Enterprise Architect

Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting-edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent.

• We are experts in Banking, Capital Markets, and Wealth and Asset Management.
• We are rapidly expanding our Insurance sector capability.
• We specialise in Digital Transformation, Data Management & Data Analytics, Business & Finance Transformation engagements, and IT Transformation and Change programmes.
• We are committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent in the market.
• Our focus is on maintaining our agile and entrepreneurial culture.

About the Job

As part of our Digital, Data and Technology practice expansion we are seeking an Enterprise Architect with deep expertise in financial services (banking, payments, insurance & or wealth) technology to drive large-scale digital transformation initiatives. This role will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and regulatory-compliant enterprise architectures for banking, payments, insurance, and wealth management clients. The ideal candidate will have experience in cloud migration, API-driven ecosystems, and fintech integrations while ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology strategy.

Although this role requires hands-on technical expertise, there is also a requirement for stakeholder management and collaboration with Capco sales teams on business development. Therefore, you must possess the soft skills associated with being a trusted advisor with the ability to tailor your conversation to the audience (CEO, CIO, COO, CDO, Transformation leads, Business leads). 

Responsibilities

• Technology Strategy & Architecture Development

  • Define and implement enterprise architecture frameworks and target state architectures, ensuring alignment with business strategy.

  • Design microservices architectures, API ecosystems, and event-driven systems.

  • Evaluate SaaS/PaaS vs. custom-built solutions for financial institutions.

  • Drive data strategy, enabling efficient real-time analytics and AI/ML adoption.

  • Design cloud migration and modernization efforts (considering hyperscalers such as AWS, Azure, GCP).

  • Develop technical roadmaps for financial system transformations, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance across enterprise-wide technology solutions.

• Stakeholder, Vendor & Project Management

  • Act as a bridge between business and technology teams, translating technical concepts into business outcomes.

  • Partner with CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders to drive strategic technology decisions.

  • Support relationships with third-party vendors, cloud providers, and fintech partners.

  • Guide agile development teams to ensure architectural consistency and best practices.

  • Experienced with multi-site, multi-cultural teams

• Emerging Technology & Innovation

  • Assess and consider in design AI-driven financial services, blockchain, and other emerging technologies.

  • Explore DeFi, embedded finance, and open banking architectures.

  • Lead proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives for next-generation banking and insurance solutions.

• Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC)
  

  • Ensure enterprise architecture complies with financial regulations (e.g., Basel III, PSD2, GDPR, MAS).

  • Consider robust cybersecurity, IAM, and data privacy frameworks.

  • Conduct risk assessments and ensure regulatory adherence in all technology implementations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture within the financial services industry, fintechs or consultancies / SI’s.
• Experience with core banking, digital payments, wealth management, and risk platforms.
• Experience in domain-driven, event-driven architecture and integration patterns
• Experience in Data & Analytics system design and architecture
• Experience with API design, development and open standards to drives distributed architectures preferably with a background in one of Java, C# or C++.
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and API-led architecture.
• Deep knowledge of cybersecurity, IT governance, and cloud security best practices.
• Experience in enterprise technology buying and evaluation process
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and compliance frameworks.
• Experience driving product goal, go-to-market strategy, design discussions, creating product roadmaps, launching solutions and partnering with cross-functional teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with a proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships to drive business transformation.
• Understands thoroughly and exemplifies Lean, Agile, and DevOps delivery principles
• Preferred certification(s): TOGAF, GCP/AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, CISM, CISSP, or SAFe Agile Architect.

WHY CAPCO?  

We are expanding our business rapidly across Hong Kong and Asia. You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banking and insurance clients in the world, projects that will deliver significant transformation and change.

We offer:

You will join a company that supports and encourages an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and layers – we operate with little hierarchy because we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm. We warmly value diversity and inclusion and embrace our collective uniqueness – our culture is a strong, fresh, and invigorating difference from our competitors.

We offer highly competitive benefits, including medical and dental insurance and a work culture focused on innovation and creation of lasting value for our clients and employees. 

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