Domain Architect – Finance & Risk
Old Mutual Limited
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Johannesburg • South Africa
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About the role
- Define and maintain baseline domain architecture.
- Define and maintain the future-state architecture and roadmap for Risk and Finance domains.
- Derisk the domain and the organization from any architectural risk identified (i.e. Make the domain compliant).
- Maintain zero audit funding rate for the domain.
- Translate finance and risk policies into architectural guidelines and technical solutions.
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory frameworks.
- Act as a subject matter expert in areas such as Regulatory Reporting, Financial Risk Management (e.g., credit, market, operational risk), Accounting and General Ledger systems, Compliance and audit requirements.
- Design scalable, secure, and integrated solutions using platforms like Oracle Financial Services, etc.
- Lead API and microservices integration across finance and risk systems.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to guide implementation and ensure architectural integrity.
- Partner with business leaders, IT teams, and external vendors to align architecture with strategic goals.
- Provide consulting and thought leadership on domain-specific challenges and trends.
- Contribute to global standards and frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with security controls, risk policies, and data governance.
- Mentor system architects and developers.
- Collaborate across domains (e.g., Payments, Trade Finance) to ensure cohesive architecture.
Requirements
- Minimum 8–12 years in banking or financial services, with at least 3 years in architecture roles.
- Deep understanding of finance and risk processes, systems, and regulations.
- Experience with SaaS, cloud (private/public), and data platforms.
- Strong engineering background with ability to produce structured documentation and visualizations.
- Familiarity with accounting principles and data-driven finance architectures.
- Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks.
- Strong end to end cloud knowledge and experience (especially AWS and Azure).
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
- Certifications in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF), cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS), or financial systems.
- Experience with Oracle, Python, and service-oriented architectures.
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Hard Skills & Tools
domain architecturefuture-state architecturearchitectural risk managementRegulatory ReportingFinancial Risk ManagementAPI integrationmicroservices integrationstructured documentationdata-driven finance architecturesservice-oriented architectures
Soft Skills
consultingthought leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunication
Certifications
TOGAFcloud platform certificationsenterprise architecture certifications