Principal Compliance Architect
Core
Define and drive the target-state architecture and technology roadmap for Financial Crimes, Regulatory Compliance, and Regulatory Change across a global wealth management and banking firm.
Role type
Principal Compliance Architect (Enterprise Architecture)
Builds
Connected, scalable, and resilient compliance technology ecosystems including cloud-native, SaaS, and hybrid environments.
Domain
Financial Services / Banking / Regulatory Technology
Required skills
Enterprise architecture, solution/application/data/integration architecture, cloud and hybrid architectures, APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, Kubernetes/container platforms, modern data technologies (Snowflake, Databricks), vendor solution evaluation, DevSecOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code.
Preferred skills
Financial crime (AML, KYC, sanctions), regulatory compliance (trade surveillance, regulatory reporting), regulatory change/GRC, financial services/banking experience.
Responsibilities
Define target-state architecture and technology roadmap, lead technology modernization and platform consolidation, design and govern architecture across cloud-native and on-premise environments, shape enterprise integration and data architecture, provide architecture oversight for compliance platforms (Actimize, ServiceNow IRM), champion modern engineering practices, partner with senior stakeholders on technology investments.
Seniority
Principal, strategic leadership & hands-on architecture
