Enterprise Solutions Architect

Axos Bank • Remote - CA, CA

2d • $170,000 - $187,000

About The Position

Axos Bank is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to inform and guide execution of its software development roadmap in support of Enterprise Technology Strategy. Reporting to the Head of Data & Architecture, this role develops architectural approaches for design and implementation and guides technology teams. It is a greenfield opportunity to shape the bank’s Enterprise Architecture practice by establishing standards, frameworks, and best practices while supporting projects and strategic program architecture.

The role calls for a strong technical background, a hands-on approach, people-management skills, and experience leading organization-level change. The architect will create a framework for a technology ecosystem that delivers high-quality solutions meeting business needs and that are scalable, modular, maintainable, portable, and extensible. They will develop and communicate a unified vision to audiences ranging from developers to executives.

The position drives strategic design and modernization of hybrid banking systems, with a focus on integrations, data architecture, legacy migration, technical debt, and real-time data processing. The architect collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders on architectural governance and scalable solutions aligned with business objectives, balancing mobile and web experiences with core backend systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years designing and implementing technology solutions and architecture.
• Proven experience as an architect working on large-scale software projects.
• Excellent knowledge of web applications, message-oriented middleware, cloud delivery of microservices, REST APIs, cybersecurity, and software quality assurance principles.
• Experience designing and developing software in languages and technologies including C#, Java, PHP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, JavaScript frameworks, React, Angular, and Ionic.
• Experience designing and deploying autonomous AI agents that use foundation models such as Claude, GPT-4/4.1, and Gemini as reasoning engines.
• Experience leveraging IDE-native agents such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Claude, and integrating them with enterprise systems via APIs, functions, and tools.
• Knowledge of UML, C4, 4+1 architecture models, and other modeling methods.
• Experience overseeing customized development of processes for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Professional experience analyzing code for weaknesses, errors, and security vulnerabilities, and overseeing remediation plans and preventive process improvements.
• Excellent knowledge of UML, Visio, Gliffy, Claude, Mermaid, and other architecture modeling tools and frameworks.
• Strong technical background, hands-on approach, excellent people-management skills, and demonstrable experience leading organization-level changes.
• Experience with solution architecture design patterns, best practices, standards, and policies.
• Expertise in APIs, microservices, and middleware.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data pipelines, master data management (MDM), data management, data governance, and real-time data processing.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms and hybrid environments.
• Experience migrating or refactoring legacy systems.
• Proven collaboration skills across teams.
• Experience setting architectural standards, policies, design patterns, and principles and ensuring governance and compliance.
• Experience with banking solutions, including APIGEE, Salesforce, Jack Henry, FIS, or similar.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with major cloud hyperscalers.
• Knowledge of AI/ML integration in banking systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Awareness of cybersecurity best practices and compliance.
• Experience optimizing workflows through business process re-engineering.
• Ability to manage third-party vendors and solutions.
• Ability to assess and reduce technical debt.

Responsibilities

• Inform and guide execution of the software development roadmap in support of Enterprise Technology Strategy.
• Create architectural approaches for architecture, design, and implementation to guide technology teams.
• Establish an Enterprise Architecture practice, including standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Support projects and strategic program architecture.
• Lead organization-level change and communicate a unified architecture vision across the organization, from developers to executives.
• Drive the strategic design and modernization of hybrid banking systems, including integrations, data architecture, and legacy migration.
• Address technical debt and enhance real-time data processing capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to guide architectural governance and ensure scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Design and govern secure, auditable, scalable, and regulatory-compliant Agentic AI ecosystems.
• Define architectural standards, policies, design patterns, and principles, and ensure governance and compliance.
• Oversee customized development of processes for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Analyze code for weaknesses, errors, and security vulnerabilities, and oversee remediation plans and process improvements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Paid sick leave, three weeks of vacation, and approximately 11 holidays per year.
• HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• 529 savings plan.
• Employee mortgage loan program.
• Free access to an Axos Bank account with self-directed trading.
• Annual discretionary cash bonus target of 10%, potentially awarded semi-annually based on achievement of performance goals and targets.
• Annual discretionary restricted stock units bonus target of 10%, potentially awarded semi-annually based on achievement of performance goals and targets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior