Chief Architect

Role Overview The Chief Architect is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and governing the overall technology and solution architecture strategy for FPT Thailand. This role ensures architectural excellence across delivery, pre-sales, and innovation initiatives, aligning technology solutions with client business objectives and FPT's regional growth strategy. The Chief Architect will work closely with executive leadership, delivery heads, pre-sales teams, and client stakeholders to drive consistent, scalable, secure, and future-ready architectures across multiple industries, including Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Public Sector, and Enterprise. Responsibilities Architect Strategy & Governance Define and own the regional architecture of vision, principles, standards, and best practices. Establish and govern architecture frameworks (enterprise, solution, application, data, cloud, and integration). Ensure architectural consistency, scalability, security, and compliance across projects. Chair or lead Architecture Review Boards (ARB) for key deals and deliveries. Pre-Sales & Client Engagement Act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating business challenges into end-to-end technology architectures. Lead architecture definition for complex and large-scale bids, RFPs, and strategic pursuits. Support sales and pre-sales teams in solution positioning, estimations, and technical risk assessment. Present architecture proposals to C-level and senior client stakeholders. Delivery & Execution Excellence Partner with delivery teams to ensure architecture is practical, cost-effective, and deliverable. Provide architectural oversight during solution design, build, and deployment phases. Resolve complex technical issues and design trade-offs across programmes. Ensure alignment between architecture design and delivery execution. Technology Leadership & Innovation Drive adoption of modern technologies including cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, APIs, DevOps, data platforms, AI/ML, and application modernization. Evaluate emerging technologies and define reference architectures and accelerators. Promote reuse of assets, frameworks, and platforms to improve delivery efficiency and quality. Partner with global FPT teams to leverage group-wide capabilities and innovations. People & Capabilities Development Build, mentor, and grow a strong community of architects across the region. Define career paths, competency frameworks, and capability development plans for architects. Lead architecture knowledge sharing, communities of practice, and technical governance forums. Coach architects and senior technologists on stakeholder management and consultative skills. Risk, Security & Compliance Ensure architectures adhere to security, regulatory, and compliance requirements relevant to client industries. Work closely with security, risk, and compliance teams to embed secure-by-design principles. Identify and mitigate architectural risks early in the solution of lifecycle. Requirements Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. 15+ years of experience in IT, with significant experience in solution and enterprise architecture. Proven track record leading architecture for large-scale, complex, multi-year programmes. Strong experience across cloud, application architecture, integration, data, and security. Demonstrated experience in pre-sales, bid management, and client-facing architecture roles. Experience working across APAC markets and multicultural teams is highly desirable. Technical Skills & Competencies Enterprise and Solution Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF). Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. Application modernization, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures. DevOps, CI/CD, and platform engineering concepts. Data architecture, analytics platforms, and AI/ML foundations. Strong understanding of security architecture and regulatory considerations. Originally posted on Himalayas