Application Architect
Core
Designing scalable, secure application and integration architectures for enterprise banking systems, data platforms, and AI-enabled solutions.
Role type
Senior IC Application Architect
Builds
Enterprise application architectures, data movement pipelines, and AI/LLM integration solutions
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Data & AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Application architecture, Data platform design, Event-driven integration, RAG architecture, Microservices design, API design, Cloud infrastructure design, Security architecture, Architecture documentation, Stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
Financial services domain expertise, Regulatory compliance knowledge (SOX, PCI-DSS, GLBA), Infrastructure-as-code, TOGAF certification, Snowflake certification, AWS Solutions Architect certification
Technologies
Snowflake, Kafka, AWS (S3, Lambda, Glue, MSK, IAM, API Gateway), dbt, Terraform, CloudFormation, LLM, Vector stores
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end application architecture including design, integration patterns, deployment topology, scalability, resiliency, and security. Establish architecture blueprints, reference patterns, and Architecture Decision Records. Design integrations among core banking systems, data platforms, and downstream applications. Architect data movement using Snowflake components and dbt. Design real-time and event-driven integration patterns with Kafka. Architect RAG pipelines and agentic workflows. Lead architecture reviews and mentor engineering teams. Maintain architecture documentation and present designs to stakeholders. Ensure solutions meet banking regulatory and security requirements.
