Technical Architect

Purpose:

The role of Technical Architect is to design, implement, and maintain a robust and scalable KYC framework. This framework would require ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while optimizing operational efficiency.

KYC Technical Architect would play a pivotal role in safeguarding BNPP Group against fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes by leveraging advanced technologies and innovative solutions.

This position is critical in driving technical vision, strategy, and execution of KYC initiatives, thereby contributing to the overall risk management and integrity of the organization.

Position will require to work in a globally distributed setup.

Direct Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of enterprise-level software solutions leveraging technology frameworks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and create architectural blueprints for complex systems
• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure distributed architectures which are cost-effective.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards.
• Perform architectural reviews, code reviews, and technology assessments to ensure adherence to BNPP CIB defined architectural principles and standards.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in Java development, cloud computing, DevOps, and software architecture.
• Lead automation and guide teams to align with shift left and shift right strategy by encouraging a mindset for automation first and reduce recursive manual efforts
• Take ownership of technical feasibility studies, demos, proposal development and represent in ITSVC (architectural committee)

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architecture
• Hands on experience in software development using Java/J2EE technologies, frameworks (e.g. Spring, Hibernate), messaging (e.g. MQ)
• Hands on experience on Camunda end to end process orchestration implementation.
• Strong knowledge in RDBMS / SQL with Oracle or SQL server or Postgres
• Experienced in caching technologies like Redis or Apache Ignite.
• Troubleshooting & Performance tuning using any profiling tools e.g. Dynatrace, JProfiler etc.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Experienced on building CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, infrastructure as code (IaC), and serverless computing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability & willingness to learn & work on diverse technologies (languages, frameworks, and tools)
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architecture
• Hands on experience in software development using Java/J2EE technologies, frameworks (e.g. Spring, Hibernate), messaging (e.g. MQ)
• Hands on experience on Camunda end to end process orchestration implementation.
• Strong knowledge in RDBMS / SQL with Oracle or SQL server or Postgres
• Experienced in caching technologies like Redis or Apache Ignite.
• Troubleshooting & Performance tuning using any profiling tools e.g. Dynatrace, JProfiler etc.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Experienced on building CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, infrastructure as code (IaC), and serverless computing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability & willingness to learn & work on diverse technologies (languages, frameworks, and tools)

Nice to have Skills:

• Experience with other programming languages (e.g., Python, Go)
• Exposure of architecting and implementing cloud-native solutions on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• Knowledge/experience on No SQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra), Kafka.
• Industry related certifications e.g. TOGAF