RoadMap

🏦 Scenario Context

You are an Enterprise Architect at ABC Bank, responsible for platform modernization and cloud transformation.Your goal is to work with senior stakeholders, align technology decisions to business strategy, modernize legacy platforms, and evaluate new vendors/tools.

🔹 1️⃣ Work with Senior Stakeholders across Business, Security, Infrastructure, and DevOps

🎯 Objective

To ensure that all modernization and technology initiatives are aligned with business goals, risk posture, and operational readiness.

🧩 What You Do

Action	Details
Stakeholder Mapping	Identify key stakeholders: Business Heads, CIO, CISO, Head of Infra, Head of DevOps, Head of Data, and Portfolio Managers.
Workshops & Interviews	Conduct Architecture Vision & Strategy Workshops to understand business priorities, risk appetite, and pain points.
Joint Architecture Reviews	Host Architecture Review Board (EARB/SARB) sessions with all stakeholders for alignment and governance.
Create Traceability Matrix	Map business capabilities → applications → technology stack → owners.
Risk Alignment	Collaborate with CISO & Risk Office to embed InfoSec and regulatory controls early in design.

🧰 Tools / Frameworks

• TOGAF ADM (Phases A–E)

• Stakeholder Map (RACI)

• Confluence, LeanIX, ADO for traceability

• Architecture Review Boards (EARB/SARB)

📈 KPI Tracked

• % stakeholder alignment achieved

• % architecture decisions approved in first review

• Business satisfaction score (survey post-workshop)

🔹 2️⃣ Oversee Technology Roadmap and Platform Modernization Initiatives

🎯 Objective

To define and drive the enterprise-wide modernization roadmap that transitions legacy systems into scalable, secure, and cloud-native platforms.

🧩 What You Do

Action	Details
Portfolio Assessment	Assess 200+ applications using criteria (business criticality, tech obsolescence, compliance risk, TCO).
Categorize Applications	Define “Invest / Tolerate / Migrate / Eliminate” categories.
Define Target State Architecture	Create target architecture blueprints for core domains (Retail, Lending, Payments, Treasury).
Build Modernization Roadmap	Sequence migration waves over 3 years — based on business impact and dependency map.
Set Modernization Standards	Define principles for replatforming, rehosting, refactoring, and cloud-native development.
Govern Execution	Participate in quarterly roadmap reviews and EARB to ensure each modernization aligns with enterprise standards.

🧰 Tools / Frameworks

• TOGAF Architecture Development Method

• Gartner TIME Model (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate)

• Application Portfolio Management tools (LeanIX, Alfabet)

• Cloud Well-Architected Framework (AWS / Azure)

📈 KPI Tracked

• % applications rationalized

• % modernization projects delivered on roadmap

• Reduction in technical debt / legacy cost

🔹 3️⃣ Support Vendor and Tool Evaluations

🎯 Objective

To evaluate and select vendors, cloud services, and tools that align with the bank’s enterprise standards and cloud strategy.

🧩 What You Do

Action	Details
Define Evaluation Criteria	Create scoring matrix covering architecture fit, scalability, compliance, integration capability, cost, and support model.
RFP / POC Management	Conduct POC with shortlisted vendors to validate performance, integration, and compliance readiness.
Cross-functional Evaluation	Collaborate with Procurement, CISO, and Infra team for risk, security, and commercial validation.
Architecture Sign-off	Present evaluation results to the Technology Steering Committee (TSC) and EARB for final approval.
Contractual Clauses	Ensure architecture compliance clauses and exit strategy included in vendor contracts.

🧰 Tools / Frameworks

• Gartner Magic Quadrant

• NIST Cloud Security Controls

• Weighted Scoring Model (Excel or APM Tool)

• EARB / TSC Governance Framework

📈 KPI Tracked

• Time-to-evaluate vendor (TAT)

• % vendor evaluations aligned to standards

• Post-implementation ROI / cost savings

🏛️ Governance Bodies You Work With

Committee	Purpose	Frequency	Key Participants
EARB	Approve architecture direction	Monthly	Chief EA, Domain Architects, CTO, CISO
SARB	Review solution-level designs	Per release	Solution Architect, Security, Cloud, Data Teams
Tech Steering Committee	Approve major investments, vendors, and roadmap	Quarterly	CIO, CTO, Business Heads, Procurement
DevSecOps CoE	Tooling & automation standards	Bi-weekly	DevOps, Security, Cloud teams

🧾 How You’d Explain in an Interview

“At ABC Bank, I collaborated with senior stakeholders across business, infra, and security to define our 3-year technology modernization roadmap.We rationalized 240 applications using the Gartner TIME model and defined our Invest–Migrate–Eliminate strategy.I also led vendor and tool evaluations using a weighted scorecard and ensured all decisions went through our Architecture Review Board and Technology Steering Committee.This not only improved architectural compliance to 95% but reduced legacy cost by 30% within 18 months.”