Solutions Architect / Senior Solutions Architect

Duties and responsibilities

• Solution Design & Architecture: Lead the design of AWS cloud solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and compliant with the financial sector's regulatory requirements (e.g., Bank Negara Malaysia guidelines).
• Cloud Strategy Development: Develop and implement cloud strategies that align with the organizations business objectives and growth, with a focus on cost optimization and scalability.
• Migration Planning: Lead migration efforts of on-premise systems to AWS Cloud, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations and data security during transitions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders, including IT, operations, and compliance teams, to align cloud solutions with business goals and regulatory mandates.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure all AWS implementations adhere to financial industry standards for data security, privacy, and compliance, including risk management and incident response planning.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest AWS offerings and financial industry trends to suggest innovative solutions that enhance business capabilities.
• Team Leadership & Mentoring: Mentor and guide junior architects, engineers, and DevOps teams in best practices for AWS cloud development, deployment, and management.
• Cost Management: Optimize AWS cloud usage and costs, ensuring that cloud expenditures are aligned with the organizations budgetary goals.
• Incident & Risk Management: Develop and maintain disaster recvery, business continuity, and risk management strategies for cloud-based systems.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,
  or a related field.

• Experience:
  - Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT architecture roles, with at least 5 years specializing in AWS Cloud systems.
  - Proven experience in the financial industry, with strong knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and data security standards in Malaysia.
• Certifications:
  - AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional level preferred).
  - Other relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) are a plus.
• Technical Skills:
  - Expertise in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, and VPC.
  - Experience with cloud-native architecture (microservices, containerization using Kubernetes or Docker).
  - Strong knowledge of security protocols, encryption standards, IAM roles, and multi-factor authentication.
  - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and DevOps best practices.
  - Understanding of hybrid cloud solutions and integration with on-premise systems.
  - Experience with databases and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Amazon RDS, Redshift).
  - Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog).
• Soft Skills:
  - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  - Strong leadership and problem-solving abilities, capable of making critical decisions in high-pressure environments.
  - A proactive attitude towards learning and implementing the latest AWS services and trends in the financial technology space.

Preferred:

• Experience working with retail stock broking platforms is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks in Malaysia such as Bank Negara Malaysia's Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) and GDPR.