Lead Architect - Card Systems and Data Architecture
Core
Lead the definition and execution of architecture strategy for card processing, data ecosystems, and integrations to support secure, scalable, and resilient solutions for the Cards business.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Architect (Card Systems & Data)
Builds
Card processing systems, midrange application platforms, APIs, event-driven architectures, and modern data ecosystems (lakehouse, data mesh, knowledge graphs, real-time streaming)
Domain
Financial Services / Payments / Card Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise-scale architecture design, target-state architecture definition, modern data architecture (lakehouse, streaming, event-driven), cloud data environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), data pipeline development, distributed systems design, API-based integrations, regulatory compliance understanding
Preferred skills
Card domain capabilities (account management, transaction processing, fraud, rewards), Personal Lending and Credit Services knowledge, leading large-scale card modernization initiatives, 3rd party card servicing vendor experience, semantic data platforms (CDP), graph-based data models, financial services regulatory requirements (risk, fraud, AML)
Technologies
Azure, AWS, GCP, ETL/ELT tools, orchestration tools, knowledge graphs, real-time streaming platforms
Responsibilities
Lead implementation of complex companywide strategic initiatives, create architectural artifacts and target-state architectures, define future technology architecture and strategy, identify high-impact projects for technology investment, conduct complex technology and data assessments, communicate architecture strategy to stakeholders, make decisions on architecture governance, ensure adherence to enterprise standards and policies, collaborate to resolve issues and achieve strategic goals
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
