Solution Architect

Bangkok Bank (Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand)

Bangkok, Thailand

Discover Bangkok Bank – Thailand’s largest commercial bank and one of the leading commercial banks in Southeast Asia. A pioneer bank with long progress of the country. Bangkok Bank has grown and matured with Thai people and their business interests and today is renowned for its size, stability and partnership approach. The bank is driving innovation in new products and services and building on its inherent scale advantages to meet the challenges of a changing financial landscape and consolidate its leadership position for the future.

Detail posisi

Bangkok Bank aims to be the main bank for our customers, providing them with solutions to all their business and financial needs. The position of Solution Architect involves leading program architecture, guiding design reviews, managing risks, and overseeing a team of architects.

Kewajiban

Program Architecture Leadership & Governance:
• Leads overall program architecture across all architecture layers, communicating and representing the overall end-to–end architecture to a broad variety of audience (business, technical, senior executives)
• Designs and implements program governance structures to oversee architectural decisions, ensuring they align with the project's strategic objectives and adhere to industry best practices
• Run architecture governance processes within the program to ensure adherence to program Architectural standards and guidelines across all squads.
• Lead architecture review meetings and participate in setting design direction as required.

Guide and review Architecture Designs:
• Ensures consistency and alignment of standards / patterns across different architecture domains within the program (e.g., application, integration, etc.).
• Review and approve architecture designs proposed by various squads, ensuring they are in alignment with the program's architectural vision and standards.
• Facilitate architectural discussions and decision-making processes (e.g., Architecture Decision Records).

Risk Management and Mitigation:
• Identify architectural risks and propose mitigation strategies to manage technical debt.
PA Team Management:
• Manages the prioritization work items for the PA Team and assigns the right architects to tackle key architectural problems requiring resolution.

Kualifikasi

Proven Experience in Architecting Mobile Banking Solutions:
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing architectures for mobile banking apps and associated digital platforms with a strong understanding of financial services, consumer banking and regulatory requirements.
Expertise in Modern Architectural Patterns:
• Profound knowledge of microservices, APIs, cloud-native architectures, and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experienced with architecting Azure cloud hosted solutions, comprising multiple packaged and custom components.

Strong Leadership and Communication Skills:
• Ability to lead and inspire a team of architects and developers.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Risk Management and Strategic Thinking:
• Skilled in identifying potential architectural risks and devising effective mitigation strategies.
• Strategic thinking to align architectural decisions with business goals.

Knowledge of Security Best Practices:
• In-depth understanding of security principles and best practices specific to mobile banking and financial.