Solutions Architect Senior Solutions Architect

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Duties and responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture: Lead the design of AWS cloud solutions ensuring they are scalable secure and compliant with the financial sectors 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 Malaysias Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) and GDPR.

Duties and responsibilities Solution Design & Architecture: Lead the design of AWS cloud solutions ensuring they are scalable secure and compliant with the financial sectors regulatory requirements (e.g. Bank Negara Malaysia guidelines).Cloud Strategy Development: Develop and implement cloud strateg...

Duties and responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture: Lead the design of AWS cloud solutions ensuring they are scalable secure and compliant with the financial sectors 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 Malaysias Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) and GDPR.