Lead, Solution Architect, FCSO

JOB SUMMARY

This role could be based in China and India. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, Please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

This role will serve as the Solution Architect for Financial Crime Surveillance Operations within Group Functions T&O. The Solution Architect will be part of the wider Functions Architecture Team and work closely with the various Domain Technology Teams to drive architecture strategy, roadmap, governance and provide architecture guidance. The role is expected to bring together business understanding and technology thought leadership to drive solution and design excellence in the respective domains.

In addition, this role will support on security architecture such as threat modelling and reviews across the domains.

• Responsible for Solution Architecture for Financial Crime Surveillance Operations (FCSO) within Group Functions TTO
• Responsible to work with other Solution Architects across Functions Architecture and Group Architecture to ensure that Group and Functions Architecture Strategies are executed within the area of responsibility.
• Responsible to work with Application Architects and Project Team to ensure that solutions are aligned to wider Functions/Group Architecture Strategy, Policy and Standards.
• Responsible to work with Application Architects, Project Team and Vendors to ensure that Patterns and Best Practices are being considered and applied appropriately.

• Develop and maintain domain blueprint and roadmap
• Design and architect sustainable solutions at enterprise/global scale to support the future of the bank
• Experienced in creating of architectural artefacts (e.g. Capability model, application architecture, data architecture, integration architecture)
• Practical experience on Architecture and Design patterns, usage guidelines
• Experienced in design solutions with emerging technologies/novice approach and familiar with technology Evaluations – understand of technology in conjunction with business requirements

• Responsible to review and ensure projects are implemented in line with approved architecture/target architecture.
• Responsible to work with Application Architects and Project teams on evaluations and Proof of Concepts for new technologies and other strategic technology initiatives
• Responsible to ensure quality of threat modelling and identify potential threats and vulnerability across Function domains (e.g. FCSO Risk, Legal, Compliance, HR, CABM etc).
• Responsible to contribute to development of architecture strategy and standards for the organization
• Responsible for creating, maintaining or reviewing Domain/Sub-Domain level architecture documentation in the area of responsibility.
• Responsible for Reviewing Application / Project level architecture documentation from Application Architect/Project Team.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with architecture processes and any related deliverables or artifacts at the Domain/Sub-domain level are completed/met

liThe role will report to Head Architect for Risk/Compliance/Audit/Legal/Financial Crime.
• Collaborate closely with Application Architect and Project team to provide guidance and drive architecture direction
• Good communication and stakeholder management across technology and business
• Works with C-suites – has to be assertive but being professional.
• Problem Solving Skills and ability to drive tasks to completion.
• Be able to manage differing priorities.
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Comfortable to deal with ambiguity.
• Design thinking mindset and able t to provide out of the box and status quo.

• Responsible for proactively seeking regular assurance that function is performing to an acceptable risk and control standards.
• Responsible to act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness become apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and, if necessary, escalated through the relevant committees.
• Responsible to balance business performance delivery and cost management with risk and control matters to…