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Associate Vice President – Solution Architect – Digital Assets

Rak Bank53 open roles

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Your applicationOpen nowAssociate Vice President – Solution Architect – Digital AssetsRak Bank · United Arab Emirates

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Job Description

Our Architecture team is looking for a skilled and experienced Digital Asset Technical Architect to design, implement, and manage a greenfield digital asset ecosystem, focusing on custody management, stablecoin issuance, and seamless integration with our bank's mobile banking platform. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of deploying digital asset solutions, strong technical expertise in key management, security architecture, cloud technologies, and a comprehensive understanding of regulatory compliance, particularly with the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) mandates.

What You Will Do:

  • Architect and implement a secure, scalable digital asset ecosystem.
  • Design institutional-grade custody solutions including wallets, HSMs and key management.
  • Lead stablecoin issuance and lifecycle management capabilities.
  • Integrate digital asset platforms with core banking, payments and mobile banking.
  • Establish security architecture, risk controls and operational governance.
  • Ensure compliance with CBUAE regulations and AML/CFT requirements.

Digital Asset Platform Architecture

  • Design and deploy a secure, scalable, and compliant digital asset ecosystem from the ground up.
  • Establish custody management, stablecoin issuance, tokenization, and digital wallet capabilities.
  • Integrate digital asset services with core banking systems, mobile banking platforms, exchanges, and third-party ecosystems through APIs.

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT):

  • Expertise in blockchain technologies and distributed ledger protocols (e.g., Ethereum, Hyperledger) for building custody management and stablecoin issuance solutions.

Blockchain & Smart Contract Development.

  • Architect solutions using blockchain and distributed ledger technologies such as Ethereum and Hyperledger.
  • Design, develop, and govern secure smart contracts for stablecoin issuance, transaction processing, and digital asset management.
  • Enable interoperability across external digital asset networks, exchanges, and banking infrastructure.

Security & Key Management.

  • Implement enterprise-grade cybersecurity controls, including HSM-based cryptographic key management.
  • Establish security frameworks based on NIST, ISO 27001, and industry best practices.
  • Lead penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, incident response planning, and disaster recovery strategies. Cloud, Infrastructure & DevOps.

Cloud and API Integration:

  • Architect cloud-native, highly available, scalable, and resilient digital asset platforms.
  • Define end-to-end infrastructure architecture covering HA, DR, performance, security, and elimination of single points of failure.
  • Establish CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices to ensure secure and efficient solution delivery.

Regulatory Compliance & Governance.

  • Ensure compliance with CBUAE regulations, AML/KYC requirements, and applicable international digital asset standards.
  • Monitor regulatory developments and adapt technology solutions and operating models accordingly.
  • Collaborate with regulators and internal control functions to maintain governance and compliance.

Operations & Vendor Management.

  • Manage the complete solution lifecycle from requirements gathering through production support.
  • Develop operational playbooks, monitoring frameworks, dashboards, and automation capabilities.
  • Evaluate and manage technology vendors, blockchain providers, custodians, and strategic partners.

Enterprise Architecture & Strategic Leadership.

  • Apply TOGAF and Enterprise Architecture principles to create a future-ready digital asset platform aligned with business strategy.
  • Design modular, API-first, microservices-based architectures to promote flexibility and scalability.
  • Drive stakeholder engagement, change management, and cross-functional collaboration across business, technology, risk, compliance, and security teams.

What We are Looking for:

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, IT, Engineering or related field.
  • 8+ years of architecture or platform engineering experience in banking, fintech or digital assets.
  • Experience with custody platforms, wallets, tokenisation and stablecoin ecosystems.
  • Strong knowledge of blockchain, cryptography, cloud platforms and cybersecurity.
  • Expertise in API management, enterprise integration and digital banking ecosystems.
  • Experience with UAE digital asset regulations.
  • Knowledge of tokenized deposits, CBDCs, stablecoins and blockchain interoperability.
  • Professional certifications in cloud, security, architecture or blockchain technologies.
  • Cloud Architects certification from public cloud providers like AWS, Azure etc.
  • Certification on Virtualization and related technology.
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