Enterprise Architect

Raiffeisen Bank is the largest Ukrainian bank with foreign capital. For more than 30 years, we have been creating and building the banking system of our country.
Raiffeisen employs more than 5,000 employees, including one of the largest product IT teams, which includes 900+ specialists. Every day, we work side by side so that more than 2.5 million of our clients can receive quality service, use the bank’s products and services, and develop their business, because we are #TogetherWithUkraine.
Your future responsibilities:
Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and roadmaps aligned with the bank's business strategy
Develop and govern the Enterprise Architecture framework across application, data, integration, and technology domains
Maintain and evolve the enterprise application portfolio (1,000+ applications), driving rationalization, modernization, and technical debt reduction
Lead Architecture Review Board (ARB) processes - evaluate solution designs, ensure compliance with EA principles, and provide architectural decisions on cross-domain initiatives
Own and manage the Technology Radar - assess emerging technologies, define technology standards and lifecycle policies, guide adoption and sunset decisions
Collaborate with tribe leads, product owners, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with business priorities across 10 domains
Drive adoption of industry frameworks and standards (TOGAF, BIAN, ArchiMate) to ensure architectural consistency and banking domain alignment
Conduct architecture maturity assessments, identify capability gaps, and define improvement roadmaps
Provide strategic guidance on data architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise data governance and regulatory requirements
Facilitate cross-tribe architectural alignment, resolve architectural conflicts, and ensure coherent end-to-end solution design
Mentor and coach solution architects and engineering leads, fostering architecture thinking culture and design excellence across teams
Communicate architecture strategy, decisions, and trade-offs to C-level stakeholders and technical audiences alike
Your skills and experience:
7–10+ years of IT experience with at least 3 years in enterprise or solution architecture roles in banking or financial services
Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and modeling notations (ArchiMate, UML, BPMN)
Hands-on experience with EA tooling (LeanIX, Ardoq, Mega, or similar) for portfolio management, dependency mapping, and capability modeling
Deep understanding of banking domain: core banking systems, payments, lending, customer onboarding, KYC/AML, regulatory compliance
Experience with BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network) service landscape and its practical application
Strong expertise in integration architecture: API management, ESB/iPaaS, event-driven patterns (Kafka, event streaming), and microservices governance
Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and hybrid infrastructure strategies, including containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and IaC (Terraform)
Experience with data architecture concepts: data mesh/data fabric, master data management, data governance frameworks, and analytics platforms (Snowflake, dbt, or similar)
Knowledge of modern software engineering practices: DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing, CI/CD, DevOps, and observability
Proven experience in technology portfolio governance: technology radar management, lifecycle policies, build-vs-buy analysis, and vendor assessment
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills - ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language for executive audiences
Experience facilitating architecture review boards, workshops, and cross-functional alignment sessions
Strategic thinking combined with pragmatic execution - ability to balance long-term architectural vision with short-term delivery needs
Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken)
Nice to have:
TOGAF or equivalent EA certification
Experience with Agile at scale (SAFe, Spotify model) and architecture practices within tribe/squad organizational structures
Background in core banking migration or transformation programs
Familiarity with AI/ML integration patterns and data-driven architecture approaches
Experience with business capability modeling and IT strategy development
We offer what matters most to you:
Competitive salary: we guarantee a stable income and annual bonuses for your personal contribution. Additionally, we have a referral reward program for attracting new colleagues to Raiffeisen Bank
Social package: official employment, 28 days of paid leave, additional “maternity leave” for fathers, and financial assistance for parents upon the birth of children
Comfortable working conditions: the possibility of a hybrid work format, offices equipped with shelters and generators, provision with modern equipment
Wellbeing program: all employees have access to medical insurance from the first working day; consultations with a psychologist, nutritionist or lawyer; discount program for sports and shopping; family days for children and adults; massage in the office
Learning and development: access to over 130 online educational resources; corporate training programs, online library, mentoring program
A great team: our colleagues are a community where curiosity, talent and innovation are welcomed. We support each other, learn together and grow. You can find like-minded people in over 15 professional communities, reading or sports clubs
Career opportunities: we encourage advancement within the bank between functions
Innovation and technology. Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub, GitHub actions, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Victoria, Vault, OpenTelemetry, ElasticSearch, Crossplain, Grafana. Languages: Java (main), Python (data), Go (infra, security), Swift (IOS), Kotlin (Andorid)Datastores: Sql-Oracle, PgSql, MsSql, Sybase. Data management: Kafka, AirFlow, Spark, Flink, we develop expertise in AI and actively integrate it into processes
Support program for defenders: we preserve jobs and pay the average salary to mobilized people. We have a support program for veterans, and the Bank’s veteran community is developing. We are working to raise awareness among managers and teams on the issues of veterans’ return to civilian life. Raiffeisen Bank is recognized as one of the best employers for veterans (Forbes)
Why Raiffeisen Bank?
Our main value is people, and we support and recognize them, educate them and involve them in changes. Join Raif’s team because for us YOU matter!
One of the largest lenders to the economy and agricultural business among private banks
Recognized as the best employer by EY, Forbes, Randstad, Franklin Covey, and Delo.UA
The largest humanitarian aid donor among banks (Ukrainian Red Cross, UNITED24, Superhumans, СМІЛИВІ)
One of the largest IT product teams among the country’s banks. • One of the largest taxpayers in Ukraine; 6.6 billion UAH were paid in taxes in 2023.
Opportunities for Everyone:
Raif is guided by principles that focus on people and their development, with 5,500 employees and more than 2.7 million customers at the center of attention
We support the principles of diversity, equality and inclusiveness
We are open to hiring veterans and people with disabilities and are ready to adapt the work environment to your special needs
We cooperate with students and older people, creating conditions for growth at any career stage
You matter at Raif!
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Райффайзен Банк — найбільший український банк з іноземним капіталом. Більше 30 років ми створюємо та вибудовуємо банківську систему нашої держави.
У Райфі працює понад 5 тисяч співробітників, серед них одна із найбільших продуктових ІТ-команд, що налічує 900+ фахівців. Щодня пліч-о-пліч ми працюємо, щоб більш ніж 2,5 мільйона наших клієнтів могли отримати якісне обслуговування, користуватися продуктами і сервісами банку, розвивати бізнес, адже ми #Разом_з_Україною.
Твої майбутні обов’язки:
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