Demonstrated experience defining and enforcing application architecture standards at organizational scale across complex, multi-system portfolios
Deep hands-on background in application architecture — APIs, integration patterns, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and microservices
Experience with both legacy/brownfield modernization and greenfield cloud-native development
Strong working knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, and quality gate enforcement as architecture concerns
Ability to lead through influence as well as authority — building alignment across Engineering, Security, QA, and Governance without losing the ability to make hard calls
Excellent communication skills — able to represent architecture decisions to executive leadership and translate strategy into actionable standards for development teams
Hands-on experience with Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures on AWS or equivalent
Experience with scaled agile frameworks (SAFe) in large enterprise delivery programs
Familiarity with AI-assisted development practices and their implications for architecture and standards
Responsibilities
Lead, develop, and set direction for a team of application architects, each retaining individual domain focus across clearing, risk, data, APIs, and integrations
Establish and enforce architecture standards across applications, integration patterns, API design, tech stack selection, and software design patterns
Enforce design patterns and architectural guardrails across teams delivering on both legacy and greenfield systems
Coordinate with Platform Architecture to ensure application designs reflect infrastructure reality and operational constraints
Serve as the primary architecture partner to Engineering, Product, Financial Risk Management, and Quantitative Risk Management
Collaborate with Security, QA, and Governance/Risk to ensure architectural decisions satisfy regulatory requirements including Regulation SCI and CPMI-IOSCO principles
Conduct architecture and design reviews with enough rigor to catch problems before they reach production
