Application Solutions Architect

Application Solutions Architect An opportunity is available for an Application Solutions Architect to support domains including Corporate Channels, Payments, Accounting Services, and Commercial Card. This role involves delivering technology solution architecture, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals. The position entails managing architecture-related risks and driving compliance with established standards, principles, and technology blueprints. Key Responsibilities Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture principles, and technology platform choices. Articulate the solution intent and operating environment, identify primary systems and their interfaces, and define non-functional requirements. Ensure solutions are fit for purpose by collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, while assessing the impact of strategic design decisions. Work closely with business and technology teams to shape the solution intent and architectural vision. Develop high-level architecture designs, refining details as business requirements evolve, ensuring designs are modular and flexible. Apply best practices and templates to produce architectural designs. Partner with Product Managers to plan and prioritize technology-focused backlog items for the architecture runway. Provide clarity to development teams on architectural aspects and offer solution options. Conduct design reviews to confirm all non-functional requirements are met. Required Qualifications Experience: 10+ years of experience in Banking or Financial Services technology. Strong domain knowledge in Commercial Banking, including Corporate Payments, Commercial Card, Corporate Channels, Accounting Services, and Liquidity Management. Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile. Experience with end-to-end solution design. Technical Skills: Expertise in API design, microservices, and integration platforms. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Strong understanding of application architecture in Java,.NET (C#), Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks. Professional Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong business partner engagement and coordination skills. Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and a problem-solving mindset. Ability to translate complex concepts into multiple architectural views. Preferred Qualifications A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience. TOGAF 9 Certification. Cloud Solutions Architect Certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex Systems