Vice President & Enterprise Architect
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About the Role
RAKBANK is seeking a Vice President & Enterprise Architect with deep expertise in Treasury and Transaction Banking to drive architecture, design, and implementation of next-generation digital wholesale banking platforms.
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Responsibilities
- Define end to end architecture for Treasury and Transaction Banking platforms
- Design modern digital banking platforms leveraging microservices, APIs, and event driven architecture
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards, security, and compliance requirements
- Act as SME for Treasury and Transaction Banking
- Drive cloud native adoption on AWS
- Enable API first strategy integrating core banking, treasury, and transaction banking with digital channels
- Lead design for surround systems integration (CRM, ERP, regulatory reporting, AML/KYC, risk systems)
- Partner with business teams to translate functional requirements into technical architectures
- Manage vendor engagements for treasury and transaction banking solutions
- Contribute to digital wholesale banking strategy
Requirements
- 10+ years in banking/financial services, with at least 5 years focused on Treasury and Transaction Banking
- In depth knowledge of treasury systems (e.g., Finacle Treasury) and transaction banking platforms
- Proven experience in enterprise and solution architecture for large scale banking platforms
- Strong expertise in microservices architecture, API management, cloud (AWS preferred), and integration patterns
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and market standards (ISO 20022, SWIFT, PSD2, Basel III, AML/KYC)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor of Engineering / MCA / Master’s in Computer Science
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Job Purpose
- We are seeking a highly skilled Wholesale Banking Architect with deep subject matter expertise in Treasury and Transaction Banking to drive the architecture, design, and implementation of next generation digital wholesale banking platforms.
- The ideal candidate will combine strong business domain knowledge in wholesale banking with technical expertise in Digital Banking, Microservices, APIs, Cloud (AWS), and systems integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Define end to end architecture for Treasury and Transaction Banking platforms, including payments, liquidity, cash management, trade finance, and capital markets.
- Design modern digital banking platforms leveraging microservices, APIs, and event driven architecture.
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards, security, and compliance requirements.
- Act as SME for Treasury (front, middle, back office systems) and Transaction Banking (payments, collections, cash management, liquidity management, trade finance).
- Drive cloud native adoption on AWS, ensuring scalable, resilient, and cost optimized architectures.
- Enable API first strategy, integrating core banking, treasury, and transaction banking with digital channels and partner ecosystems.
- Lead design for surround systems integration (CRM, ERP, regulatory reporting, AML/KYC, risk systems).
- Partner with business teams to translate functional requirements into technical architectures.
- Work with engineering, DevOps, and data teams to ensure high quality delivery.
- Manage vendor engagements for treasury and transaction banking solutions.
- Contribute to digital wholesale banking strategy, exploring new technologies (AI/ML, blockchain, real time analytics).
- Provide advisory on architecture trends in global wholesale banking.
Skills Required
- 10+ years in banking/financial services, with at least 5 years focused on Treasury and Transaction Banking (Cash Management, Payments, Trade Finance, Liquidity).
- In depth knowledge of treasury systems (Finacle Treasury) and transaction banking platforms.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and market standards (ISO 20022, SWIFT, PSD2, Basel III, AML/KYC).
- Proven experience in enterprise and solution architecture for large scale banking platforms.
- Strong expertise in microservices architecture & API management.
- Cloud (AWS preferred) – containerization (Kubernetes, ECS), serverless, cloud native design.
- Integration patterns (event driven, streaming, messaging, ESB, iPaaS).
- Security frameworks, IAM, and compliance in financial systems.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leading digital transformation in wholesale banking.
- TOGAF, AWS Solution Architect, or similar certifications preferred.
- Minimum Education: Bachelor of Engineering / MCA / Master’s in Computer Science.
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