Solution / Enterprise Architect (MP-I)

Job Description:

• Assess existing department’s IT systems, including ERPs, payment portals, related applications and network/connectivity infrastructure, to evaluate readiness for Raast integration.
• Define the target architecture for government entities connecting to Raast, while ensuring all related internal applications, data, and security layers are addressed.
• Design and finalize the Raast Connect (Raast aggregation) architecture model, clearly articulating roles, responsibilities, data flows, and governance mechanisms.
• Develop reference architectures, integration patterns, and technical blueprints to be re-used across multiple government entities.
• Ensure full alignment of all solution designs with:

• Raast technical and operational standards
• Guidelines and regulatory requirements by SBP.
• Approved API security frameworks and best practices

• Define and enforce architectural guardrails to ensure consistency, interoperability, and long-term scalability across implementations.
• Review and validate solution designs, technical proposals, and implementation approaches submitted by government entities, their vendors, or system integrators.
• Provide solution architecture support for key government use cases, including but not limited to:
• Government disbursements (including bulk disbursements e.g., salaries, pensions, social protection payments, etc.)
• High-volume collections (e.g., taxes, fees, levies, and utility payments).
• Translate business and operational requirements into secure, resilient, and performant technical designs.
• Provide hands-on technical oversight during implementation, testing, and rollout phases to ensure adherence to approved architectures and standards.
• Support integration testing, certification, and onboarding processes for government entities connecting to Raast.
• Identify and proactively mitigate architectural, scalability, and security risks during execution.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to government stakeholders, Raast operating entity(s), SBP teams, and external vendors.
• Support technical discussions, design workshops, and decision forums with senior public sector and regulatory stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation, architecture notes, and decision records for governance and audit purposes.

Educational Qualification:

• Minimum a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in enterprise architecture, related to digital payments, fintech, or large-scale financial systems.

II. Hands-on Raast integration experience (mandatory), including direct exposure to Raast APIs, onboarding processes, and technical standards.
III. Prior experience working with government entities, regulators, or large public-sector financial systems is strongly preferred