Associate Vice President – Solution Architect – Digital Assets

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 the company'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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of architecture or platform engineering experience in banking, fintech, or digital assets.
• 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, custody platforms, wallets, tokenization, and stablecoin ecosystems.
• Professional certifications in cloud, security, architecture, or blockchain technologies.
• Cloud Architects certification from public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, etc.

Location: United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
Language Requirements: English proficiency preferred; additional language skills may be beneficial.