Application Architect

Genesis10 is currently seeking an Application Architect for a hybrid position (3 days onsite per week required) with a Global Financial Institution located in Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

This role focuses on designing end-to-end solution architectures for complex banking products and platforms. The ideal candidate will lead the design of RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices, while also identifying and designing AI/ML use cases to enhance digital experiences and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Design end to end solution architectures for complex banking products and platforms, ensuring scalability, security, regulatory compliance, and resiliency
• Lead the design and governance of RESTful APIs, event driven architectures, microservices, and integration patterns across multiple LOBs
• Develop enterprise canonical models, reusable frameworks, and reference architectures aligned with organizational standards
• Architect cloud native applications leveraging modern platforms
• Identify and design AI/ML use cases
• Define architecture patterns for responsible AI, model monitoring, observability, and data lineage
• Integrate AI capabilities into APIs and enterprise applications to enhance digital experiences and operational efficiency
• Partner with product owners and business leaders to translate strategic goals into technical roadmaps and solution blueprints
• Conduct architecture reviews, ensure alignment with enterprise standards, and drive adoption of best practices
• Mentor junior architects and engineers, fostering a strong engineering and innovation culture
• Ensure all solutions adhere to banking security and regulatory requirements (e.g., FFIEC, PCI DSS, SOX, data privacy standards)
• Build and maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, API catalogs, and design artifacts
• Participate in risk assessments, technical evaluations, and vendor solution reviews

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in architecture, solution design, or engineering leadership roles
• Deep understanding of retail, commercial, or wealth banking platforms and business processes
• Strong expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL), microservices, integration frameworks, and event streaming technologies (Kafka, etc.)
• Hands on knowledge of cloud architectures and container platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Experience working with AI/ML platforms, MLOps frameworks, model deployment techniques, or intelligent automation solutions
• Proficiency with data architecture concepts, including canonical models, data governance, and metadata management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
• Data modelling and architecture
• Soap/Rest Webservices
• Oracle SQL / PLSQL

Desired skills:

• Experience with banking core systems, payments, onboarding/KYC, lending, or risk management platforms
• Familiarity with enterprise API gateways, service meshes, and identity/authorization frameworks (OAuth, OpenID Connect)
• Exposure to generative AI, LLM integration, or enterprise AI platforms
• Certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, or AI/ML specializations

Pay range: $63.68 - $71.68 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

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Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.