Finastra
Principal Enterprise Architect
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Principal Enterprise Architect
Who are we?
At Finastra, we are a dynamic global provider of open finance software solutions, dedicated to expanding access to financial services. Our innovative applications span Lending, Payments, Treasury and Capital Markets, and Universal Banking. Proudly serving over 8,000 customers, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, we aim to boost financial inclusion for all. Join us and be part of a vibrant company that embraces diverse perspectives, and is committed to doing well by doing good.
What will you contribute?
As the Principal Enterprise Architect for Universal Banking’s Essence product, this role will provide advice, expertise, and consultancy across the customer lifecycle, including the initial discovery phase, pre-sales, and during implementation projects.
This is a senior role within the Professional Services team, responsible for implementing and deploying core banking, digital banking, and analytics solutions to Universal Banking customers across the globe.
The implementation of a new core banking solution represents a significant transformation for our customers, and this role will act as an advisor to customers and will lead them toward the next step of their transformation by providing holistic advice and guidance.
Enterprise Architects help to drive the digital transformation of our customers with expertise in Cloud architecture, system integration, and technology implementation. This role will be key in aligning and integrating a complex technology landscape with multiple third-party integrations, including fintech partners and other Finastra solutions.
Responsibilities & Deliverables
- Support large-scale technology transformation to deliver customer value through the evolution and management of enterprise architecture
- Apply enterprise architecture frameworks and tools to create artefacts such as blueprints and roadmaps that communicate the architecture transformation
- Map the customer’s as-is architecture and define the future-state to support pre-sales activities
- Perform analysis of existing customer architectures and use knowledge and insight to define architectural options
- Articulate the value of the designed target architecture and provide guidance on the realization of the identified benefits
- Support the design and implementation of enterprise architecture strategies, operating models, and roadmaps across different deployment types:
- Public, private, and hybrid cloud
- On-premises
- Support complex implementations where third-party and cross-Finastra integrations require expert enterprise architecture consultancy support
- Understand industry and technology trends, with a specific focus on retail and core banking, to identify and formulate recommended changes to existing and future-state enterprise architecture
- Guide customers through their cloud transformation journey
- Provide enterprise architecture guidance to customers and colleagues during all stages of the customer lifecycle, acting as a trusted advisor
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Required Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in enterprise, solution, and software architecture
- Strong background in core banking systems and financial services software
- Proven track record of experience in developing cloud solutions
- Experience with security compliance and ensuring data integrity
- Knowledge of data privacy regulations and best practices for data security
- Strong understanding of business processes and business functions, aligning them with enterprise design and planning standards
- Ability to create scalable architectural landscapes and designs that are:
- Innovative
- Cost-effective
- Meet required standards/regulations and organizational priorities
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders
- Expert presentation skills
- Strong collaboration skills with internal teams and the ability to balance customer and Finastra priorities
- Proficiency in workshop design and facilitation
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Work Environment
- Full-time role with flexibility for hybrid or remote work, depending on customer and project needs
- Collaboration across global teams, requiring occasional travel to customer sites or Finastra offices
Benefits
We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:
Flexibility
- Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave
Well-being
- Confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program
- Support from a network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups
- Monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive inside and outside of work
Insurance & Retirement
- Medical, life, and disability insurance
- Retirement plan
Additional Benefits
- Volunteering time off, paid
- Donation matching
- Lifestyle benefits*
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- Participate in multiple DEI groups for open involvement, including:
- Count Me In
- Culture@Finastra
- Proud@Finastra
- Disabilities@Finastra
- Women@Finastra
Career Development
- Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool
Recognition
- Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates
- Contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best
Note: Specific benefits may vary by location.
At Finastra, each individual is unique, bringing their own ideas, thoughts, cultural beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences together. We learn from one another, embrace and celebrate our differences, and create an environment where everyone feels safe to be themselves.
Be unique, be exceptional, and help us make a difference at Finastra!
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