JOB FUNCTION / SUMMARY:

The Solutions Architect will lead the design and delivery of cutting-edge digital banking solutions. This role involves translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and innovative technology architectures. As a key member of the technology team, this person will work closely with stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, and business leaders, to deliver exceptional customer experiences in the digital banking space.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Solution Design:
• Define and document end-to-end architecture for digital banking platforms, including mobile banking apps, online banking portals, and backend services.
• Ensure solutions align with business goals, compliance standards, and industry best practices.

2. Stakeholder Collaboration:
• Partner with business leaders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams on architectural decisions and technology strategy.

3. Technology Leadership:
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to improve the scalability, performance, and security of digital banking solutions.
• Lead the selection of tools, platforms, and frameworks.

4. Integration Strategy:
• Design integration strategies for core banking systems, payment gateways, identity management solutions, and third-party APIs.
• Ensure seamless integration across channels to enhance customer experience.

5. Governance and Standards:
• Define architectural principles, design patterns, and coding standards.
• Monitor compliance with security, regulatory, and data privacy requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, GDPR).

6. Secondary Duties:
• May be asked to work some weekends and/or holidays.
• May be asked to participate in other activities within the organization not related to department.
• Builds and maintains relationships with technology vendors.
• Performs project management and participates in strategic planning.
• Provides guidance and acts as subject matter expert to lesser experienced technology roles.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plans, schedules, assigns, monitors and directs activities of team members on technical and operations projects as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE:

• College degree in Computer Sciences or a related field and at least five years of developed expertise in application analysis, systems development, systems design or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years of experience with major technology platforms and variety of technologies (for example IBM mainframe/Unix/Windows, DBMS, programming environments, etc.) including strong experience in software development and design techniques
• Experience with operational/ technology strategic and architecture development, preferably within a financial services organization
• Working knowledge of project management and development approaches
• Strong working knowledge of the banking industry
• Strong technical skills with key support applications, (i.e., Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio)
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Must be able to establish and maintain a high level of credibility with all levels of internal and external customers.
• Superior presentation skills.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Outlook.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of banking industry processes and the types of systems used to support those processes across the Enterprise.

ESSENTIAL MENTAL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines
• Ability to operate related equipment to perform the essential job functions
• Ability to read and interpret a document if required to perform the essential job functions
• Ability to travel if required to perform the essential job functions
• Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 10 pounds if required to perform the essential job functions. If the employee is unable to lift/move/carry this weight and can be accommodated without causing the department/division an "undue hardship" then the employee must be accommodated; hence omitting lifting/moving/carrying as a physical requirement.