ampliFI Loyalty Solutions-posted 13 days ago
$150,000 - $180,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Naperville, IL

ampliFI provides fully outsourced, customized credit and debit card loyalty programs exclusively focused on banks and credit unions nationwide. For almost two decades, we have delivered compelling rewards programs, unique earn-and-burn opportunities, and card-linked programs to leverage merchant-funded offers. Here at ampliFI, we are always looking for more great people to be a part of the relentless pursuit of excellence in everything we do. Our core values are Integrity, Curiosity, and Advocacy for our clients. We are looking for a talented, highly driven Enterprise Architect to join our dynamic team and serve as a strategic technology partner to the CIO and CTO. Location : This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with our office located in Naperville, IL (60563), and requires a minimum of three days per week onsite . What You Will Do As the Enterprise Architect at ampliFI, you will play a critical role in defining the overall technology architecture and ensuring ampliFI’s systems are designed for scalability, performance, and security. You’ll serve as the primary architectural authority for cloud, data, and application platforms, helping guide the modernization of ampliFI’s loyalty, rewards, and payments solutions. This position combines strategic leadership with deep technical expertise, ensuring ampliFI’s technology investments align with enterprise goals and deliver measurable business impact.

  • Define and maintain ampliFI’s enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring alignment between business goals and technical execution.
  • Serve as the principal architect for ampliFI’s core platforms, with a strong focus on AWS, microservices, and distributed system design.
  • Partner closely with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to architect scalable, performant, and secure systems that power ampliFI’s loyalty and payment solutions.
  • Establish standards for API design, integration, and data exchange, ensuring consistency across services (REST, JSON, JWT, SSO).
  • Drive modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy applications to AWS-native architectures leveraging ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Athena, and S3.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to strengthen CI/CD automation, cost optimization, and observability using Git, Jenkins, Terraform, Automox, and JumpCloud.
  • Provide architectural guidance for high-volume transactional systems that support loyalty point accruals, redemptions, and merchant-funded offers.
  • Partner with Security and QA teams to ensure compliance, resiliency, and test automation best practices across the technology stack.
  • Lead architectural reviews, provide mentorship to engineers, and champion modern engineering practices across teams.
  • Support the CIO and CTO in defining technology roadmaps, evaluating emerging tools, and ensuring ampliFI’s architecture evolves with business needs.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in software or enterprise architecture, with proven experience designing large-scale, cloud-based systems.
  • Deep expertise in AWS architecture — including ECS, Lambda, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, RDS, Athena, and S3.
  • Extensive experience in API design, microservices, and system integration (REST, JSON, JWT, SSO).
  • Hands-on knowledge of Java/Spring, Python, or Clojure in modern distributed environments.
  • Strong understanding of data management using MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Athena.
  • Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Terraform, Automox, and JumpCloud.
  • Solid understanding of QA automation and performance testing tools including Selenium, Postman, and JMeter.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to bridge business and technical priorities.
  • Proven ability to think strategically while remaining hands-on in execution.
  • Experience in loyalty, rewards, payments, or financial services ecosystems strongly preferred.
  • Experience leading architecture governance or technology standards across multiple product teams.
  • Exposure to event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, and messaging frameworks.
  • Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS or SOC 2.
  • Understanding of large-scale data pipelines and real-time analytics.
  • Ability to mentor technical teams and communicate architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Competitive salary
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
  • 401(k) and Employer Match
  • Employer-Funded Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
  • Voluntary Café Plans for insurance and commuter benefits
  • Flexible work hours in a hybrid environment
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Paid Time Off, including holidays, vacation, and personal time
  • Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Snacks and onsite gym
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