Job Overview
- A clear target architecture that teams can implement without interpretation gaps.
- DDD-aligned boundaries: domains are separated, ownership is clear, and integration is deliberate.
- Tooling choices are justified and consistent with governance (SCM/CI/IaC/GitOps/IDP).
- AI capability is introduced safely: scoped permissions, traceability, and human approvals.
Key responsibilities
- Define the platform reference architecture (cloud-agnostic) covering:
- SCM/CI strategy (GitHub vs Bitbucket and implications)
- GitOps with ArgoCD and promotion strategies
- Container registry strategy and governance
- IDP approach (Backstage/Compass) and operating model
- Domain boundaries, context maps, ownership model, and anti-corruption layers where needed
- Define non-functional requirements and controls:
- Decision records, architecture reviews, standards, and cross-team alignment
- Align stakeholders across bank tech, security, risk/compliance, and delivery teams.
- Design the AI assisted ops capability with guardrails:
- Approved automation patterns (PR creation, suggested changes, safe rollback)
- Risk classification of automated actions
- "Human in the loop" review requirements and traceability to incidents/tickets
Required experience / must-haves
- Proven technical architecture experience in highly regulated environments (financial services strongly preferred).
- Strong understanding of modern delivery platforms: Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD), CI/CD, IaC.
- Experience designing cloud-agnostic architectures and avoiding vendor lock in.
- Strong grasp of DDD and practical domain segregation (not just theory).
- Ability to translate governance constraints into workable engineering practices.
- Strong stakeholder management and documentation skills (bank audiences, audit audiences).
Nice to haves
- Experience implementing Internal Developer Portals (Backstage and/or Compass) at scale.
- Experience with AI/LLM assisted developer tooling in enterprise contexts (guardrails, controls, model governance, prompt/RAG on runbooks).
- Familiarity with security frameworks and evidence led delivery practices.
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