Tech architect Team lead (KSA Banking)
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About the Role
Seeking an experienced Technology Architecture Team Lead to support the establishment of a Foreign Bank Branch in KSA. The role involves leading end-to-end technology architecture strategy, defining target-state architecture, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end definition of the target technology and infrastructure architecture for the KSA foreign bank branch setup
- Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks across applications, integrations, data, infrastructure, and security domains
- Define the target state technology landscape that supports current and future business growth requirements
- Ensure alignment between technology architecture, business objectives, product roadmap, and regulatory expectations
- Develop the implementation roadmap for MVP 1, including technology sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and TCO considerations
- Govern architecture decisions throughout the program lifecycle and ensure consistency across all technology workstreams
- Identify architecture risks, gaps, and dependencies and drive remediation plans
- Review and approve solution architectures proposed by vendors and implementation partners
- Prepare technical requirements, NFRs, and technology SLAs for RFP processes
- Support the evaluation and technical review of vendor proposals and RFP responses
- Support the identification, design, and implementation of key banking connectivity and payment ecosystem integrations
- Collaborate with business, operations, compliance, risk, and technology stakeholders to ensure successful technology delivery
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology leadership roles within banking or financial services
- Proven experience leading large scale banking technology transformation, digital banking, or greenfield bank setup programs
- Strong understanding of banking applications, integration architectures, infrastructure platforms, cloud technologies, security frameworks, and data architectures
- Experience with banking payment ecosystems and financial messaging platforms such as SWIFT and domestic payment networks
- Knowledge of KSA banking regulations, payment infrastructure, and technology compliance requirements
- Demonstrated experience in vendor selection, RFP evaluation, architecture governance, and technology roadmap development
- Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and presentation skills
Full Job Posting
Overview
- Seeking an experienced Technology Architecture Team Lead to support the establishment of a Foreign Bank Branch in KSA.
- The role requires strong expertise in banking technology architecture, infrastructure design, integration frameworks, security architecture, and payment ecosystems within the KSA banking landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end definition of the target technology and infrastructure architecture for the KSA foreign bank branch setup.
- Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance frameworks across applications, integrations, data, infrastructure, and security domains.
- Define the target state technology landscape that supports current and future business growth requirements.
- Ensure alignment between technology architecture, business objectives, product roadmap, and regulatory expectations.
- Develop the implementation roadmap for MVP 1, including technology sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and TCO considerations.
- Govern architecture decisions throughout the program lifecycle and ensure consistency across all technology workstreams.
- Identify architecture risks, gaps, and dependencies and drive remediation plans.
- Review and approve solution architectures proposed by vendors and implementation partners.
- Prepare technical requirements, NFRs, and technology SLAs for RFP processes.
- Support the evaluation and technical review of vendor proposals and RFP responses.
- Assess vendor solution designs and ensure compliance with architecture standards, scalability, security, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive resolution of architecture related issues and design gaps identified during vendor assessments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology leadership roles within banking or financial services.
- Proven experience leading large scale banking technology transformation, digital banking, or greenfield bank setup programs.
- Strong understanding of banking applications, integration architectures, infrastructure platforms, cloud technologies, security frameworks, and data architectures.
- Experience with banking payment ecosystems and financial messaging platforms such as SWIFT and domestic payment networks.
- Knowledge of KSA banking regulations, payment infrastructure, and technology compliance requirements is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in vendor selection, RFP evaluation, architecture governance, and technology roadmap development.
- Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
Preferred Experience
- Prior experience supporting foreign bank branch setup or banking license programs within KSA.
- Familiarity with Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) technology and security requirements.
- Experience working with core banking, payment systems, digital banking platforms, and enterprise integration solutions.
- Architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, AWS, Azure, or equivalent are advantageous.
Additional Responsibilities
- Provide technology advisory and technical support required for the successful setup and operational readiness of the bank.
- Support technology decision making, solution assessments, and implementation planning activities throughout the engagement.
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