production rollout.

• Hands-on integration knowledge of payment ecosystems and rails (NPSB, BFTN, RTGS, SWIFT, and remittance systems), including message formats, settlement/reconciliation flows, exception handling, and security controls.

• Ensure solutions comply with security standards, data protection policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Embed cybersecurity-by-design controls (identity & access management, encryption, key management, secure integration) and ensure architecture decisions meet regulatory and audit requirements.

• Participate in architecture review boards and governance forums.

 Technology Standards & Best Practices

• Define and promote architecture standards, design patterns, and development guidelines.

• Ensure adherence to secure SDLC and secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP Top 10), vulnerability management practices, performance optimization, and system resilience principles.

• Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to the bank’s technology landscape.

 Software Development Lifecycle Support

• Work closely with development teams during system design and implementation phases.

• Provide architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Support design reviews, code reviews, and system performance optimization.

• Maintain strong hands-on programming capability to support implementation reviews, technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and defect (bug) identification and resolution.

• Ensure architectural integrity during system enhancements and upgrades.

 Application & Technology Architecture

• Define technology stacks and architecture patterns for enterprise banking systems.

• Guide development teams in using modern frameworks and technologies including:

Programming Languages

·         Java / Spring Boot

·         .NET / .NET Core / C#

Frontend Technologies

·         Angular / React

·         Modern JavaScript frameworks

Integration Technologies

·         REST APIs

·         SOAP services

·         API gateways (WSO2, Kong)

·         API security patterns (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, mTLS, HMAC/signature), rate limiting/throttling, and idempotency

·         Messaging systems and event-driven architecture

Database Technologies

·         Relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)

·         Transaction optimization strategies

·         Database performance tuning and optimization (SQL query tuning, indexing, execution plans, partitioning, and performance troubleshooting)

 System Integration & API Architecture

• Define enterprise integration architecture spanning internal banking systems and external platforms.

• Establish API design standards, versioning guidelines, and reusable integration patterns.

• Ensure secure, scalable, and observable communication between systems through well-governed APIs.

• Hands-on knowledge of API gateway capabilities and operations (routing, throttling, rate limiting, analytics, and policy management) and API security (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, mTLS, HMAC/signature, IP allowlisting, and secure key/secret management).

 Performance, Scalability & Reliability

• Design solutions capable of handling high transaction volumes and mission-critical banking workloads.

• Ensure system availability, disaster recovery readiness, and fault tolerance.

• Identify and mitigate architectural risks affecting system performance.

 Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work with business teams, product owners, and project managers to ensure solutions meet business objectives.

• Collaborate with external vendors and system integrators during system implementation.

• Support evaluation and selection of technology solutions and platforms.

Team Leadership

• Demonstrate strong leadership and collaboration across internal teams and external partners.

• Foster a culture of operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Guide engineering teams through complex technical problem solving, debugging, and production issue triage; coach best practices for root-cause analysis and long-term fixes.