Data Architect – Commercial Banking & AML (Contract)

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, build and governance of enterprise data platforms that support Commercial & Corporate Banking, with a strong focus on AML, financial crime and regulatory data across multiple APAC markets.

Key responsibilities

• Architect and implement Data Lakehouse solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Design end‑to‑end data ecosystems covering ingestion, storage, modelling, analytics and governance.
• Lead ground‑up platform builds from concept to production, overseeing pipelines, orchestration, quality, lineage and metadata.
• Collaborate with analytics teams to ensure data models support BI, reporting, AML monitoring and regulatory use cases.
• Implement data governance frameworks, stewardship, lineage and quality controls.
• Communicate architecture decisions to business, technology and regional leadership.
• Support broader cloud architecture, integration patterns, IAM, networking and security.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or enterprise data roles.
• Strong exposure to Commercial/Corporate Banking and AML/Financial Crime data domains.
• Proven track record delivering large‑scale, multi‑stream data programs in APAC.
• Senior‑level expertise with ability to influence cross‑functional teams.

Required skills

• Data Lakehouse technologies (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi).
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Data modelling – conceptual, logical and physical.
• ETL/ELT pipeline design and orchestration.
• Data governance, metadata management and data quality.
• AI/ML integration into data platforms.
• Cloud infrastructure basics – IAM, networking, security.