About the job
We are looking for an exceptional Solution Architect specializing in AI platforms to join our team at RAK Bank. This pivotal role focuses on Wholesale Banking, requiring extensive subject matter expertise in Treasury and Transaction Banking. You will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of innovative digital wholesale banking solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of profound business knowledge in wholesale banking along with technical skills in Digital Banking, Microservices, APIs, Cloud (AWS), and Systems Integration.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product managers, engineering teams, and vendors to define and deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions that align with the bank’s digital transformation initiatives.
- Develop comprehensive end-to-end architecture for Treasury and Transaction Banking platforms, including payments, liquidity, cash management, trade finance, and capital markets.
- Design modern digital banking platforms utilizing microservices, APIs, and event-driven architecture.
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards, as well as security and compliance requirements.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for Treasury (including front, middle, and back office systems) and Transaction Banking (payments, collections, cash management, liquidity management, trade finance).
- Facilitate the adoption of cloud-native solutions on AWS, ensuring that architectures are scalable, resilient, and cost-effective.
- Support an API-first strategy, integrating core banking, treasury, and transaction banking with digital channels and partner ecosystems.
- Lead the design for integration of surrounding systems (CRM, ERP, regulatory reporting, AML/KYC, risk management systems).
- Partner with business teams to convert functional requirements into robust technical architectures.
- Work alongside engineering, DevOps, and data teams to ensure high-quality delivery of solutions.
- Manage vendor relationships for treasury and transaction banking solutions.
- Contribute to the digital wholesale banking strategy by evaluating new technologies (AI/ML, blockchain, real-time analytics).
- Provide insights on architectural trends in global wholesale banking.

