Job Position
Senior Architect (Solution Development)
Major Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end FinTech solution and application architecture design, establishing strategic blueprints, standards, and governance processes
- Design resilient and scalable distributed systems utilizing microservice architecture, API gateways, asynchronous event-streaming, and straight-through processing (STP)
- Architect seamless cross-system and external financial institution integrations, enforcing robust end-to-end cryptography, data protection, and high-throughput messaging standards
- Advise on modern FinTech technologies (DLT, IaC, Cloud-native, AI) and review delivery team/vendor designs to ensure regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, C-RAF, HKMA) and prevent technical debt
- Drive continuous system reliability, observability, and deployment automation by incorporating Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles into the solution lifecycle
- Collaborate closely with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, risk management, and external stakeholders to translate business requirements into resilient technical solutions
Requirements
- University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related disciplines
- Minimum 10 years’ relevant experience in software engineering and IT solution delivery (preferably in major financial institutions), with at least 4 years in a solution or application architect role
- Proven expertise in high-availability distributed systems, microservices architecture, API design and management, straight-thought and asynchronous event-streaming processing, and cryptography
- Hands-on experience with application development, containerization and relational / NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) solutions (e.g., Hyperledger Fabric) and blockchain application architecture, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices are appreciated and a definite advantage
- Strong analytical, structured problem-solving, and presentation skills, with a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (Putonghua preferred). TOGAF or enterprise architecture certification is an advantage
- Candidates with less experience may be considered for the Architect position
Application Method
Interested parties please send your curriculum vitae stating your current and expected salaries, and the contact phone number to the Human Resources Division, Unit B, 25/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon or e-mail it to hrm@hkicl.com.hk. All applications and personal information collected will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for the purpose of recruitment and selection. The information collected will be accessed by our authorized personnel only. Those applicants not contacted by the Human Resources Division within two months from their application date should consider their applications filed for future reference which will be retained for one year for possible future job matching, and will be destroyed after the expiry of one year.