Senior Solution Architect | Banking | Perm | 80-90k

• Responsible for supporting IT Strategy to align with overall IT Architecture Directives and Blueprint
  

• Ensure the solution design aligns with regulatory, compliance and data protection standards
  

• Manage and work as Solution Architect working with different IT teams, including application, infrastructure, security to lead project delivery
  

• Provide support to project team to ensure the proposed architecture will be aligned with overall IT strategy. 
  

• Ensure system implementation following the system development standards, architecture directives, and security controls.
  

• Support other project teams on architecture design, review and implementation
  

• Lead the preparation work in IT projects initial stage, including technical feasibility study and detailed evaluation, and support justification and prioritization for Architecture related projects.
  

• Plan IT-related projects in scope, schedule, cost, resources, security, quality, and communication according to the objectives.
  

• Prepare or review project documentation and other deliverables with focus on architecture related strategy and direction.
  

• Monitor and control IT project executions, and resolve the constraints in scope, schedule, cost, resources, quality, security and risk.
  

• Identify, assess, prioritize and resolve any technical issues in project taking into consideration project progress, quality, and risk.
  

• Liaise with IT users to ensure project scope, schedule, cost and progress as planned.
  

• Assist related IT teams in planning the resources and schedule, and resolving the related constraints.
  

• Proactively manage, lead, and guide the following IT parties involved to collaborate for achieving the project objectives and aligning with IT Strategy:
  

• System Architecture Office and architects / application expertise for solution directives and evaluation
  

• Define the communication plan and report the project status with risk efficiently to the project stakeholders.
  

Requirements

• University graduate in IT, Management Information System, Computer Science with related business discipline is preferred;
  

• Minimum 10 years’ work experience in system architecture design, development and implementation with related business and technology knowledge
  

• Solid experience working in areas related to banking on retail, wholesales, wealth management, treasury and financial related business, services and operations is an advantage
  

• Experience in managing projects related to agile development, FinTech or digital channels (mobile, internet) is an advantage
  

• Previous working experience on either Cloud, FinTech, WealthTech, Compliance Tech and AI initiatives is an advantage
  

• Sound leadership, project management, interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills;
  

• Strong communication and report writing skills;
  

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, mature, independent with excellent decision-making skills and conflict management skills;
  

• Good team player and able to work under pressure and tight schedules;
  

• Project management qualification (e.g. PMP, CSM) is an advantage;
  

• Good command of written in English and Chinese, with spoken English, Mandarin and Cantonese