Vice President, Lead Enterprise Solution Architect

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Role and Responsibilities

The Lead Enterprise Solution Architect will be responsible for translating the vision and strategy from senior management into action and delivery in close collaboration with business users and domain architects. He/She will work closely with business, data, and technology architects in translating business requirements into product features, solution architecture, develop a roadmap, and implementation plan that fits the current vs future application architecture.

• Apply a deep understanding of the current business, banking industry context, regulatory context, and future vision to support the development of enterprise-wide application architecture capabilities and roadmap.
• Develop an architecture blueprint, standard, reference architecture, design pattern, guideline, and best practice related to API, integration, integration services, DevSecOps, channel services, data platform, etc.
• Develop solution architecture from various viewpoints to support business, information, security, and technology strategic analysis and decision-making.
• Conduct an architecture assessment of current and target states, align the architecture solution with tactical and strategic objectives, and provide recommendations.
• Define a comprehensive transitional architecture and plan to deliver positive results to the business.
• Be a trusted advisor to the management team and give direction/guidance to the teams in solution design and implementation. Have knowledge of technology trends and provide thought leadership to the business.
• Present roadmaps and architecture landscapes to senior stakeholders.
• Evaluate technologies, software, processes, development methods, and define best practices in the selection or development of the software components and hardware requirements of the applications and data.
• Ensure all architecture designs adhere to enterprise architectural principles - reusability, modularity, loose coupling, ease of use, and security with high-quality application performance, availability, scalability, and integrity.
• Perform a quality review of application design and deliverables, lead work sessions, and present product capabilities and architecture design to business stakeholders.
• Manage the architecture and technology governance committee agenda for solution approvals.
• Create a digital working experience for the business and hold regular Technology Talks Engagements to share the best of breed technologies in the market.
• Lead discussions among domain architects, subject matter experts, and business users.
• Provide recommendations on emerging technology to the chief architect and senior management.

Job  Requirements

• Min 15 years of related experience in IT industry with experience in developing a technology roadmap, reference architecture, reusable design patterns, architecture framework, technical whitepapers with TOGAF certification.
• Experience in APIs/microservices best practices, framework, security, and architecture patterns with experience in development frameworks such as Spring, node.js, express.js, ASP.NET.
• Experience in designing a complex application or solution architecture covering Web server, Application server, DB server, Messaging software, ESB, SOA, J2EE, and .Net and experience in DevSecOps, designing CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodology.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in banking industry is preferred.
• Experience in designing a complex application or solution architecture covering Web server, Application server, DB server, Messaging software, ESB, SOA, J2EE, and .Net.
• A strong understanding of DevSecOps, designing CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodology.
• Experience in developing and deploying complex scalable production applications on Cloud / PaaS / SaaS platforms and containers.
• Experience in Full-Stack web application development, UI/UX, Windows/UNIX, AI applications, and Mobile App development.
• Experience in cloud solution architecture, for example, AWS, Azure, and best practices.
• Programming knowledge and/or experience with scripting languages (JavaScript (Node.js) / Python) or expertise in HTML, JavaScript, CSS skills, or lower-level languages (Java or C#).
• Experience with low code/no code software such as Microsoft PowerApps.
• Experience in Power Platform solution design and CoE Toolkits.
• Experience with different types of database technologies, and understanding of the technology landscape including open source, commercial on-premises, and cloud-based tools.
• Good knowledge of coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build process, testing, and operations.
• Effective and adaptable communication skills suited to varying audiences.
• Deep understanding of controls in a Banking environment (e.g., MAS TRM, etc.).
• Experience in integration design with core banking systems.
• Strong situational analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to relay information clearly and concisely in both written and verbal communications.
• Knowledge of the Banking Industry Reference Architecture Model is preferred, e.g. BIAN, etc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.