Job Title: Enterprise Architect - Java

Department: 2S IT

About Business line/Function: AceTP

Position Purpose: New Position

Responsibilities

• Define the target microservices architecture, bounded contexts, and service boundaries using domain-driven design
• Own the API strategy and standards: gateway, contracts, versioning, security, and developer experience
• Design the migration approach (strangler-fig pattern) to decompose the monolith incrementally with zero disruption to steady-state operations
• Set technical standards, patterns, and guardrails for onsite/offshore engineering teams to build against
• Chair the architecture review board; own technical risk and non-functional requirements (scalability, resilience, observability)
• Partner with the AI/Automation Architect to ensure services are designed with clean, AI-consumable interfaces

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Domain-driven design and microservices architecture patterns
• API gateway and service mesh technologies (e.g., Kong, Apigee, Istio)
• Event-driven architecture and streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka)




• Cloud-native design and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Proven legacy monolith-to-microservices migration experience
• Strong stakeholder communication — able to translate architecture into business risk/value for CIO-level audiences

Others

• Inclination to understand and learn application/business functionality
• Valuable communicator, fast learner & a Team player
• Attention to detail, disciplined and reliable
• High motivation and confidence levels
• Onsite & offshore teams, AI Architect, Process Architect

Specific Qualifications

• 15+ years professional experience
• Led 2–3 monolith-to-microservices transformations at comparable scale

Behavioral Skills

• Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
• Attention to detail / rigor
• Communication skills - oral & written

Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving

Functional Skill

• Knowledge and/or experience of the financial services

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