Job Description - Grade Specific
Capgemini is hiring a Core Banking Enterprise Architect to lead and deliver large-scale banking transformation programmes.
This is a hands-on architecture leadership role, requiring deep expertise in core banking package platforms and proven experience delivering transformations either client-side within banks, or within leading system integrators such as Accenture, Infosys, TCS, or Cognizant.
The role combines architecture ownership, programme delivery, and client advisory, with a strong bias toward execution and implementation.
Ideal Candidate
- Key Responsibilities
- Hands-On Architecture & Delivery
- Lead end-to-end architecture design and delivery for core banking transformation programmes
- Act as responsible architect across full lifecycle: design, build oversight, integration, migration
- Define target state and transition architectures
- Ensure architecture aligns with delivery execution
- Core Banking Package Expertise
- Provide expertise in Temenos, Finastra, Thought Machine, or Avaloq
- Lead solution design and customization strategy
- Promote out-of-the-box usage and manage technical debt
- Integration & Modern Architecture
- Drive API-led, microservices, and event-driven architecture
- Integrate core banking with payments, digital and data platforms
- Programme & Stakeholder Leadership
- Lead architecture across large transformation programmes
- Engage with CIO, CTO, and programme leadership
- Guide global delivery teams
- Client Advisory
- Translate business needs into executable architecture
- Advise on modernization strategies and delivery risks
- Hands-on enterprise architect with delivery experience
- Experience client-side or with leading SIs (Accenture, Infosys, TCS, etc.)
- Core Banking Expertise
- Experience with at least one major platform (Temenos, Finastra, Avaloq, Thought Machine)
- Exposure to implementation, integration, and migration
- Domain Knowledge
- Retail, Corporate Banking, Payments, Lending
- Experience in regulated environments
- TOGAF or equivalent
- Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- APIs, microservices, data architecture
- Strong technical credibility
- Stakeholder management
- Delivery-focused problem solving
- Leadership in global banking transformations
- Exposure to tier-1 banking clients
- Career path to practice leadership
- Delivery-focused architect
- Strong bridge between architecture and execution
- Proven transformation track record
