Job Description:We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect who will lead the architecture and design of the strategic platform. You will define scalable application and integration architectures that address complex business challenges across Assurance, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Regulatory domains.
You will collaborate with cross-functional business and technology teams to design enterprise-grade solutions, establish integration patterns, and drive application modernization initiatives. Your expertise in enterprise architecture, distributed systems, API-led integration, and financial services technology will position you as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and engineering teams. You will translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and sustainable technology solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.
What You'll Do in the Role- Design scalable, secure, and resilient application architectures for the platform and related technology solutions.
- Define end-to-end solution architectures spanning application, integration, data, security, and infrastructure domains.
- Translate business requirements into enterprise-scale technical solutions that align with strategic technology objectives.
- Create and present reference architectures, solution designs, integration strategies, and technology roadmaps to senior stakeholders.
- Lead architecture discovery sessions with business and technology teams to understand challenges and define optimal solutions.
- Design and govern API-first and event-driven integration patterns connecting Assurance Hub with internal and external enterprise systems.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to establish development standards, architectural best practices, reusable frameworks, and design patterns.
- Evaluate existing platforms and drive modernization initiatives leveraging cloud-native architectures, microservices, and modern engineering practices.
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, scalability, performance, resiliency, observability, and regulatory compliance.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Data, and Product teams to ensure alignment with firm-wide standards.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Guide engineering teams through implementation approaches and address complex technical challenges.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, application architecture trends, integration patterns, and financial services industry developments.
What You'll Bring to the Role- 9 years of experience architecting and delivering enterprise-scale application and integration solutions, including a minimum of 3 years within banking or financial services environments.
- Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles, distributed systems, microservices, service-oriented architecture (SOA), event-driven architecture, and integration design patterns.
- Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale business applications supporting complex workflows and regulatory processes.
- Strong expertise in RESTful APIs, enterprise integration frameworks, messaging platforms, middleware technologies, and API management solutions.
- Experience designing solutions leveraging cloud platforms such as Azure, including cloud-native application services.
- Hands-on experience with modern development technologies including Java, Python, Angular, React, Spring Boot, .NET Core, Shell Scripting, and SQL.
- Strong understanding of application security, identity and access management, encryption, data privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements within financial services.
- Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, data integration platforms, and enterprise data management practices.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; relevant architecture and cloud certifications are a plus.
- Experience integrating applications across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Audit, Assurance, or Regulatory ecosystems.
- Knowledge of workflow automation, case management, document management, regulatory reporting, and governance platforms.
- Experience with hybrid cloud and on-premises architectures commonly found in highly regulated financial institutions.
- Prior experience leading architecture initiatives, technology transformation programs, or enterprise platform implementations.
Preferred Skills- Experience architecting enterprise workflow and case management solutions.
- Experience with API Management platforms such as Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, or MuleSoft.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience working with Assurance, Legal, Compliance, Audit, or Regulatory functions.
- Understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
Skills That Will Help You Excel- Strategic thinking and enterprise architecture mindset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to influence technical and business decision-making across multiple teams.
- Leadership and mentoring of engineering and architecture teams.
- Focus on quality, scalability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to navigate complex organizational and regulatory environments.
Experience- At least 8-10 years of relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
