
Egils Kaupužs
Principal Enterprise Architect | Architecture Governance | Enterprise Systems, Cloud & Infrastructure | Banking & Regulated Environments
Salaire / Taux journalier
Riga, Lettonie
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
Langues
À propos
Introduction
Principal Enterprise Architect with nearly 20 years of experience in banking and regulated financial environments, and almost three decades in enterprise technology platforms. Most recently served as the principal Enterprise Architect at Luminor Group, providing group-level architecture governance across three Baltic countries. Responsibilities included Architecture Review Board leadership, enterprise architecture principles and standards definition, and shaping target-state architecture across business, data, application, and technology domains. Work focuses on enterprise architecture governance, technology strategy, and modernization of complex enterprise systems. Experience includes architecture of enterprise business applications, Anti-Financial Crime platforms, and large-scale banking systems alongside cloud, infrastructure, and security platforms. Background combines enterprise architecture leadership with deep engineering experience in datacenter platforms, hybrid cloud environments, enterprise infrastructure, and security architecture, enabling effective collaboration with engineering teams while guiding enterprise technology strategy.
Expérience de travail
Principal Enterprise Architect
Independent
nov. 2025 - Présent
1 an
– Enterprise architecture and technology strategy advisory focused on enterprise systems, infrastructure platforms, and architecture governance.
Enterprise Architect
Luminor Group
avr. 2022 - oct. 2025
3 ans 7 mois
– Owned and operated the Enterprise Architecture Management process and architecture governance framework – Led Architecture Review Board and governed enterprise solution architecture decisions across technology domains – Defined enterprise architecture principles and maintained enterprise technology standards catalogue – Contributed to enterprise cloud strategy and target-state enterprise architecture definition – Provided architecture governance across transformation, modernization, and outsourcing initiatives – Influenced architecture alignment across business applications, data platforms, and infrastructure domains in collaboration with domain architects – Supported regulatory architecture initiatives including DORA compliance and operational resilience requirements
Enterprise Solutions Architect
Luminor Group
août 2020 - mars 2022
1 an 8 mois
– Defined architecture for enterprise Anti-Financial Crime and AML platforms – Ensured solution architectures aligned with enterprise architecture principles, standards, and target architecture – Collaborated with business stakeholders, delivery teams, and enterprise architecture governance processes – Produced architecture models using ArchiMate, UML, and BPMN within Sparx Enterprise Architect – Supported procurement processes, vendor evaluation, and architecture risk assessments – Documented solution architecture and integration patterns across enterprise application landscapes
IT Solutions Architect
Tet.lv
oct. 2019 - avr. 2020
7 mois
– Governed BSS solution architecture within a Scaled Agile delivery environment – Supported digital transformation initiatives including Salesforce platform adoption – Defined architecture approaches for integration between enterprise systems and digital platforms – Validated functional and non-functional requirements against architecture design options – Collaborated with engineering teams to ensure alignment between solution architecture and enterprise platforms
Business Solutions Architect
Evolution Gaming
janv. 2017 - mars 2019
2 ans 3 mois
– Designed secure multi-cloud infrastructure architecture supporting high availability and cost efficiency – Defined Identity and Access Management architecture and Zero Trust network architecture – Designed enterprise device management and secure document management systems – Defined data storage and analytics architecture supporting business intelligence initiatives – Supported enterprise platform modernization and vendor licensing optimization initiatives – Collaborated with stakeholders to define architecture approaches for enterprise systems and services
Infrastructure Platform Team Leader
Not Specified
juil. 2015 - déc. 2016
1 an 6 mois
– Led infrastructure engineering team responsible for platform architecture and operations – Re-architected infrastructure platforms to improve resilience, availability, and performance – Established disaster recovery, business continuity, and capacity planning practices – Implemented infrastructure security architecture improvements – Developed infrastructure architecture documentation and operational standards – Provided technical leadership and mentoring to platform engineering team members
Earlier technical roles
Multiple Companies
nov. 1996 - mars 2015
18 ans 5 mois
Earlier career focused on infrastructure engineering, datacenter platforms, and enterprise IT operations across service provider and banking environments. Roles included: – Lead IT Systems Engineer – ALSO Cloud Oy – Senior Systems Administrator - Nervogrid Oy – Systems Administrator Hortus Digital – Senior Database Administrator SEB Bank – Senior Information Systems Administrator Unibanka AS Work included design and operation of multi-tenant hosting platforms, virtualization infrastructure, enterprise databases, and mission-critical banking systems.
Formation
University of Latvia
Master's degree, Computer Science
1998 - 2003
5 ans 1 mois
University of Latvia
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
1994 - 1998
4 ans 1 mois
Licences et certifications
TOGAF® Standard, Version 9.2
Délivré le : –
TOGAF® 9 Certified
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MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014
Délivré le : janv. 2016