Software Architect Senior Specialist
About The Position
The Software Architect Senior Specialist defines and delivers end-to-end technology solutions aligned with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. The role provides technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective solutions. The Architect works with business, product, engineering, and Shared Services teams to establish architectural direction, guide technical decisions, and support complex technology initiatives. The position includes designing solutions across applications, integrations, data, and cloud platforms; guiding engineering teams; and supporting modernization and cloud transformation. The role also ensures that architecture addresses organizational security, governance, regulatory, business continuity, and disaster recovery requirements. Applicants must live in the posted location or its immediate surrounding area. Applicants residing in New York City or California will not be considered.
Requirements
- Experience in solution architecture, software engineering, or technical leadership within complex technology environments.
- Proven experience designing enterprise-scale applications and end-to-end technology solutions.
- Strong knowledge of modern software architecture, microservices, APIs, integrations, and data architecture.
- Experience designing cloud and cloud-native solutions using Azure and/or AWS.
- Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, monitoring, and observability.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong understanding of security architecture, scalability, performance, reliability, and operational resilience.
Responsibilities
- Define and deliver end-to-end architecture solutions across applications, integrations, data, and cloud platforms, aligned with business objectives and enterprise standards.
- Develop high-level and detailed solution designs covering functional and non-functional requirements, security, scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Establish and promote architecture principles, patterns, standards, and best practices.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to engineering teams and Shared Services throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Lead architecture and design reviews, evaluate technical decisions, and guide responses to complex design and engineering challenges.
- Design scalable APIs, microservices, integration frameworks, and data flows for reliable communication across systems.
- Drive application modernization and cloud transformation, including cloud-native solutions using Azure and/or AWS.
- Partner with DevOps and engineering teams on CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, containerization, automation, monitoring, and observability.
- Ensure solutions meet organizational security, governance, regulatory, business continuity, and disaster recovery requirements.
- Conduct architecture assessments and identify technical risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, engineering teams, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
- Present architecture strategies, recommendations, and technical considerations to technical and business stakeholders.
- Support technical planning and solution estimation for technology initiatives.
- Promote technical excellence, maintainability, cost-effectiveness, and long-term sustainability in solution designs.
Benefits
- Unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.
- Employee Assistance Program and access to Wellbeing Champions, Gather Groups, and well-being events and initiatives.
- Medical, life, and disability insurance.
- Retirement plans and lifestyle benefits.
- Paid time off for volunteering and donation-matching opportunities.
- Inclusion communities open to employee participation.
- Online learning and accredited courses through the Skills & Career Navigator tool.
- Global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates.
- Regular employee surveys.
- Benefits may vary by location.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
