The Senior Architect has a direct reporting line to the Head of Architecture but is also accountable (dotted reporting line) to the Delivery Head & Lead (aka Matrix Manager) in the business/functional domain that is being served. The Senior Architect is expected to possess deep technical expertise, potential leadership qualities & be solution oriented with a core focus on contributing to build products that balance Functional Requirements, Customer/User Experience, Performance, Reliability, Resiliency & Security.

1. 8+ years of experience building end-end design patterns, high level designs & solutions for applications (backend and frontend, including mobile apps), APIs, message brokers, eventstreams, microservices on container-based / cloud-native infrastructure and its associated ecosystem in consultation with involved internal departments and subsidiaries. 2. Deep knowledge and experience in proposing architectural design principles & patterns and justifying the benefits and drawbacks of each 3. Adequate knowledge & experience of baking cyber and information security controls into products via methods such as Data Classification, Regulatory Requirements considerations (e.g. PCI-DSS, UAE Central Bank, GDPR), Threat Modelling & Security Requirements (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover) 4. Adequate knowledge of and experience in implementing cyber security controls such as Authentication, Authorization, Encryption Algorithms & Keys, Data Security, Security Events Logging & Alerting 5. Some knowledge and experience of attacking and defending systems from a cyber security perspective 6. Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence concepts & technologies including but not limited to Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Embedding Models, Vector Databases, Model Context.

1. Functional Domain - Strong experience in banking, wealth, asset management, accounting, lending. Prior exposure to the corporate banking domain is a plus. The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong will to learn and adapt to new domain. 2. Must have participated and/or led at least 3 projects designing and architecting resilient, reliable & secure applications in conjunction with a microservices & API based ecosystem for the specific functional domain 3. Develop and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices 4. Experience working with Agile Methodologies and in Agile teams, that incorporate - Agile Team concepts such as Tribes & Squads - Agile Ceremonies such as Quarterly Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Refinement & Sprint Retrospective - Agile Deliverables such as Features, Epics, Stories & Acceptance Criteria