Senior Solutions Architect

Equity Bank • Wichita, KS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Solutions Architect is a strategic, hands-on leader who designs and guides delivery of complex, secure, and scalable solutions across core banking, digital channels, integration platforms, data/AI, and cloud infrastructure. You will translate business objectives into well-architected solutions, ensure alignment with enterprise standards, and provide technical leadership from discovery through production.
This role is designed to support Equity Bank’s ongoing modernization and AI/data initiatives—e.g., cloud adoption, API-first integration, and secure data platforms—while maintaining regulatory compliance and operational resilience.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in: Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration with a Technology or Analytics focus, Data Science or AI (relevant to this role’s AI/data initiatives)
• 8+ years in software/integration architecture or senior engineering, with 3+ years designing enterprise‑scale solutions
• Expertise in at least two of the following: Cloud: AWS/Azure (networking, IAM, containers, serverless, storage); Integration: REST/GraphQL APIs, event streaming (Kafka), ESB/iPaaS, ETL; Data: warehouse/lakehouse architecture, data pipelines, governance; Security: Zero Trust, PKI/certificates, encryption, secrets mgmt, vulnerability management
• Strong proficiency with architectural documentation and tooling (UML/C4, ADRs, IaC patterns)
• Demonstrated experience in regulated environments (financial services preferred)
• Systems thinking; ability to simplify complex ecosystems
• Executive communication; influence without authority
• Pragmatic decision-making balancing resilience, cost, and speed
• Leadership in cross‑functional delivery and vendor orchestration

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Certifications: AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, TOGAF, CKAD/CKA, CISSP or equivalent.
• Experience with core banking platforms and digital onboarding/origination flows; familiarity with payments (e.g., Zelle, ACH, wires) and fraud controls

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end solution design (conceptual, logical, physical) for customer-facing and back‑office systems across banking domains (deposits, lending, digital account opening, payments)
• Define integration approaches (REST APIs, event streaming, ETL/iPaaS, ESB) and canonical data models to reduce duplication and enable reuse
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts (diagrams, interface contracts, decision records, threat models) aligned to ETS standards
• Partner with product owners, engineering, InfoSec, and vendors to decompose requirements, estimate, and plan delivery (PoC → MVP → scale)
• Provide deep technical guidance during build and cutover; remove delivery impediments, ensure NFRs (performance, availability, resilience, observability) are met
• Govern design quality through reviews and automated checks; approve solution deviations and manage technical debt
• Architect secure workloads on AWS/Azure (identity, networking, storage, container orchestration), leveraging landing zone patterns
• Design data pipelines and interfaces to enterprise data platforms (warehouse/lakehouse) to support analytics and AI use cases; apply data governance controls
• Collaborate on MLOps patterns (feature stores, model deployment/monitoring) where applicable; ensure responsible AI and model risk controls
• Embed security-by-design (Zero Trust, encryption, secrets management, certificate management/PKI) and align to GLBA, PCI, SOC, and internal audit findings
• Conduct architecture risk assessments, threat modeling, and support remediation plans; ensure audit‑ready documentation
• Champion architecture principles, patterns, and ETS standards; propose updates based on lessons learned
• Evaluate third‑party and SaaS solutions; lead RFP/RFI technical sections, compare alternatives, and negotiate technical clauses with vendors
• Mentor engineers and junior architects; raise the bar on documentation, testing, automation, and observability
• Communicate architectural decisions to executives and business stakeholders in business terms; align roadmap items to measurable outcomes

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Group Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Group Cancer Insurance
• 401(K) Retirement Plan w/Company Match
• Generous Vacation & Sick Time
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Pet Insurance
• Retail Banking Benefits

What This Job Offers

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