Enterprise Architect

About Citco

Since the 1940s Citco has provided specialist financial services to alternative investment funds investors multinationals and private clients worldwide. With over 14000 employees in 45 countries we pioneer innovative solutions that meet our clients evolving needs and deliver exceptional service.

Our continuous investment in learning means our people are among the best in the industry. And our corporate social responsibility programs provide meaningful and fulfilling work in the community.

A career at Citco isnt just a job its an opportunity to excel in an environment that genuinely supports your personal and professional development.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to join Citcos Architecture team. This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining and governing enterprise-wide architecture across applications platforms data cloud and emerging technologies with AI and agentic automation as key enabling capabilities.
The role focuses on setting direction standards and guardrails to ensure scalable secure and well-governed solutions across the organization..

Job Duties in Brief:

Enterprise AI Architecture:

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture across application data integration cloud and platform domains

• Establish architecture principles standards and reference architectures

• Ensure consistent adoption of enterprise patterns across technology initiatives

• Integrate AI automation and analytics capabilities into the broader enterprise architecture

• Align technology architecture with business strategy and long-term roadmap

Technical Leadership:

• Provide architectural leadership across major enterprise initiatives

• Guide solution architects and engineering teams on architecture decisions

• Define reusable architectural patterns and shared platform capabilities

• Act as a design authority for complex cross-domain solutions

• Balance innovation with stability security and operational maturity

Standards & Governance:

• Establish governance models for platforms integrations data and AI-enabled solutions

• Define security compliance and risk guardrails in collaboration with security and risk teams

• Review solution designs for alignment with enterprise standards

• Ensure architectural consistency across cloud SaaS and on-prem solutions

• Promote observability resiliency and operational readiness by design

Solution Design & Review:

• Review and approve AI solution designs

• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards

• Identify opportunities for reusable components

• Guide teams on technical implementation approaches

• Evaluate new AI technologies and platforms

Platform Evolution:

• Drive the evolution of Citcos AI platform capabilities

• Identify and evaluate emerging AI technologies

• Define roadmap for platform capabilities and features

• Guide integration with existing enterprise systems

About You:

• 10 years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture roles

• Strong background in large-scale distributed enterprise systems

• Proven experience designing cloud-native and hybrid architectures

• Hands-on understanding of data integration and platform architectures

• Experience incorporating AI and automation into enterprise solutions (not limited to AI platforms)

You should possess the following skills:

• Enterprise architecture frameworks principles and governance

• Application data integration and cloud architecture

• Strong understanding of security compliance and risk considerations

• Cloud platforms (AWS Azure or equivalent)

• API-driven and event-driven architectures

• Data architecture governance and integration patterns

• Ability to translate strategy into executable architecture

• Clear technical communication with senior stakeholders

Technical Expertise:

• Large Language Models and GenAI technologies

• RAG architectures and implementation patterns

• Cloud AI services (AWS Azure GCP)

• Enterprise integration patterns

• Security and compliance frameworks

• Data architecture and governance

What We Offer:

• A challenging and rewarding role in an award-winning global business.

  • Opportunities for personal and professional career development.

  • Great working environment competitive salary and benefits and opportunities for educational support.

  • Be part of an industry leading global team renowned for excellence.

Our Benefits:

Your well-being is of paramount importance and central to our success here at Citco. Citco offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package to support your career success and personal needs. Your base salary will be determined by several factors such as the role experience skillset market conditions etc. Furthermore qualifying positions can participate in an annual discretionary bonus pool based on company profitability and individual contributions. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical dental and vision coverage short and long-term disability benefits a retirement savings plan tuition reimbursement mental health and wellness support parental leave and more. Additional details about our total rewards package will be shared during the hiring process.

At Citco we take pride in fostering an inclusive culture by prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our culture is a source of pride and strength fostering innovation mutual respect and collaboration. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If you require any accommodation to make our recruitment process more accessible for you please let your recruiter know.

As an equal opportunity employer Citco adheres to making all employment and personnel decisions without discriminating based on race color creed religion sex physical disability mental disability age marital status sexual orientation citizenship status national or ethnic origin or any other protected status. We believe that an inclusive workforce not only enriches our company but also drives us towards greater success.

Please note that this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Our employees may perform other job-related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of our organization.