Application Architect (IT)
About The Position
We are seeking a seasoned Application Architect to drive the architecture and strategy for the commercial loan servicing platform. This role focuses on designing scalable, secure solutions, ensuring reliable data flow across systems, and aligning with enterprise and regulatory needs. The architect will collaborate with business and technology teams to define target architecture, guide modernization, and support integration. The role also ensures strong data governance, system performance, and alignment with downstream systems. The ideal candidate should have strong technical expertise, banking domain knowledge, and the ability to drive architectural decisions that support business goals and compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in solution architecture, technology strategy, IT transformation, or financial services technology leadership.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience implementing architecture governance practices in regulated, agile, product-centric, or scaled delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of standard architecture patterns such as distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns, data platforms, resiliency, modern application architecture, and responsible AI governance concepts.
- Experience with SQL and application integration.
Nice To Haves
- 10 years of experience preferred.
- Experience in banking, financial services, lending, or another regulated technology environment.
- Experience across business, application, data, infrastructure, security, cloud, and integration architecture domains.
- Familiarity with AI governance, model risk considerations, responsible AI principles, data governance, privacy, explain ability, and control frameworks in regulated environments.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain the application roadmap, including technology direction and modernization initiatives.
- Develop solution approaches, architecture recommendations, and technical roadmaps.
- Align application architecture with enterprise standards, security requirements, and business objectives.
- Provide high-level estimates and assess solution complexity for new initiatives.
- Guide teams on application design, integration patterns, API development, and best practices.
- Lead architecture reviews and support key technical decisions.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with organizational standards.
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to business and technical stakeholders.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and system integration artifacts.
- Document technical debt, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
- Promote architecture standards and documentation best practices.
- Mentor developers and technical team members.
- Lead cross-functional discussions to resolve technical challenges and dependencies.
- Partner with business, product, infrastructure, and vendor teams to deliver solutions.
- Support planning, implementation, and continuous improvement efforts across applications.
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- wellness program
- life and disability insurance
- retirement savings plan
- paid leave programs
- paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
