Enterprise Architect Banking Operations

Senior Architect Banking Operations

Job Type: Full-time | Regular

Preferred Locations: Columbus, OH, Charlotte, NC, Phoenix, AZ.

Department: Technology Architecture & Engineering

About the Role:

The Senior Architect will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing enterprise-grade solutions that support modernization, resiliency, and innovation across business-critical platforms. This role sits within the COO Technology organization and supports strategic initiatives in areas such as mainframe, cash management, print and mail, as well as operation case management and utility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive legacy modernization efforts, including re-platforming existing Java workloads, decomposing monolithic components into services/APIs, and modernizing integration patterns.
• Evaluate and design opportunities to apply AI/GenAI (e.g., for code modernization, document processing, operational intelligence, or developer productivity) within banking operations platforms.
• Promote and embed modern engineering practices such as API-first design, event-driven patterns, CI/CD automation, DevSecOps integration, and containerized deployments (OpenShift/Kubernetes).
• Maintain awareness of emerging trends in Java ecosystems, cloud services (Azure/Google Cloud Platform), and AI tooling relevant to operational platforms, and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Collaborate with Principal and Lead Architects to define and evolve target state architectures across multiple domains.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient systems that align with enterprise standards and business objectives
• Provide solutions and required artifacts (for compliance and audit) for architecture JIRA tickets.
• Provide architectural assessments and contribute to solution design for various initiatives.
• Support compliance, risk management, and governance processes in architectural decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in systems or enterprise architecture, or equivalent through work, training, or education.
• Strong understanding of architecture tools and practice such ArchiMate, BizzDesign, Sparx Enterprise Architect, draw.io, UML, and The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF).
• Has a strong understanding of and experience in cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and container technologies (e.g., OpenShift).
• Experience with BPM, APIs, case management, decision support engines, or AI-driven architecture is a plus.

Desired Skills:

• Strong aptitude specifically, the ability to take initiative and uncover answers even in ambiguous or unfamiliar situations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working in agile environments and cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in the financial industry.
• Familiarity with technology standards such as ISO/IEC 27034 Application Security and NIST SP 800-218 Secure Software Development Framework.

Job Expectations:

• Hybrid work schedule with occasional travel (up to 10%).