Lead Architect – Integration & API Strategy

About the role

Temenos is looking for a Lead Architect to define and govern the integration architecture that connects its core banking platform, Temenos Transact, with digital channels, fintech partners and third‑party systems. The role will shape a scalable, secure and resilient ecosystem that supports the bank’s digital transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Design integration architecture based on APIs, micro‑services and event‑driven patterns.
• Select and govern integration patterns such as API gateways, event buses, orchestration services and ESBs.
• Define high‑availability, resilience, scalability and observability strategies.
• Produce hybrid or cloud‑native architecture blueprints aligned with the bank’s roadmap.
• Establish API governance standards covering versioning, security, throttling and monitoring.
• Provide guidelines for development, testing and deployment environments.
• Oversee integrations with third‑party vendors, fintechs and digital channels.
• Ensure alignment with Temenos Transact best practices and prevent over‑customisation.
• Lead technical teams, review designs and drive knowledge sharing.

Required profile

• Strong background in designing enterprise integration solutions for banking or financial services.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence architectural decisions.
• Experience with cloud‑native and hybrid deployment models.

Required skills

• API design (REST, GraphQL)
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
• Asynchronous messaging (Kafka, MQ, EventBridge, Pub/Sub)
• Integration patterns (Saga, Orchestration, API Gateway, Adapter)
• API gateways and ESBs (WSO2, Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft)
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Observability tools (ELK, Prometheus)