Victor Leung
Enterprise Architect with over 10 years of experience in financial services, specializing in core banking architecture, investment platforms, and digital transformation across APAC. Adept at defining target state architectures, technology roadmaps, and governance frameworks for large-scale modernization programs. Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture (AWS, Kubernetes), integration design, and data security compliance within regulated environments. Recognized for bridging business strategy and technology execution through C-suite advisory, architecture governance, and cross-functional leadership.
Experience
Portfolio Architect
Fidelity Internation | Hong Kong | October 2025 – Present
Provide technical expertise to both the Business and Technology stakeholders in order to direct the investment and transformation from an architecture perspective to help deliver the strategic ISS initiatives in line with the Business, Technology and Data strategies. Working with senior business stakeholders to understand and develop their longer term vision, aligning roadmaps to this, developing technology roadmaps that align to both the business vision as well as technology objectives, providing guidance on M&A activity.
Senior Client Solutions Architect
10x Banking | Singapore | January 2025 – October 2025
Supported pre-sales engagements, developed architecture artifacts, and presented cloud strategies to CIOs and Chief Architects. Defined target operating models and integration strategies aligning with clients’ enterprise roadmaps. Conducted architecture reviews and technology due diligence for platform adoption within retail banking domains. Partnered with financial institutions to architect scalable, secure, and regulatory-compliant core banking platforms.
Client Architect
Thought Machine | Singapore | September 2020 – January 2025
Led core banking modernization programs in APAC, deploying Vault Core on AWS aligned to enterprise and data governance standards. Defined solution blueprints and domain integration models across CASA, Loans, Deposits Products using Smart Contracts. Established architecture governance frameworks, ensuring alignment between business capabilities, regulatory requirements, and infrastructure design. Collaborated with cross-functional teams across risk, finance, analytics, and data to deliver secure and compliant multi-region deployments.
Technical Lead
HSBC | Hong Kong SAR | February 2019 – September 2020
Designed and implemented merchant online payment and API-based financial integrations. Delivered end-to-end solution architecture documentation, ensuring consistency with enterprise architecture standards. Improved system scalability through CI/CD optimization and infrastructure-as-code automation.
Consultant
Dynatrace | Hong Kong SAR | July 2018 – February 2019
Implemented observability and performance management architectures for banking clients, leveraging AIOps frameworks. Partnered with enterprise architects to define data integration and monitoring strategy across hybrid environments.
Senior Associate
EY | Hong Kong SAR | November 2017 – July 2018
Led cloud migration for FSI clients, aligning Azure cloud adoption to governance and security policies. Designed frontend integration architecture for PayMe for Business, enhancing scalability and operational resilience.
Software Engineer
Accenture | Hong Kong SAR | February 2015 – November 2017
Delivered enterprise-grade APIs and digital platforms for Cathay Pacific and Tencent (LoL eCommerce). Managed full-stack teams and contributed to architecture design patterns, improving reusability and deployment efficiency.
Assistant Marketing Manager
Riverlife Brisbane | Brisbane | December 2012 – June 2014
Education
National University of Singapore
- Master of Technology (Digital Leadership), 2023–2025
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- MBA (Finance), 2017–2019
- M.Sc. (Computer Science), 2015–2017
- B.Sc. (Chemistry), 2009–2012
Certifications
Certification | Date Achieved |
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TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner | Apr 2024 |
AWS Certified AI Practitioner | Feb 2025 |
AWS Certified Security – Specialty | Mar 2024 |
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty | Jan 2024 |
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional | Oct 2023 |
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional | May 2023 |
CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist | Jul 2022 |
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator | Jul 2022 |
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer | Mar 2022 |
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect | Jul 2022 |
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals | Jun 2022 |