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Key Responsibilities: Architectural Design & Strategy: Define the end-to-end architecture for enterprise-grade applications, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, scalability, and high availability. Banking Systems Integration: Design robust integration patterns for legacy banking systems, core banking platforms, and modern third-party APIs or fintech solutions. Governance & Compliance: Ensure all application architectures strictly adhere to financial regulatory standards, data privacy laws, and corporate security policies. Technical Leadership: Partner with product managers and lead engineers to translate complex business needs into clean technical blueprints, system diagrams, and documentation. Technology Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and cloud services to modernize existing infrastructure while minimizing technical debt. Security Architecture: Implement rigorous security frameworks, including zero-trust principles, secure identity management and end-to-end data encryption. Key Requirements: Minimum of 3 years of dedicated experience in an Application Architect, Solutions Architect, or Tech Lead role. Banking Expertise: Proven track record working within a commercial bank, investment bank, or financial institution. Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of banking ecosystems, such as payment gateways, core banking processing, transaction ledgers, or credit/lending systems. Architecture Patterns: Strong proficiency in microservices, event-driven architecture, Domain-Driven Design, and API design. Cloud & DevSecOps: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and containerization ecosystems. Data Management: Solid understanding of relational databases, NoSQL databases, and distributed caching mechanisms. Security & Compliance: Familiarity with financial security frameworks, secure coding practices, and regulatory standards like PCI-DSS, SOC2, or local banking guidelines. Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, particularly under high-pressure scenarios. Preferred Qualifications : Professional certifications in cloud architecture; Experience with legacy migration strategies; Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.