TDI - Lead Architect - Director

Details of the Division and Team:

Corporate Banking is a technology centric business and is focused on offering Payment solutions to satisfy an ever-increasing appetite from customers for integrated systems with access to supporting data for real time processing.

Our Corporate Bank Technology team is a global team of 3000 Engineers (and growing!) across 30 countries. The primary businesses that we support within Corporate Bank are Cash Management, Securities Services, Trade Finance and Trust & Agency Services. CB Technology support these businesses through ‘vertical’ CIO aligned teams and by ‘horizontals’ such as Client Connectivity, Surveillance and Regulatory, Infrastructure, Architecture, Production, and Risk & Control

What you’ll do

We are looking for a seasoned Engineer & Solution Architect to drive the engineering practices, transformation and modernization of applications in Corporate Bank.

This role should enable in identification of impediments and support various functional engineering teams to align with the target state engineering practices. This person is expected to influence engineering community to deliver solutions that comply with the Architecture Blueprint while delivering business outcomes on cloud native payments infrastructure encompassing initiation, qualification, validation, processing and clearing.

The role will enable modernization of payments estate enabling better client experience, increased stability, scalability and higher change velocity.

What we will offer you:

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its center.

You can expect:

• Flexible benefits plan including virtual doctor consultation services

• Comprehensive leave benefits

• Gender Neutral Parental Leave

• Flexible working arrangements

• 25 days of annual paid leave, plus public holiday & Flexible Working Arrangement​

Your key responsibilities:

• Strong Engineering, Solution & Domain Architecture background, with proven track record of working in a very complex environment with high volume and/or low latency systems

• Experience with designing solutions in public cloud platforms

• Up to date on modern architecture design patterns e.g. micro-services, streaming architectures, horizontal scalability, API design patterns, REST services, SOA principles, database systems, UI frameworks, enterprise integration patterns, modern SDLC practices

• Passionate technologist with ability to deep dive into the code level with expert knowledge of the java ecosystem and ability contribute code in POCs, MVPs or project reviews

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing and alternating priorities with a constant focus on delivery.

• Excellent Analytical skills with an ability to interpret bank wide specifications into specific and effective domain requirements

• Proven history of implementing technology roadmaps and providing subject matter expertise in specific data areas.

• Strong interpersonal skills to manage relationships with a variety of partners and stakeholders.

• Ability to respectfully challenge stakeholders think about differing options.

• Experience in Agile delivery knowledge and Google Cloud Platform.

Your skills and experience:

• Min 15 years of working experience in IT Developing Architecture and performing POCs on latest Java-based technologies including micro-services, streaming architectures, horizontal scalability, API design patterns, REST services, SOA principles, database systems, enterprise integration patterns, modern SDLC practices.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in designing large scale solutions in Public Cloud platforms using the latest technologies with hands on expertise and working experience of modern Devops tools and practices,

• Min 5 years of experience directly managing Engineering teams with proven ability to lead the design and delivery of end-to-end technical solutions, guiding teams across the full software development cycle. 

• Proven experience in designing large scale solutions in Public Cloud platforms using the latest technologies with hands on expertise in Terraform and working experience of modern Devops tools and practices. 

• Working Experience in tools such as Terraform with experience in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines that automate testing, build and infrastructure deployment processes.

• Experience in implementing Trunk-based development to support rapid, high-quality software delivery.

• Prior relevant experience in building large scale and complicated systems

• Minimum bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

• Experience mentoring, and investing in the development of other engineering leaders and staff engineers.

• Maturity and persuasiveness to engage in business dialogue and support stakeholders.

Role is required to be performed on-site at One Raffles Quay office. Relevant vaccination requirements may apply.

​How we’ll support you:

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

About us and our teams:

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank & Diversity

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