Application Architect – Internet Banking

Introduction
As an IBM Application Architect you directly help clients transform their business  and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms.  You are a technical leader serving as a liaison among business partners technical resources and project stakeholders.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Application Architects participate in analyzing the clients’ internet banking applications and surrounding systems defining target application architectures including the new cloud-native internet banking systems and modernization strategies and execution plans for our clients. You will advise your clients to identify the most effective modernization approach and help modernize their legacy applications or build a completely new application stack using cloud-native architecture .

In this role you will:

• Provide end-to-end technical guidance and expertise; creatively applying cloud infrastructure and platform services to help solve business problems; and communicating these approaches to different business audiences in designated industries
• Represent and facilitate architecture in discovery discussions with prospective clients assess architecture needs for projects work with Development leads and Designers to provide proposals
• Upon commencement of engagements co-lead client workshops with Designers; influencing participants from all levels of our clients’ organization to find the best outcomes and arrive at the architecture that will support the engagement
• Work with clients and IBM teams to identify business problems and provide innovative solutions to them while evangelizing and accelerating the adoption of current and future micro services architecture and technologies
• Use exceptional communication skills and with input from product management development and architecture thought leaders work to deliver high quality end-to-end Solutions at Scale in response to the identified business requirements from our clients
• Explore and develop new technical skills and industry practices while absorbing professional knowledge quickly and using demonstrated interpersonal skills to be an effective ambassador

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor degree or above in Engineering Information Technology Business or related fields
• 2+ years of professional architecture design
• 5+ years of professional Java coding (familiar spring framework is plus)
• 5+ banking industry specializing in internet banking and mobile banking solutions
• Fluent in Chinese reading listening writing and speaking/fluent in English reading and writing

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience creating highly available large-scale enterprise applications.
• Experience in web development particularly in frontend frameworks like Angular or Vue. Capable of creating responsive and interactive UI components using TypeScript or JavaScript
• Experience in building mobile applications using hybrid frameworks like Cordova or Ionic
• Experience working with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms.
• Working level in English speaking