TL;DR

Senior Solution Architect (Fintech): Defining and overseeing mission-critical banking solutions ensuring compliance with regulatory, risk, and security requirements. Focus on architectural leadership across complex banking initiatives, embedding security-by-design, and driving alignment across multiple programs and domains.

Location: Hybrid in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Regional/APAC customer engagement required.

Company

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What you will do

Lead the design of end-to-end solutions across applications, integration, data, and infrastructure for banking initiatives.
Translate complex banking business requirements into high-level and detailed solution architectures.
Embed security-by-design, privacy-by-design, and resilience-by-design in all solutions.
Define API-led, service-oriented, and event-driven architectures for various integrations.
Provide architectural oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle and govern solution designs through Architecture Review Boards.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, mentoring other architects.

Requirements

Extensive experience in solution architecture within the banking or financial services sector (10-15 years overall, 5+ in architecture leadership).
Strong understanding of core banking systems, integration patterns, and data platforms.
Experience designing cloud, hybrid, and on-premise architectures in regulated environments.
Practical experience with banking regulations (BNM, MAS, FCA, RBI, OCC/FDIC equivalents) and internal technology risk.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive architectural decisions.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Nice to have

Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP).
Architecture, security, or risk certifications (TOGAF, CISSP, CISM).

Culture & Benefits

Empowering environment to shape your career.
Supportive and collaborative global community of colleagues.
Opportunity to work with world’s leading organizations.
Help build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.