Core Banking Principal Solution Architect

Numentica - Decatur, GA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Decatur, GA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Core Banking Principal Solution Architect is a remote role focused on the development and adoption of advanced cloud-based core banking technologies. This position is crucial for crafting, integrating, and deploying sophisticated core banking solutions across various platforms. The architect serves as a subject matter expert, collaborating with business and product stakeholders to ensure that core banking systems meet functional and technical specifications, including security and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Craft, develop, integrate, and deploy core banking solutions across diverse platforms.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for core banking architecture.
• Collaborate with business, product, and other stakeholders to drive best-in-class outcomes.
• Ensure core banking systems adhere to functional and technical specifications, including security and compliance standards.
• Observe and report known or suspected violations of policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• 12 years of IT work experience in multiple IT areas in a multi-tier environment.
• Experience as a Subject Matter Expert linking technology with business values.
• Knowledge of holistic enterprise architecture components.
• Understanding of business re-engineering principles and processes.
• Knowledge of network architecture, client/server processing, and object-oriented analysis and design.
• Strong analytical and technical skills.
• Ability to balance long-term and short-term implications of decisions.
• Ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements.
• Ability to apply multiple solutions to business problems.
• Ability to rapidly comprehend new technologies' functions and capabilities.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to present persuasively to peers and senior leadership.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years experience with core banking platforms such as FIS Core Banking, Fiserv Core Banking, Jack Henry Core, Temenos, Finxact, Thought Machine, Nymbus or similar platforms.
• Experience with core banking functionalities including account management, transaction processing, real-time vs batch, deposits, lending, and customer relationship management.
• In-depth knowledge of core banking systems, architecture/design principles, and industry best practices.
• Experience with integration of digital banking, payment hubs, fraud and risk systems, sanctions screening, and money movement rails with core banking systems.
• Experience with Microservice-based architecture and designing enterprise services using REST APIs and event-driven technology.
• Experience in System Integration Concepts, Data Modeling, DevOps, Domain Driven Design, DevSecOps, Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF or Zachman), and Agile.
• Experience with Risk, Regulatory, and Compliance associated with core banking, transaction processing, and security across layers (OAuth2/3, encryption, SSL).