Enterprise Technology and Platform Architect

About This Job

Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is hiring an Enterprise Technology and Platform Architect to sit within its technology architecture function at Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi. Posted on HBL's own careers portal on 25 August 2026, the listing does not state an exact vacancy count and reads as a single specialist opening rather than a batch hire. Working closely with Enterprise and Solution Architects, Security Architects, infrastructure teams, and platform teams, the role is responsible for keeping the bank's technology investments aligned with its target-state architecture and enterprise standards, while championing architecture governance, technology modernization, rationalization, and security-by-design principles across the organization. HBL frames the position as central to reducing technology risk while enabling sustainable innovation, positioning the architect as a bridge between strategic technology planning and day-to-day engineering delivery.

HBL is seeking candidates with a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering, backed by roughly ten years of experience in architecture or engineering roles spanning enterprise technology, infrastructure, cloud, or integration domains. Core responsibilities include defining enterprise technology principles, standards, and reference architectures; developing target-state architectures and technology roadmaps aligned to business and transformation goals; providing architectural leadership across cloud, infrastructure, integration, middleware, and data platforms; and embedding security, resilience, and compliance requirements into technology designs in coordination with the bank's Security Architecture teams. The role also carries governance duties such as leading architecture review forums, evaluating emerging technologies, and driving technical-debt reduction and vendor-evaluation initiatives, alongside supporting strategic technology investment decisions and enterprise transformation programs more broadly. HBL expects the incumbent to establish architecture patterns for cloud-native, API-led, event-driven, and hybrid technology environments, and to work with security architecture counterparts on identity, privacy, and risk controls across enterprise platforms. No age limit, domicile restriction, or quota is mentioned in the advertisement, so the posting is effectively open to qualified applicants nationwide.

Candidates can apply online through the HBL People careers portal by creating or updating a profile against this listing before the closing date. The advertisement does not disclose a salary figure or mention any application fee, in line with HBL's standard practice of setting compensation based on the candidate's experience and the bank's internal grading structure at offer stage. Applications close on 10 September 2026, and experienced architecture and infrastructure professionals interested in shaping HBL's enterprise technology direction, particularly those comfortable operating at the intersection of cloud, security, and large-scale banking infrastructure, are encouraged to submit their candidacy through the portal ahead of the deadline.

Job Information

Commission / Board

HBL

Place of posting

Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi

City

Karachi

Postal Code

74000

Domicile

All Punjab Basis

Age (Male)

18–45 years

Age (Female)

18–45 years

Age note

Age criteria not stated in the advertisement; a senior-role default ceiling of 45 has been applied given the 10-year minimum experience requirement.

Advt. date

25 August 2026

Last date

10 September 2026

Qualification Required

• Qualification: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering (16 years of education).
• Experience: 10 years of experience in an architecture/engineering role, primarily in enterprise technology, infrastructure, cloud, integration, or architecture domains.

Posts Breakdown

Important Dates

Advertisement date

25 August 2026

How to Apply

1. Apply online via the HBL People careers portal (hblpeople.com > Apply Now) - create or update your candidate profile in the Oracle-hosted job listing and submit your application before the deadline.

Additional Details

Job Id

28740

Key Skills

Enterprise technology architecture and governance, cloud and hybrid-cloud architecture, integration/API/event-driven architecture, middleware and messaging platforms, security-by-design, technology lifecycle and portfolio management, resilience and disaster recovery.

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