Domain Architect, DAA (Digital, Architecture & AI)

About the role

Crédit Agricole CIB, the corporate and investment bank of the Crédit Agricole group, is hiring a Domain Architect within its DAA (Digital, Architecture & AI) department, a transverse technology unit central to the bank's IT strategy. DAA covers Enterprise Architecture, digital data and AI strategies, and shared software engineering platforms. This senior role reports functionally to the Global Head of DAA and spans all domains.

Key responsibilities

• Define application and technical architectures together with the TPP department, working with project study teams, production teams and business stakeholders.
• Produce deliverables in pre-study and scoping phases (functional use cases, architecture documents, solution selection dossiers).
• Ensure the quality of documentation, including updates to the application repository, application mapping and detailed architecture documentation.
• Enrich the architecture reference framework, including technology roadmaps and shared technology foundations.
• Prioritise standard technologies and specialised platforms, keeping custom development to where it adds value.
• Drive technology watch and structured technology studies to inform architectural decisions.

Required profile

• 15+ years of experience in IT architecture in large-scale, complex environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to present and defend architectural choices to senior leadership.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Required skills

• Application and technical architecture, including cloud-native patterns (microservices, containerization, event-driven design) and migration strategies.
• Full SDLC mastery and governance of engineering platforms, toolchains and DevSecOps practices.
• Understanding of financial services regulation and risk management (DORA, EBA ICT, TRM) and embedding resilience and compliance in architecture.