Application Solutions Architect - Commercial Banking Charlotte, NC | Plano, TX | Chicago, IL

Charlotte, NC | Plano, TX | Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
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Top 3 Skills

1. Commercial banking technology experience with a focus on payments and cash management
2. Communications skills to engage junior and senior technology and business partners
3. End-to-End solution design experience

Job Description

We deliver technology solution architecture for Global Payment Solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals. We manage architecture related risks and drive compliance with established standards, principles, and technology blueprints. We have an exciting opportunity for an Application Solutions Architect to join our team, supporting Corporate Channels, Payments, Accounting Services, Commercial Card, and other domains. Our team operates globally across the US, EMEA, and APAC, giving you the chance to work on a diverse, challenging, and rewarding portfolio of projects.

Responsibilities

• Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture principles, and technology platform choices.
• Articulate the solution intent and operating environment, identify primary systems/subsystems and their interfaces, and define non-functional requirements.
• Ensure solutions are fit for purpose by collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, while assessing the impact of strategic design decisions.
• Work closely with both business and technology teams to shape the solution intent and architectural vision.
• Rapidly develop high-level architecture designs, refining details as business requirements evolve; ensure designs are modular, flexible, and adaptable.
• Apply best practices, templates, and documentation standards to produce architectural designs.
• Partner with Product Managers/Owners to plan and prioritize technology-focused backlog items for the architecture runway.
• Provide clarity to development teams on architectural aspects, offering solution options to overcome impediments.
• Conduct design reviews to confirm all non-functional requirements are met (e.g., security, performance, scalability, usability, reliability).
• Operate as an individual contributor.

Required Skills

• 10+ years experience in Banking/Financial Services technology.
• Strong Commercial Banking domain knowledge in Corporate Payments, Commercial Card, Corporate Channels, Accounting Services, and Liquidity Management.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall and Agile).
• Strong business partner engagement and coordination skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving, and innovative mindset.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into multiple architectural views for different audiences.
• Broad IT knowledge, including financial software, middleware, and databases.
• Skilled at interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions.
• Ability to drive shared service strategies and foster a performance culture.
• Commitment to continuous improvement of products, processes, and tools.
• Expertise in API design, microservices, and integration platforms.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of application architecture in modern development languages, including Java, .NET (C#), Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (e.g., Angular, React).

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/related field or related work experience.
• TOGAF 9 Certified.
• Cloud Solutions Architect Certification (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).