Job Description 

Why Join 

As a Data Architect at OCBC, you will be at the forefront of transforming the bank's data architecture, enabling large-scale machine learning and analytics use cases, and driving the bank's Digital Transformation. You will have the opportunity to work on a multi-year roadmap to modernize the OCBC data architecture, collaborating with business and technology leads, application architects, data science, and data engineering teams across the bank. This is a unique chance to make a significant impact on the bank's future and build a career as a Subject Matter Expert in data architecture.

How you succeed 

To succeed in this role, you will need to be a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of data architecture and its role in driving business outcomes. You will need to be able to collaborate with stakeholders across the group to ensure buy-in on strategic data initiatives and define data platform processes and best practices. You will also need to be a strong communicator and influencer, able to consult and influence digital application teams and provide training and share best practices across teams.

What you do

• Contribute to the roadmap to transform data architecture focusing on scalability, performance, and flexibility
• Maintain data architecture framework, standards, and principles
• Contribute to reference architecture and architectural designs solution context diagram and conceptual data model
• Work closely with data engineering team, Business Analysts, and support the design aligning with the bank's data architecture standards and principles
• Consult and influence digital application teams regarding solutions
• Provide training and share best practices across teams regarding data architecture design and solution implementation
• Develop and apply industry best practice technology, design, and methodology approaches to design bank's data architecture

Who you work with 

The Data Architect role is part of the Data Architecture team in OCBC Group Operations and Technology (GO&T) division. You will work closely with data engineering teams, Business Analysts, digital application teams, and other stakeholders across the bank to enable large-scale machine learning and analytics use cases.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline.
• 5-8 years of experience in designing and building high-performance data architectures
• Experience in cloud-based data architecture and data governance is an advantage
• Experience in designing data architectures that support real-time and batch use-cases
• Knowledge of data governance principles and standards
• Experience in implementing data governance and data quality standards
• Experience in cloud-based data architecture and data governance
• Familiarity with DevOps / DataOps / MLOps concepts
• Strong experience with traditional data technologies (ODS, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Data Lakehouse)
• Experience in designing data patterns to support micro-service based application architecture
• Knowledge of container-based big data architectures and Kubernetes
• Experience with big data technologies (Hive, Pig, Impala, Spark)
• Expertise in RDBMS (Teradata/Oracle, PostgreSQL, Vertica, etc), PL/SQL, data modeling & ETL/ELT
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver technology solutions that enable tangible business benefits
• TOGAF/DAMA certification is an advantage

Who we are 

Singapore's longest established bank, we've been helping people and businesses get what they want from life since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Embracing technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organization. But for all that change, our purpose remains: to enable people and communities to realize their aspirations.

What we offer 

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Equal opportunity. Fair employment. Selection based on ability and fit with our culture and values. Your wellbeing, growth, and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.