VP, Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Architecture, Group Technology

Business Function

Group Technology enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation.

In Group Technology, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

Role Overview

The Enterprise Architect drives the Bank's Enterprise Architecture, IT Asset Management (ITAM), and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) initiatives. Partnering across Architecture, Cloud, Security, Engineering, and COE teams, the role enhances technology asset governance, software supply chain visibility, and architecture repository management. You will lead architecture reviews, enforce enterprise standards, and leverage AI-assisted tooling to improve technology visibility, regulatory compliance, and governance across all applications and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• ITAM & SBOM Governance: Drive ITAM to improve asset visibility, ownership, and lifecycle management; support SBOM initiatives to track software products, third-party components, and dependencies.
• Architecture & Data Integrity: Maintain architecture repositories and technology maps (applications, infrastructure, cloud, and platforms), analysing asset data to eliminate gaps and elevate data quality.
• Governance & Reviews: Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Platform, Cloud, Security, Engineering, DevSecOps, and COE teams to deliver integrated architecture, ITAM, and SBOM outcomes.
• Stakeholder Facilitation: Translate complex business requirements into clear architecture models, process flows, and actionable recommendations.
• AI-Driven Innovation: Utilize AI-assisted tools to optimize architecture discovery, modelling, analysis, and documentation.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of hands-on experience in development and solutioning of large, complex enterprise solutions (banking/financial services background preferred).
• Deep expertise in application architecture, cloud-native technologies (AWS, GCP, OpenShift, Kubernetes), microservices, APIs, middleware, and container platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a keen eye for risk, dependency, and gap identification.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and technical writing skills, capable of simplifying complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• High adaptability, organizational rigor, and passion for modern Enterprise Architecture practices and AI-enabled workflows.

Tools & Competencies

• Architecture & Design: Solution design, architecture modelling, integration patterns, and governance.
• Technology & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Kong, Kafka, APIs, and databases.
• ITAM, SBOM & Productivity: JFrog, Nexus IQ, Jira, Confluence, Copilot, ChatGPT, Power BI, Miro, and Figma.

Measures of Success

• Improved accuracy, completeness, and visibility of enterprise architecture and technology assets.
• Enhanced ITAM asset visibility, ownership accountability, and reconciliation coverage.
• Effective organization-wide adoption of ITAM, SAM, and SBOM capabilities.
• Timely, high-quality governance support for audits, regulatory compliance, and architecture reviews.

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