Application Architect

Capital Bank•Rockville, MD

5h•$120,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Application Architect will design, guide, and support the bank’s enterprise application architecture across core banking, lending, deposit origination, credit card, mortgage, integration, data, and Azure cloud platforms. This role partners with business, technology, risk, compliance, security, and vendor teams to ensure application solutions are secure, scalable, well-integrated, and aligned with the bank’s strategic goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
Seven or more years of experience in application architecture, solution architecture, enterprise applications, systems integration
Three or more years of experience in banking, financial services or fintech industry.
Experience designing integrations across vendor platforms, core systems, digital banking, data platforms, and cloud services
Experience with Microsoft Azure architecture, including secure design, identity, monitoring, resiliency, networking, and cost-aware cloud patterns
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to business, executive, compliance, and technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Experience with Fiserv core banking, Abrigo, MANTL, mortgage, credit card, Salesforce, digital banking, or payments platforms
Experience with API-led connectivity, cloud-native design, DevSecOps, CI/CD practices, or architecture frameworks
Architecture certification such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

Define and maintain application architecture standards, patterns, and roadmaps across the bank’s application portfolio
Lead solution architecture for Commercial banking platform comprised of various SaaS applications, including Fiserv core banking, Abrigo loan origination, MANTL deposit origination, Q2 digital banking , Snowflake DLH and Salesforce. Support smaller credit card, home loan and GGL loan processing platforms.
Design secure, scalable, and supportable solutions that meet business, operational, compliance, and risk requirements
Guide Azure cloud architecture decisions, including identity, security, monitoring, integration, resiliency, and cost-effective design
Develop architecture diagrams, integration flows, technical designs, and solution recommendations.
Evaluate vendor platforms, technical proposals, and third-party solutions for architectural fit and long-term supportability
Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams, information security, risk, compliance, and vendors throughout planning, delivery, and implementation
Promote reusable patterns, disciplined change management, technical debt reduction, and strong documentation practices
Support secure, reliable, auditable, and compliant technology solutions. This includes meeting internal policy expectations and supporting vendor risk management, change management, access governance, incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity, and regulatory requirements