Platform Architect

Aspida Financial Services LLC•Durham, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aspida is transforming how annuity and retirement products are serviced and distributed, and we are seeking a Platform Architect to lead the target-state architecture behind that transformation. In this role, you will partner with business, product, and technology stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise solutions that align with Aspida's strategic objectives. You will provide architectural guidance and leadership, from concept through implementation, that enable our engineering teams to deliver with confidence. This position reports to the Director of Architecture and is required to be onsite 3 days a week at our Durham, NC headquarters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance or related field plus 6+ years of experience in core financial services architecture, design and solution delivery.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills with the ability to understand complex business processes and align technology solutions accordingly.
Experience building financial, accounting, insurance or other highly regulated systems with strong understanding of enterprise controls, auditability and operational excellence.
Knowledge of cloud platforms and modern web application technologies.
Understanding of security architecture principles, including authentication, authorization, encryption and secure application design.
Experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile delivery methodologies, DevSecOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong written communication and facilitation skills, experience creating architecture artifacts: including solution designs, sequence diagrams, component diagrams, deployment diagrams and technical specifications.
Proven critical thinker with a bias for action, adaptability, innovation mindset, strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical and business partners across the organization.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the life insurance, annuities, retirement products, wealthtech, fintech, or another regulated financial-services environment.
Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Miro and related collaboration tools.
Demonstrated AI fluency and the ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve analysis, documentation and delivery efficiency.
Designing partner-facing APIs, data feeds, webhooks, or status services; familiarity with ACORD or IRI Digital First for Annuities.

Responsibilities

Lead target-state architecture and guide technology roadmaps for strategic, high-ambiguity, cross-system modernization efforts.
Create and maintain solution architecture artifacts, design documentation and decision records
Provide architectural oversight from concept through implementation and production support.
Assess emerging technologies and trends across the digital insurance ecosystem to recommend innovative solutions.
Facilitate workshops and design sessions; Communicate architectural recommendations and concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Create detailed software architecture diagrams to document technical challenges and define robust, future-proof solutions.
Establish architectural patterns, constraints, non-functional requirements that enable engineers to deliver safely and confidently.