Cloud Architect – Financial Services Industry (FSI)

We are looking for a skilled Cloud Architect – Financial Services to support customers in designing and implementing cloud modernization and technology transformation solutions. This role combines technical expertise, customer engagement, and solution architecture capabilities. The successful candidate will collaborate with financial institutions to understand their business and technical requirements, assess existing technology environments, and recommend cloud, data, and infrastructure solutions that deliver business value. Working closely with senior architects, Sales teams, and technical specialists, you will contribute to cloud adoption initiatives, architecture assessments, solution design, and modernization projects. The ideal candidate brings practical experience in cloud architecture, enterprise infrastructure, database technologies, and customer-facing technical roles, along with an interest in the financial services industry. Key Responsibilities 1. Cloud Architecture & Technology Modernization Design and recommend secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions based on customer requirements. Assess existing infrastructure, databases, and applications to identify cloud adoption and modernization opportunities. Contribute to cloud migration strategies, including hybrid and multicloud environments. Provide technical guidance on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enterprise databases, and related cloud technologies. Participate in technical discovery sessions, architecture design, proof of concepts (POCs), and implementation planning. Collaborate with senior architects and specialists on complex technical requirements. 2. Technical Consulting & Customer Advisory Work with financial services customers to understand their technology environments, business needs, and modernization objectives. Participate in technical discussions with enterprise architects, infrastructure teams, IT managers, and other customer stakeholders. Translate customer requirements into practical technical recommendations and architecture proposals. Develop and present solution designs, technical documentation, and architecture recommendations. Evaluate technology alternatives based on technical feasibility, scalability, security, and operational requirements. Support the development of cloud adoption and technology modernization roadmaps. 3. Financial Services Industry Knowledge Develop an understanding of technology challenges within banking, insurance, fintech, and other financial services organizations. Support initiatives involving cloud modernization, enterprise infrastructure, databases, and digital transformation. Consider security, regulatory, data protection, and business continuity requirements when recommending technical solutions. Collaborate with internal teams to address industry-specific customer needs. Stay informed about technology trends relevant to the financial services industry. 4. Customer Engagement & Solution Development Partner with Sales and technical teams to support customer engagements and cloud opportunities. Conduct technical workshops, solution demonstrations, architecture discussions, and proof-of-concept activities. Prepare technical proposals and solution presentations tailored to customer requirements. Support customers throughout the solution evaluation and cloud adoption process. Build productive relationships with customer technical teams and internal stakeholders. 5. Data, AI & Emerging Technologies Support the identification of opportunities involving enterprise data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Participate in discussions about data-driven and AI use cases relevant to customer business needs. Contribute to architectural recommendations for integrating cloud, data, and AI technologies. Collaborate with specialists to evaluate emerging technologies and their potential applications. 6. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Technical Development Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Product, Customer Success, and other technical teams. Work with senior architects and subject matter experts to address complex customer requirements. Contribute to technical documentation, reference architectures, solution presentations, and best practices. Share technical knowledge and lessons learned with colleagues. Continuously develop expertise in cloud infrastructure, databases, data platforms, and emerging technologies.