Job#: 3026584 Job Description: Application Architect III
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months
Role Overview
An opportunity is available for an Application Solutions Architect to support domains including Corporate Channels, Payments, Accounting Services, and Commercial Card. This role involves delivering technology solution architecture, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals. The position entails managing architecture-related risks and driving compliance with established standards, principles, and technology blueprints in a global environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business strategy and enterprise principles.
- Articulate the solution intent, identify primary systems and their interfaces, and define non-functional requirements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure solutions are fit for purpose.
- Work with business and technology teams to shape the solution intent and architectural vision.
- Develop high-level architecture designs and refine details as business requirements evolve.
- Apply best practices and templates to produce architectural designs.
- Partner with Product Managers to plan and prioritize technology-focused backlog items.
- Provide clarity to development teams on architectural aspects and offer solution options.
- Conduct design reviews to confirm non-functional requirements are met.
Required Qualifications
Experience:- 10+ years of experience in Banking or Financial Services technology.
- Strong Commercial Banking domain knowledge in Corporate Payments, Commercial Card, Corporate Channels, Accounting Services, and Liquidity Management.
- Experience with SDLC methodologies, both Waterfall and Agile.
- End-to-end solution design experience.
Skills:- Strong business partner engagement and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Analytical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to translate complex concepts into architectural views.
- Broad IT knowledge including financial software, middleware, and databases.
- Expertise in API design, microservices, and integration platforms.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of application architecture in Java, .NET (C#), Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- TOGAF 9 Certification.
- Cloud Solutions Architect Certification (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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