Senior Architect – Data Products & Domain APIs

As a recruitment company, DCG understands that every business is powered by experienced professionals. Our management style and partnership approach enable us to meet your needs and provide continuous support. Due to our ongoing growth and the large number of recruitment projects we undertake for our partners, we are currently looking for:Senior Architect – Data Products & Domain APIsResponsibilities:Define and continuously evolve the architecture vision, principles and roadmap for Data Products and Domain APIsLead end-to-end architecture across multiple domains, products and delivery streams, ensuring alignment between business capabilities, data assets, APIs and technology platformsCoordinate solution architecture activities and provide architectural guidance to architects and engineering teams working within individual delivery streamsIdentify system interfaces, data flows, dependencies and integration requirements across domains and support teams in evaluating architectural alternativesEstablish architecture patterns and standards for domain-owned data products, ensuring they are discoverable, reusable, governed and reliableDefine data ownership, product boundaries, data quality expectations, metadata, lineage and lifecycle responsibilitiesPromote modern data architecture practices, including data product thinking and domain ownershipDefine and maintain API-first architecture principles, API design standards, governance and lifecycle management practicesGuide teams in defining domain boundaries, API contracts, versioning strategies, security mechanisms and reusable integration patternsEnsure APIs and integration solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, observable and easy to consumeSupport event-driven and service-oriented architecture approaches where appropriateDefine functional and non-functional architectural requirements covering availability, performance, security, scalability, resilience and operabilityDefine solution components, interfaces and responsibilities while ensuring alignment with the wider enterprise architectureDevelop and maintain the architectural runway required for sustainable delivery and future technology evolutionSupport Continuous Delivery and DevOps through pragmatic architecture guidelines, automation and appropriate architectural enablersContribute to solution planning, high-level design, architecture reviews and continuous exploration activitiesCommunicate complex architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersMentor architects and engineering teams and support decentralised architectural decision-making within clearly defined guardrails Requirements:Minimum 5 years of professional experience, including significant experience in Solution, Domain or Enterprise ArchitectureProven track record in enterprise-scale data, API and integration solutionsExperience leading architecture across multiple teams, products or domainsStrong knowledge of data architecture, data products, APIs and integration patternsExperience with API governance, domain boundaries and reusable architecture standardsGood understanding of event-driven, service-oriented and distributed architecturesStrong knowledge of security, scalability, resilience, availability and performance requirementsExperience in complex, regulated environments with strong data governance requirementsGood understanding of banking technology and business processesVery good English communication skillNice to have:Core Banking experience is a strong advantage Offer:Private medical careCo-financing for the sports cardConstant support of dedicated consultantEmployee referral program