Lead Architect

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If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Lead Architect.
Business: CTO
Principal responsibilities
• Lead the architecture design, governance, implementation and support for a given business domain.
• Work closely with the technology, delivery and business outcome leads to design and implement solutions aligned with the OKRs.
• Apply strong software engineering expertise while contributing to the strategic direction and design of technology solutions across multiple platforms.
• Apply and integrate AI and Generative AI architecture patterns and capabilities into platform solutions.
• Define current-state, target-state and transition-state architectures for the relevant business domain.
• Present and review technical solutions and decisions with the Architecture Working Group, identifying requirements for formal governance and approval.
• Provide technical leadership and guide engineering, Quality Assurance, DevOps, data and security colleagues.
• Collaborate with product feature teams across the business domain, supporting delivery throughout the end-to-end development lifecycle.
• Capture governance requirements, fulfil audit obligations and demonstrate adherence to relevant controls.
Requirements
• A background in Wealth Management or wider financial services sector, preferably within a large-scale organisation.
• Strong solution architecture capability, with experience translating business requirements into practical technology designs.
• Understanding of AI architecture patterns, orchestration, guardrails, continuous evaluation and human-in-the-loop processes.
• Knowledge of AI/ML and GenAI fundamentals, including prompting, embeddings, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), agents, fine-tuning and prompt engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and AWS services, including designing for availability, resilience, security and scalability.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions, communicate complex concepts clearly and deliver outcomes using Agile, Scrum and DevOps practices.
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.
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