Solution Architect – Application/Banking
Are you an experienced Solution Architect with deep expertise in enterprise application design, modern architecture patterns, and large-scale banking or financial systems? This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead end-to-end solution architecture for high-visibility programs while shaping technology strategy, guiding business partners, and influencing decision-makers across the organization.
Working with one of our top financial clients, this position calls for a Solution Architect – Application/Banking who will design, document, and present application architectures, partner closely with Account Managers and Business Analysts, and drive alignment between business goals and technology capabilities. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, a strong communicator, and a hands-on architect who can navigate complex requirements and advocate for robust, scalable, and compliant solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage technical solution design for enterprise programs and portfolio projects.
- Translate business requirements into effective, scalable architectural solutions.
- Produce conceptual and logical architectures, including process flows, system diagrams, and value-chain models.
- Ensure all solution designs comply with internal standards, enterprise architecture guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
- Manage trade-offs between speed, quality, and cost while optimizing for long-term value.
- Collaborate closely with Account Managers and Business Analysts to clarify and consolidate application requirements.
- Participate in requirements and analysis meetings to ensure comprehensive understanding of system needs.
- Assess feasibility of application enhancements and new capabilities in partnership with Enterprise Architecture.
- Evaluate alignment of proposed requirements with existing system capabilities and architectural constraints.
- Present, explain, and defend proposed solutions at governance forums and stakeholder sessions.
Desired Skill Set:
- 3+ years as a Solution Architect in a large enterprise environment.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise, application, or information architecture.
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- Strong knowledge of service-oriented architecture, databases, and data modeling.
- Hands-on experience with real-time and batch interface design (including sequence diagrams).
- Strong understanding of TOGAF principles.
- Solid understanding of the BIAN financial services model.
- Experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
- Strong expertise in RESTful APIs and JSON schema design.
- Advanced relational database and data structure design capabilities.
- Strong cloud architecture skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- TOGAF certification or equivalent (preferred).
Nice to Have:
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Prior experience in banking or financial domains.
- Experience with digital transformation, mobile banking, or online banking platforms.
- Exposure to banking channels such as mortgage, ATM, branch, or contact center systems.
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