Mission

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Blockchain Technical Architect to join our Corporate and Institutional Banking  Technology Architecture team. In this role, you will oversee the design of blockchain solutions, ensuring alignment with the organization’s technology standards and strategic goals.

You will act as a trusted advisor, providing technical guidance, co-constructing solutions with cross-functional teams, and driving innovation in blockchain adoption across the enterprise.                               

Main Tasks:

• Technical advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering insights and recommendations on blockchain technology trends, opportunities, and risks.                                    
• Solution co-construction: Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and other architects to co-construct blockchain solutions that address complex banking challenges.
• Technology standards: Define and enforce blockchain technology standards, frameworks, and best practices across the organization.                                                    
• Vendor and partner management: Evaluate and assess third-party providers solutions to ensure acquisition of high-quality solutions.                                                   
• Compliance and governance: Ensure blockchain solutions adhere to regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, PSD2, AML, KYC) and industry best practices.
• Innovation leadership: Stay abreast of emerging trends in blockchain, DeFi, CBDCs, and AI, and assess their potential impact on the organization’s strategy. 
• Stakeholder alignment: Work closely with business units and IT teams to align blockchain initiatives with broader organizational goals.                                            

Perfil

Technical skills:

• Deep understanding of distributed ledger technology, consensus mechanisms (e.g., PoW, PoS, PBFT, QBFT, etc), and core cryptographic principles including hashing, digital signatures, and zero-knowledge proofs.
• Proficiency in tokenization, token standards (ERC-20, ERC-721), and smart contracts (including upgradable ones) for decentralized applications.
• Expertise in enterprise blockchain platforms such as Hyperledger Besu, Canton, Fabric, R3 Corda, and Quorum.                                        
• Familiarity with permissioned blockchain architectures and their specific applications in banking.
• Proven ability to design scalable, secure, and high-performance blockchain solutions.                             
• Strong grasp of cybersecurity best practices for blockchain systems.
• Understanding of traditional financial systems like RTGS, SWIFT, trade finance, capital markets, and digital asset custody.                                                     
• Insight into how blockchain can enhance or replace conventional financial processes, including trends in decentralized finance (DeFi) and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
• Experience with cloud technologies, containers, and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
• Experience with facilitating seamless interaction between various blockchain platforms and traditional financial systems.                                                       
• Strong understanding of financial systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. 
• Certifications in blockchain technologies (e.g., Certified Blockchain Architect, Hyperledger Certified Professional) are a plus.                                

Language Skills:

• English (read, spoken, written)             
• French (nice to have)                                           

Soft skills:

• Autonomous, organized and delivery-focused with attention to detail                              
• Proactive taking own initiative to mitigate risk, and prevent issues arising                              
• Great communication skills                               
• Good work ethic and high levels of motivation                                        
• Process and Results Oriented                         

Organización

Inetum is a European leader in digital services. Inetum’s team of 28,000 consultants and specialists strive every day to make a digital impact for businesses, public sector entities and society. Inetum’s solutions aim at contributing to its clients’ performance and innovation as well as the common good. Present in 19 countries with a dense network of sites, Inetum partners with major software publishers to meet the challenges of digital transformation with proximity and flexibility. Driven by its ambition for growth and scale, Inetum generated sales of 2.5 billion euros in 2023.