Vice President & Enterprise Architect

RAKBANK
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Vendor management","Bridging business and technology"]

Own end-to-end architecture for wholesale banking capabilities including treasury and transaction banking across payments, liquidity, cash management, and trade finance. Design modern digital banking platforms using microservices, APIs, and event-driven patterns, and drive API-first integration across core and surround systems. Lead cloud-native adoption on AWS (Kubernetes/ECS/serverless), ensuring security, compliance, scalability, and cost-optimized delivery while partnering with business, engineering, DevOps, data, and vendors.

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RAKBANK
RAKBANK
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Vice President & Enterprise Architect

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end architecture for wholesale banking capabilities including treasury and transaction banking across payments, liquidity, cash management, and trade finance. Design modern digital banking platforms using microservices, APIs, and event-driven patterns, and drive API-first integration across core and surround systems. Lead cloud-native adoption on AWS (Kubernetes/ECS/serverless), ensuring security, compliance, scalability, and cost-optimized delivery while partnering with business, engineering, DevOps, data, and vendors.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define end-to-end architecture for Treasury and Transaction Banking platforms, including payments, liquidity, cash management, trade finance, and capital markets.
  • •Design digital banking platforms using microservices, APIs, and event-driven architecture patterns.
  • •Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards plus security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
  • •Drive AWS cloud-native adoption for scalable, resilient, cost-optimized architectures.
  • •Lead integration design across core banking, treasury/transaction systems, and surround systems (e.g., CRM, ERP, regulatory reporting, AML/KYC, risk systems) while managing vendor engagements.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years in banking/financial services with at least 5 years focused on Treasury and Transaction Banking (cash management, payments, trade finance, liquidity).
  • •Proven enterprise and solution architecture experience for large-scale banking platforms.
  • •Strong microservices architecture and API management expertise, including API-first strategy and API gateways.
  • •Hands-on cloud-native architecture experience on AWS (containerization, Kubernetes/ECS, serverless, cloud networking).
  • •Strong integration architecture skills across event-driven, streaming/messaging, ESB, and iPaaS, with knowledge of security frameworks and IAM.
Experience:10+ yearsBankingFinancial servicesWholesale banking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationVendor managementBridging business and technology
Certifications:TOGAFAWS Solution Architect
Languages:US
Tech Stack:AWSKubernetesECSServerlessAPIsAPI gatewaysMicroservicesEvent-driven architectureESBIPaaSIAMFinacle TreasuryISO 20022SWIFTPSD2Basel IIIAML/KYC

Company Brief

RAKBANK
RAKBANK is a United Arab Emirates-based bank offering personal, business, and commercial banking services, including accounts, cards, loans, deposits, and digital banking products. It serves retail customers and SMEs across the UAE.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1976
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