Director, Integration Architecture & Engineering (Payments) at SMBC

, , Singapore -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Integration Architecture, Engineering Leadership, Payments Processing, API Design, Event-Driven Architecture, Oracle Banking Payments, DevOps, Stakeholder Management, Governance Frameworks, Data Modeling, System Analysis, Solution Design

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Key Responsibilities Leadership & People Management Build, lead, coach, and mentor a globally distributed team of integration specialists and system analysts. Establish strong engineering culture, accountability, and ownership across design, development, and delivery. Drive capability uplift, reducing reliance on vendors and strengthening in-house expertise. Provide thought leadership and strategic direction for integration architecture across the payments landscape. Integration Strategy, Architecture & Governance Define and own the target-state integration architecture for OBPM within the enterprise payments ecosystem. Establish standards, patterns, and governance frameworks across API, event-driven, file-based, and hybrid integrations. Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, regulatory requirements, and security standards. Drive modernization of legacy integrations, reducing complexity and enabling scalable, future-proof designs. Techno-Functional Leadership Translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions. Act as a senior bridge across business, architecture, engineering, and vendors, ensuring alignment and execution integrity. Provide design authority and governance through architecture reviews, solution sign-offs, and risk assessments. Engineering Oversight & Delivery Excellence Oversee end-to-end integration delivery, ensuring quality across design, build, testing, and deployment. Drive adoption of best practices in engineering, testing, and DevOps, including automation and production-equivalent testing. Lead code merge, release strategy, and phased/staggered rollout approaches to reduce delivery risk. Ensure robust error handling, resiliency, and observability across all integration flows. Data, Documentation & Design Standards Enforce high standards in data modeling, integration documentation, and interface specifications. Ensure clarity, consistency, and reusability across artifacts (ISDs, sequence diagrams, data mappings). Establish end-to-end traceability and governance across systems and integrations. Stakeholder & Vendor Management Engage senior stakeholders across IT, Operations, Business, and Head Office to drive alignment and decisions. Influence vendors and internal teams to adopt target-state architecture and best practices. Communicate complex technical concepts to executive audiences, including risk, trade-offs, and impact analysis. Requirements Experience & Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 12–18+ years of experience in integration architecture, solution design, and engineering leadership within enterprise environments. Proven experience in leading distributed teams and managing large-scale, complex delivery programs. Payments & Platform Expertise Strong experience with payments platforms, preferably Oracle Banking Payments (OBPM/OBPay). Deep understanding of payments processing, clearing, settlement, exception handling, and regulatory landscapes. Experience delivering in high-availability, mission-critical financial systems.

Responsibilities

Lead a global team of integration specialists to define and govern the target-state integration architecture for payments systems. Oversee end-to-end delivery, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with enterprise standards.