Principal Enterprise Architect

In this role you will steer enterprise architecture initiatives for Universal Banking’s Essence product, guiding large-scale transformations from discovery through implementation. You’ll work with clients and Finastra teams across pre-sales, deployment, and post-implementation to align complex tech landscapes with strategic goals. You’ll shape target architectures, roadmaps, and cloud adoption across multiple deployment models, including hybrid and on-prem. This position offers high-impact work at scale, influencing how banks transform core, digital banking, and analytics capabilities. You’ll partner with customers and colleagues to deliver measurable value and sustainable architecture.

• unlimited vacation
• hybrid working
• paid time off for voting
• Employee Assistance Program
• coaching app
• medical insurance

• Support large-scale technology transformation to deliver customer value via enterprise architecture management
• Create artifacts (blueprints, roadmaps) using EA frameworks to communicate transformations
• Map as-is and future-state architectures to support pre-sales and project work
• Analyze existing architectures to define architectural options and recommended changes
• Articulate value of target architecture and guide realization of benefits
• Design and implement EA strategies, operating models, and roadmaps across public, private, hybrid cloud and on-prem
• Support complex multi-vendor integrations with third parties and Finastra solutions
• Stay abreast of retail and core banking trends to inform changes to EA
• Guide customers through their cloud transformation journey
• Provide EA guidance throughout the customer lifecycle as a trusted advisor

• Extensive experience in enterprise, solution, and software architecture
• Strong background in core banking systems and financial services software
• Proven track record deploying cloud solutions
• Experience with security compliance and data integrity
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations and best practices for data security
• Understanding of business processes and aligning them with enterprise design standards
• Ability to create scalable architectural landscapes that meet standards and priorities
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders
• Expert presentation skills
• Strong collaboration and prioritization skills across teams
• Proficiency in workshop design and facilitation

• collaboration
• stakeholder engagement
• presentation skills
• enterprise architecture
• cloud architecture
• security compliance