Software Architect Senior Specialist

At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission‑critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries.

As an API Architect, you will shape the architectural foundation of Finastra’s next‑generation banking platforms by defining, promoting, and governing API‑first design principles across the organization. Your work will directly influence how financial products integrate, scale, and interoperate within open banking ecosystems, partner networks, and client environments.

You will contribute to and help evolve a comprehensive Patterns & Practices (PnP) repository focused on API design, integration patterns, security models, and reference implementations. Through workshops, codefests, hackathons, and community enablement, you will serve as a Technical Evangelist who drives adoption of best practices across global Architecture & Development teams.

• Define and evolve Finastra’s API‑first architecture strategy, including standards for REST, GraphQL, event‑driven APIs, and service‑to‑service communication.

• Translate emerging technologies and banking requirements into implementable API designs, integration patterns, and platform capabilities.

• Lead the creation of reference architectures, API blueprints, and proof‑of‑concepts that demonstrate best practices for interface design and interoperability.

• Research, evaluate, and recommend technologies related to API gateways, service meshes, identity and access management, event streaming, and cloud‑native integration.

• Identify opportunities to reuse, optimize, and enhance Finastra’s API frameworks and integration approaches to reduce cost and improve consistency.

• Develop and maintain API standards, including naming conventions, versioning strategies, security requirements, and lifecycle management.

• Contribute to enterprise architecture processes that enforce API governance, design quality, and compliance.

• Produce and maintain architectural documentation, including API guidelines, integration patterns, and platform reference models.

• Coach development teams on API design, secure coding, and integration best practices.

• Promote adoption of PnP artifacts through training, workshops, and collaborative engineering sessions.

• Work cross‑functionally to standardize implementation patterns across domains and product lines.

• Perform peer reviews of API designs, architecture artifacts, and integration solutions.

• Ensure alignment with Finastra’s enterprise standards, especially around security, scalability, and interoperability.

• Support platform‑related architecture activities and provide guidance on emerging technologies and PnP assets.

• Identify architectural risks related to API design, integration, and platform dependencies.

• Recommend mitigation strategies that improve resilience, security, and long‑term maintainability.

• 10 years of progressive experience in IT or consulting, including 5+ years in a senior architecture or API leadership role.

• 5 years designing and delivering large‑scale enterprise solutions using modern web, cloud, and integration technologies.

• 5 years of hands‑on experience with API design, microservices, integration patterns, and distributed systems.

• 5 years working in an agile delivery environment, ideally with DevOps and CI/CD exposure.

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:

·       Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities. Hybrid working arrangements, and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.

·       Well-being: Access Confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program, find support from our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and a calendar of monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive - Inside and Outside of work.

·       Medical, life & disability insurance, retirement plan, lifestyle and other benefits*

·       Sustainability: Benefit from paid time off for volunteering and donation matching.

·       DEI: Participate in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, Women@Finastra).

·       Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.

·       Recognition: Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best.

*Specific benefits may vary by location.

At Finastra, each individual is unique, bringing their own ideas, thoughts, cultural beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences together. We learn from one another, embrace and celebrate our differences, and create an environment where everyone feels safe to be themselves.

Be unique, be exceptional, and help us make a difference at Finastra!

Applicants for this position need to be located in posted location or their immediate surrounding areas. Due to the requirements of this position, this job posting is not available for, and Finastra will not be considering any applicants who currently reside in New York City or California.