Head of Markets Technology Architecture - Derivatives/Securities

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. The anticipated salary range for this role is between $238,000.00and $265,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees. Role Description

SMBC's trading businesses in SMBC Nikko America and SMCB Capital Markets are seeking a Head of Architecture for our Global Markets businesses to support our growing technology organization and systems environment. As the Head of Markets Architecture, you will define and lead the architectural approach for large-scale solutions that achieve significant business outcomes in fixed income derivatives and securities trading. Ensuring alignment to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology stacks and platform approach. Evaluating systems, design, and interfaces to ensure cohesion and synergy across the technology environment. Building tools, frameworks, and templates for best practices in our technology documentation and processes. Role Objectives

* Sets the architecture and technical direction for the entire organization delivering to key projects and portfolios. * Partners with Enterprise Architecture to develop, analyze, and implement key technical components, frameworks, and approaches. * Leads the technical planning, definition, and design of complex features that require coordination across multiple teams and technologies. * Evaluates the business impact of technical design decisions. * Selects appropriate technology tools for solutions, adhering to company guidelines and release processes. * Supports and mentors teams on design and coding best practices. * Works across business and technology to create the solution and vision from a technology solutions approach. Qualifications and Skills

* 15+ years of experience in building out front-to-back financial trading systems across fixed income cash and derivative products. * Proven experience as a technology architect * Evaluates the business impact of technical design decisions. * Hands-on experience in designing and implementing cross-product trading and risk systems. * Experience with trading operations systems including market data and transactional system middleware. * Experience with one of the messaging frameworks like Kafka, Rabbit-MQ or IBM MQ. * Experience building microservices. * Experience deploying to cloud environments. * Proven ability to work quickly in a dynamic environment with a collaborative approach. * Bachelor, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics or related STEM field. Additional Requirements

D&I Commitment Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent. SMBC's employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.

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