Job Description
Enterprise Architect (GRC)
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Join our Architecture Practice, and support key long-term programs of work!
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FinXL Professional Services is a leading IT consultancy that partners with clients to bridge the gap between business needs and technology capabilities. Since ****, we've been delivering high-value ICT services across government, finance,
telecommunications,
and enterprise sectors.
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FinXL is seeking an Enterprise Architect (GRC) to join our consulting team and be deployed with a leading Banking client on a 12+ months contract in Sydney CBD. This position requires deep strategic vision and technical enterprise architectural authority to assess, rationalize, and modernize a complex GRC technology ecosystem spanning over 40 applications. You will serve as the architectural lead delivering a target-state blueprint, evaluating data virtualization layers, embedded AI capabilities, and driving platform migration strategies to align technology with critical regulatory mandates. Support key long-term programs of work! GRC technologies, banking/finance background and current state assessment!
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Responsibilities
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Execute a comprehensive current-state architecture audit and discovery across 40+ risk and compliance applications.
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Evaluate existing data flows, custom integration patterns, workflow bottlenecks, and manual processes across all risk domains.
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Assess architectural feasibility and ROI for introducing unified data and analytics overlay layers versus total platform consolidation.
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Formulate strategic criteria for application retention, modernization,



platform consolidation, and legacy system decommissioning.
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Design target-state integration patterns that enable real-time risk reporting, automated issue tracking, and cross-functional governance.
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Benchmark platform capabilities against contemporary enterprise solutions and evaluate AI and machine learning readiness within compliance frameworks.
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Partner with executive technology leaders and C-suite business stakeholders to build business cases and transformation roadmaps.
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Key Skills & Experience
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Over 15 years of IT experience within banking or financial services, specializing in Risk, Compliance, and Governance domain architectures.
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Extensive background in Enterprise Architecture, including large-scale application rationalization and target-state strategy design.
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Hands-on architectural exposure to major enterprise GRC/IRM platforms.
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Strong knowledge of modern data architectures, including data mesh, virtualization, lakehouses, and API-driven enterprise SaaS frameworks.
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Deep familiarity with modern workflow orchestration engines and operationalizing AI capabilities within regulated environments.
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Practical understanding of key regulatory frameworks and operational risk mandates.
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Superior executive communication skills with a proven ability to present complex technical strategies directly to C-level committees.
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Engagement Details
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12+ months contract with a Banking client.
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Hybrid working model with 3 fixed days/ week in the office in Sydney CBD.
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📌 Enterprise Architect (Grc) (New South Wales)
🏢 Finxl
📍 New South Wales