Senior Manager – Digital Assets Solutions Architect

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About the business area

GBS is a group of highly skilled and talented professionals who form an essential part of ADCB's continued journey of success. With a proud history of commitment, innovation and delivery, GBS constantly strives for excellence whilst ensuring the highest standards of quality and risk awareness. Each and every member of the GBS family plays an integral role in driving ADCB's strategy, growth and digital evolution by working closely with our valued business partners to achieve exceptional customer experience through our outstanding service and support.

We are actively seeking an ambitious professional to join our Group Business Service team at ADCB to work alongside passionate colleagues who share your ambition to redefine excellence in UAE banking.

In this role, your key responsibilities include:

• Ideate, design and build out Digital Asset solution architectures to enable product delivery, working with diverse stakeholder groups (internal and external) and ensure alignment to ADCB’s goals and objectives. Translate Digital assets product vision into robust solution designs and architecture diagrams aligned with enterprise architecture standards and guardrails, enabling safe and fast delivery of digital asset experiences. Evaluate emerging technologies and perform research and vendor assessments on Digital Asset solutions to promote contemporary and efficient engineering practices within squads. Drive reuse of enterprise APIs, data products, microservices, and design patterns to reduce dependencies and technical debt. Contribute to platform, tribe and chapter deliverables and governance as required, ensuring architecture translates to delivered technology builds.
• Manage the operations of Digital Assets applications, platforms, and systems by conducting incident analysis and troubleshooting; provide effective solutions and work closely with stakeholders to deploy, test, and implement releases in production, supporting smooth banking functions and consistent customer service. Develop and maintain solution architecture documentation to support platform-level governance in line with Technology standards and policies. Liaise with business analysts, engineers, delivery leads, and other architects to deliver optimal solution design outcomes in a scaled agile model. Manage and coach tech leads and engineers on architecture principles, patterns and designs to mitigate risks and rapidly mature a modern, scalable technology stack for digital assets.
• Collaborate with prospective users and stakeholders to understand and anticipate their needs, translating them into technical requirements and architecture plans for digital asset solutions. Guide stakeholders understand the business model, value, and proposition of proposed solutions to ensure clarity on deliverables and benefits. Act as the main point of contact between teams and stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely information flow throughout project delivery.
• Implement approved departmental policies, processes and procedures, and ensure employee adherence so that work is carried out to the required standard while delivering the required standards of service to customers and stakeholders
• Manage and motivate the team to ensure they contribute to, and participate in, the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programs and projects in line with the Bank’s standards.
• Demonstrate Our Promise and apply the ADCB Service Standards to deliver the Bank’s required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions

The ideal candidate should have the following experience

• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering or architecture, including 3 years delivering production blockchain or DLT systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT / Computer Science or related field
• Certifications in blockchain architecture, cloud security or enterprise architecture (e.g. TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) preferred or equivalent, Project Management Professional (PMP)/ Prince 2 Certification or equivalent
• AWS or Azure Solution Architecture
• Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Protocols (Ethereum, Polygon, Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda)
• Smart Contracts, Application Programming Interface (API) Integration and Digital Asset Protocols
• Custody and Key Management (Multi-Party Computation (MPC), Hardware Security Module (HSM), Key Management System (KMS)) in Bank-Grade Environments
• Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Threat Modelling and Information Security
• Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture
• Enterprise Architecture and Integration Strategy
• Vendor Evaluation and Platform Selection
• Agile Methodologies and Solution Governance
• Application Support, Change and Configuration Management
• Banking Functionality and Operations
• Business Analysis and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Practices
• Stakeholder Relationship Management and Team Collaboration
• Planning, Prioritisation and Incident Resolution
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary: Additional to this, all employees are eligible to participate in one of our rewarding variable pay plans.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package : This includes market-leading medical insurance, group life and personal accident insurance, paid leave and leave airfare, employee preferential rates on loans and finance facilities, staff discounts and offers, and children education assistance (for certain job levels).
• Flexible and Remote Working Options : We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, subject to eligibility and job requirements.
• Learning and Development Opportunities : We value and facilitate continuous learning and personal development, through a variety of exciting learning opportunities, such as structured instructor-led courses, a comprehensive e-Learning catalog, on-the-job training and professional development programs.

At ADCB, we are dedicated to creating a respectful, caring and disciplined work environment that aligns with your career ambitions