Domain Architect – Finance, Risk

Role Overview

• 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.
• Trusted advisor from IT to our CFO and the entire Finance department.
• Bring alignment and cohesion between data, solution, business, and security architectures within the domain.
• Domain architecture governance (maintaining architecture artifacts, run with architecture reviews and submissions, maintain domain decision registry).

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.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Microservices
• Oracle
• Python

Benefits

• The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.