Join Mizuho as a Senior Solutions Architect & Developer – Payment Systems & Customer Reporting!
In this role you will be responsible for the design, development, and production support of modern web applications and digital platforms supporting Mizuho Americas’ banking customers. This role is a fully hands-on senior system developer with deep expertise in Angular-based front-end development, complemented by strong capabilities in backend services, database design, and full-stack solution delivery. You will work closely with product, business, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to build secure, scalable, and regulatory-compliant digital banking experiences.
The role demands ownership of the end-to-end development lifecycle, including UI, APIs, data layer, and deployment artifacts, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and banking regulatory requirements.
- Design and develop enterprise-grade Angular web applications for corporate and institutional banking customers.
- Build responsive, accessible, and high-performance user interfaces aligned with UX/UI standards.
- Implement modular architecture using Angular/React best practices.
- Ensure cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness.
- Develop and integrate RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
- Build backend services using modern frameworks (Java/Spring Boot, .NET, Node.js).
- Create and maintain database objects including tables, views, stored procedures, and functions. Write efficient SQL queries and optimize data access.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Contribute to microservices and API-first architectures.
- Design solutions aligned with enterprise architecture principles, cloud strategy and regulatory requirements using scalable, resilient, and secure integration patterns.
- Support modernization initiatives including real-time payments and API-led architectures.
- Develop applications compliant with banking regulations and security policies.
- Implement secure coding practices (SSO, OAuth2, OIDC, Encryption).
- Participate in CI/CD pipeline implementation.
- Ensure code quality via testing and reviews.
- Support production releases and issue resolution.
- Mentor team members and contribute to design reviews & collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- 10+ years of overall technology experience with significant experience in Angular and full-stack development in banking or financial services
- Proven experience architecting mission-critical, high-volume, regulated systems.
- Knowledge of payment rails, clearing models, and settlement mechanisms.
- Knowledge of architecture design aligned with ISO 20022 and other financial messaging standards.
- Enterprise and solution architecture experience in banking or payments.
- Distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Azure cloud experience.
- Security architecture, authentication, authorization, and data protection.
- Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
- REST APIs and state management
- Backend development (Java, .NET, Node.js)
- Database expertise and SQL optimization
- CI/CD tools experience (full DevOps and App code scans)
- Strong understanding of payment lifecycles and ISO 20022.
- Understanding of domestic and cross-border payment processing solutions.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
The expected base salary ranges from $150k-$200k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.
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Other requirements
Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.
Company Overview
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit www.mizuhoamericas.com.
Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.
We are an EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran.
We participate in the E-Verify program.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years technology experience with significant Angular and full-stack development in banking/financial services
- Proven experience architecting mission-critical, high-volume, regulated systems
- Knowledge of payment rails, clearing models, and settlement mechanisms
- Knowledge of architecture design aligned with ISO 20022 and financial messaging standards
- Enterprise and solution architecture experience in banking or payments
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
- Azure cloud experience
- Security architecture, authentication, authorization, and data protection (SSO, OAuth2, OIDC, encryption)
- Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
- REST APIs and state management
- Backend development experience (Java, Spring Boot, .NET, Node.js)
- Database expertise and SQL optimization, create/maintain tables, views, stored procedures
- CI/CD tools experience, DevOps and application code scanning
- Strong understanding of payment lifecycles and ISO 20022
- Understanding of domestic and cross-border payment processing solutions
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience or familiarity with React and Angular/React best practices
Mizuho Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mizuho and has not been reviewed or approved by Mizuho.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are characterized as strong, with plans described as excellent in multiple contexts. U.S. entities provide standard plan options and supporting programs that reinforce overall coverage quality.
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Retirement Support — A U.S. 401(k) program with employer contributions is available, indicating solid retirement support across entities. While formulas may vary by unit and year, the presence of an employer-funded component is a consistent feature.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as meaningful, accompanied by programs that support childcare and eldercare. Flexible workstyles and family-focused resources broaden the depth of family support.
Mizuho Insights
What We Do
This is not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them. We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone. Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It’s the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest—and growing—banks in the world. We’re all global citizens, and that’s why our company feels compelled to make an impact through more than just drawing up deals. We prove that it’s possible to do well and do good. We do right by our clients, our community and each other.
