Key Responsibilities
Current-state analysis: Collaborate with business, product owners, architects, and technical SMEs to understand and document the current-state architecture, pain points, objectives, and strategy.
Architectural strategy: Define the target-state architectural strategy for Trade Finance in line with the bank's strategy and enterprise architecture guidelines.
Solution development: Define target-state solution architecture; design end-to-end architectural views and processes for the scope.
Roadmap options evaluation: Document roadmap options, analyse them, and define the end-to-end roadmap for the recommended option.
Implementation roadmap: Define the high-level implementation roadmap and document impacts to other domains, ROM, dependencies, and risks.
Review and sign off the target state and roadmap with relevant stakeholders.

Skills & Experience
15+ years overall, with 5+ years in Solution and/or Enterprise Architecture. Location: India (preferably Gurgaon, Bangalore, or Chennai).
Proficient in defining target-state architecture and high-level design across business, application, data, and technology dimensions.




Domain: Proficient in Trade Finance, with deep understanding of integration to Payments and Core Banking platforms.
Proficient in cloud-native architecture, microservices design patterns, API design, event-driven architecture, and database concepts; positive understanding of monolith-to-microservices migration.
Able to work with multiple stakeholders across functional areas, domains, and geographies; robust communication and negotiation skills.
Preferred: industry architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate); regulatory frameworks (Basel III, PSD2, ISO 20022).

Success Measures
Transparent, agreed target-state architecture and roadmap for Trade Finance signed off by stakeholders.
End-to-end solution designs that deliver immediate business outcomes while progressing enterprise architecture goals.
Effective integration architecture with Payments and Core Banking.
Well-documented options, dependencies, risks, and ROM supporting confident delivery dec

📌 Solution Architect Trade Finance Domain Bengaluru
🏢 Bounteous
📍 Bengaluru