Location: Irving, TX
Company: Photon
Experience: 12+ years
Photon is seeking experienced Senior Enterprise Solution Architects / Senior Solution Architects to support large-scale transformation initiatives within the financial services industry.
The role will focus on reviewing business and technology initiatives, assessing architecture options, evaluating build vs. buy / reuse vs. build decisions, and defining scalable end-to-end solution architectures.
Strong Fraud domain experience in Banking or Financial Services is required.
Key Responsibilities- Review business and technology initiatives and assess architecture options.
- Define end-to-end solution architecture across applications, APIs, integration, data, security, and infrastructure.
- Evaluate build vs. buy, reuse, modernization, and platform options.
- Assess existing application landscapes and recommend simplification, consolidation, or modernization opportunities.
- Develop architecture diagrams, solution blueprints, and integration flows.
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, target-state direction, security, scalability, and resiliency requirements.
- Partner with business, product, engineering, data, and security teams to translate requirements into implementable solutions.
- Provide architecture leadership and guidance through design and delivery.
- 12+ years of technology experience with strong experience in Solution Architecture / Enterprise Solution Architecture.
- Strong Fraud domain experience within Banking, Payments, Cards, or Financial Services.
- Experience architecting complex enterprise applications and platforms.
- Strong understanding of APIs, integration patterns, microservices, data architecture, and event-driven architectures.
- Proven experience evaluating architecture optionality and build-vs-buy decisions.
- Experience with application modernization and enterprise-scale transformation programs.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience with Fraud Detection, Fraud Prevention, Transaction Monitoring, Identity, Authentication, or Risk platforms.
- Exposure to AI/ML-enabled fraud solutions.
- Experience with large-scale Banking, Payments, or Card ecosystems.
A senior architect who can understand the business problem, evaluate multiple technology options, recommend the right approach, and translate it into a practical solution architecture for delivery.
Compensation, Benefits and Duration
Minimum Compensation: USD 53,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 188,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full-time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post.
Skills Required
- Strong experience in enterprise architecture and solution architecture
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, API architecture, event-driven architecture, cloud architecture, integration architecture, application architecture, data architecture, and security architecture
- Strong hands-on understanding of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
- Experience with REST APIs, API gateways, messaging, event streaming, and integration platforms
- Knowledge of Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, API Management, Service Mesh, and cloud-native services
- Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and automation
- Understanding of enterprise security concepts including IAM, encryption, secrets management, network security, zero trust, and data protection
- Strong knowledge of architecture patterns, principles, and frameworks
- Experience with ArchiMate, TOGAF, UML, or equivalent architecture tools
- Understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, and AI/ML architecture
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in software or technology architecture, including significant enterprise solution design experience
- Experience leading architecture for large-scale digital transformation programs
- Experience working with multiple technology domains and distributed engineering teams
- AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Architect certification
- TOGAF certification
What We Do
Photon.com has emerged as one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing Digital Agencies. We work with 40% of the Fortune 100 on their Digital initiatives and are known for our ability to integrate Strategy Consulting, Creative Design, and Technology at scale. Please visit www.photon.com to learn more about us, how we work, and our customer case studies. Digital Transformation Starts Here.
