City National Bank
Solutions Architect- Commercial Lending
City National Bank, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Overview
The Solution Architect will drive the design and implementation of Commercial Lending transformation. The role collaborates with vendors, outside partners, and vertical and horizontal teams across the bank and its subsidiaries. The architect interacts with business users and stakeholders to understand context and requirements; adopts proven agile practices to deliver on time and within budget; integrates security best practices throughout the SDLC; participates in proof‑of‑concepts; suggests coding best practices; reviews design and code; mentors junior developers; and ensures compliance requirements are met. Responsibilities
Participate in RFIs/RFPs for software and technology evaluations. Participate in the design and development of cross‑functional, multi‑platform application systems. Participate in POCs to evaluate technologies, patterns, vendor solutions, products, etc. Work with direct team members explaining the technical and functional needs of business. Collaborate with multiple enterprise‑wide distributed teams to deliver new capabilities. Look for opportunities to simplify code, existing or new architectures and vendor dependencies. Recommend rationalization opportunities throughout the portfolio of applications and systems. Design and develop APIs for omni‑channel, experience, process and system APIs. Prepare design, development and architecture specifications based on NFRs. Develop conceptual and physical solution design artifacts. Prepare and deliver artifacts supporting the SDLC. Analyze and develop data models, logical database designs and data definitions. Comply with architectural standards and established methodologies and practices. Ensure solution architecture is in line with enterprise conceptual architecture. Evaluate application software packages and make recommendations to management. Participate with other colleagues in new product reviews, tests, and pilots. Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. Minimum of 6+ years of software development experience including UI as well as middle tier and backend. Minimum of 4 years of solution architecture experience. Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Commercial Lending domain and leading large‑scale Bank transformation initiatives. Experience with CRM systems like Salesforce. Experience with Loan Origination Systems like nCino. Experience with Servicing platforms like ACBS and AFS. Minimum of 5 years of experience with databases and data modeling/design (SQL and NoSQL plus). Minimum of 5 years of experience incorporating security into the application architecture. Large application design and implementation experience including architecture and design of modern web, mobile, and integration (cloud/on‑premises) platforms. Experience with Agile development methodology including Scrum, XP, FDD, TDD, and SAFe. Enterprise experience with API management toolsets, DevOps, server infrastructure, network infrastructure, caching methodologies, information security, and database technologies. Ability to document solution designs using a variety of approaches (e.g. UML). Experience with DDD, TDD and BDD. Ability to quickly learn new technologies and evaluate for fitness into a specific business context through POCs and other evaluations. Experience reviewing code and suggesting refactorings for performance, quality and maintainability and other attributes. Experienced in designing APIs, scaling and securing them; ability to integrate with internal and external systems and secure those integrations. Experience with C#/.Net, Java, Python, JavaScript, Angular/React, CSS, HTML, SQL, AKS, Azure DevOps, NoSQL, Azure, AWS, Serverless, OAuth, SAML, APIM. Compensation
Starting base salary: $111,408 - $189,738 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions. Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental and vision plans, available the first of the month following start date. Generous 401(k) company matching contribution. Career development through tuition reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources. Valued time‑away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time. Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs. Career mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team. Colleague resource groups to support networking and community engagement. Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. To be considered for this position, you must at least meet the required qualifications. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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The Solution Architect will drive the design and implementation of Commercial Lending transformation. The role collaborates with vendors, outside partners, and vertical and horizontal teams across the bank and its subsidiaries. The architect interacts with business users and stakeholders to understand context and requirements; adopts proven agile practices to deliver on time and within budget; integrates security best practices throughout the SDLC; participates in proof‑of‑concepts; suggests coding best practices; reviews design and code; mentors junior developers; and ensures compliance requirements are met. Responsibilities
Participate in RFIs/RFPs for software and technology evaluations. Participate in the design and development of cross‑functional, multi‑platform application systems. Participate in POCs to evaluate technologies, patterns, vendor solutions, products, etc. Work with direct team members explaining the technical and functional needs of business. Collaborate with multiple enterprise‑wide distributed teams to deliver new capabilities. Look for opportunities to simplify code, existing or new architectures and vendor dependencies. Recommend rationalization opportunities throughout the portfolio of applications and systems. Design and develop APIs for omni‑channel, experience, process and system APIs. Prepare design, development and architecture specifications based on NFRs. Develop conceptual and physical solution design artifacts. Prepare and deliver artifacts supporting the SDLC. Analyze and develop data models, logical database designs and data definitions. Comply with architectural standards and established methodologies and practices. Ensure solution architecture is in line with enterprise conceptual architecture. Evaluate application software packages and make recommendations to management. Participate with other colleagues in new product reviews, tests, and pilots. Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. Minimum of 6+ years of software development experience including UI as well as middle tier and backend. Minimum of 4 years of solution architecture experience. Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Commercial Lending domain and leading large‑scale Bank transformation initiatives. Experience with CRM systems like Salesforce. Experience with Loan Origination Systems like nCino. Experience with Servicing platforms like ACBS and AFS. Minimum of 5 years of experience with databases and data modeling/design (SQL and NoSQL plus). Minimum of 5 years of experience incorporating security into the application architecture. Large application design and implementation experience including architecture and design of modern web, mobile, and integration (cloud/on‑premises) platforms. Experience with Agile development methodology including Scrum, XP, FDD, TDD, and SAFe. Enterprise experience with API management toolsets, DevOps, server infrastructure, network infrastructure, caching methodologies, information security, and database technologies. Ability to document solution designs using a variety of approaches (e.g. UML). Experience with DDD, TDD and BDD. Ability to quickly learn new technologies and evaluate for fitness into a specific business context through POCs and other evaluations. Experience reviewing code and suggesting refactorings for performance, quality and maintainability and other attributes. Experienced in designing APIs, scaling and securing them; ability to integrate with internal and external systems and secure those integrations. Experience with C#/.Net, Java, Python, JavaScript, Angular/React, CSS, HTML, SQL, AKS, Azure DevOps, NoSQL, Azure, AWS, Serverless, OAuth, SAML, APIM. Compensation
Starting base salary: $111,408 - $189,738 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions. Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental and vision plans, available the first of the month following start date. Generous 401(k) company matching contribution. Career development through tuition reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources. Valued time‑away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time. Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs. Career mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team. Colleague resource groups to support networking and community engagement. Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. To be considered for this position, you must at least meet the required qualifications. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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