Job Purpose:

• Advise and recommend IT application architecture strategies and methodologies
• Implement IT application architecture which considering the business nature, technologies development direction, existing infrastructure and application architecture

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with all relevant parties to perform the researches of technical platform and architecture on the market for particular technical requirements and business needs.
• Participate in the design and implementation of IT application architecture standards, tools and methodologies which considering the business nature, technologies development direction, existing infrastructure and application architecture
• Collaborate with all relevant parties in order to review the application architecture design of each solution before submitted to ASC / PPC / PSC for approval and determine conformance with the technical solution is consistent with IT overall application architecture and IT strategic direction
• Collaborate and partner with all relevant parties to execute the IT transformation projects and monitor the progress
• Utilize capability modeling to align collaboration strategy and planning with business strategy and goals
• Prototype and demonstrate innovative and effective solutions that align with organization's mission
• Conduct analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine the strategies on the bank's architecture
• Oversee the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work
• Verify that technology strategies and architectures are in regulatory compliance
• Research, identify, and evaluate current and upcoming application and development technologies
• Propose changes to methodologies, procedures, and software development lifecycle to ensure continuous improvement

Requirements:

• Degree holder in Computer Science, Information Technology or related disciplines
• Qualification related to IT Architect and design is an added advantage
• Holder of PMP or Prince is preferable
• Minimum 6 years of solid experience in application development preferably gained from banking sector
• Hands-on experience in preparation of system design and development documentations
• Prior experience in enterprise-wide application integration project is a definite advantage
• Solid experience in IT architecture and design, development and support of applications for Financial Institution
• Knowledge of application design in OO programming, API, UML, Tiered architecture, Relational Databases and Web development
• Experience on project management, IT Operation and IT Infrastructure and security design
• Experience in software development and coding in various languages (Java, C#, Python, .NET etc.)
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua)

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