Solutions Architect

Grow your career as a Solutions Architect with an innovative global bank in Irving, TX. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 9+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors/University degree
• 10+ years of experience a Solutions Architecture role in large enterprise environments.
• Must have experience in banking and/or financial services.
• Champion of well architected framework, data integration solutions, software architecture patterns, and tools.
• Demonstrated expertise developing architecture vision and strategic solutions.
• Must have expert-level experience in software and data design.
• Expertise in building solutions with domain driven design (DDD), API, microservices, event-driven architecture and cloud native principles.
• Must have hands-on experience with & understanding of modern programming languages (Java, C#).
• Experience with Messaging, Integration and Data Streaming technologies (Kafka, MQ, etc.)
• Experience with caching & database tools (RDBMS and NoSQL).
• Strong understanding of application development frameworks: Spring Boot, .NET.
• Awareness of industry trends and leveraging new technologies as appropriate.
• Experience modernizing and migrating applications to strategic architectures.
• Experience collaborating and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Passion to innovate with open-source mind set to improve products.
• Ability to create solutions at conceptual, logical, and physical levels.
• Excellent communication skills.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Master's degree preferred
• Industry qualifications such as CFA, FRM will be a plus
• Cloud certification (AWS, Microsoft Google, etc.) is a plus

What You Will Be Doing

• Create solution architecture artifact that are consistent with architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices with a goal of resilient and scalable cloud-based solutions.
• Provides thought leadership in subjects that are key to the business and lead portfolio simplification strategies to rationalize application landscape
• Interfaces with vendors to assess their technology and to guide their product roadmap based on requirements.
• Lead design sessions with engineers and stakeholders to create innovative solutions
• Conduct proof of concept and proof of analysis on potential solutions with a failure fast mindset to drive target state
• Design common business functions and capabilities within the GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) ecosystem to simplify technology footprint and faster time to market
• Own and drive solution evaluation and build vs buy/partner analysis
• Communicate technology vision, strategies and solution across communities and cross functional teams.
• Provide expert knowledge of architecture and serve as SME to cross functional teams
• Provide architectural leadership and conduct assessment to adopt cyber, risk and control patterns and solutions.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.