Insight Global
Application Solutions Architect
Insight Global, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
Application Solutions Architect – Payment Solutions
Base pay range: $70.00/hr - $80.00/hr
Location: Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, or Addison, TX
An employer is seeking an Application Solutions Architect for a large financial client. You will join a team that delivers technology solution architecture for Global Payment Solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals. You will manage architecture‑related risks and drive compliance with established standards and platforms. The role supports Corporate Channels, Payments, Accounting Services, Commercial Card, and other domains, with global coverage across the US, EMEA, and APAC.
Day to Day Activities include designing solutions, coordinating with stakeholders, providing guidance to development teams, and conducting design reviews to meet non‑functional requirements.
Responsibilities
Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture principles, and technology platform choices.
Articulate the solution intent and operating environment, identify primary systems/subsystems and their interfaces, and define non‑functional requirements.
Ensure solutions are fit for purpose by collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, while assessing the impact of strategic design decisions.
Work closely with both business and technology teams to shape the solution intent and architectural vision.
Rapidly develop high‑level architecture designs, refining details as business requirements evolve; ensure designs are modular, flexible, and adaptable.
Apply best practices, templates, and documentation standards to produce architectural designs.
Partner with Product Managers/Owners to plan and prioritize technology‑focused backlog items for the architecture runway.
Provide clarity to development teams on architectural aspects, offering solution options to overcome impediments.
Conduct design reviews to confirm all non‑functional requirements are met (e.g., security, performance, scalability, usability, reliability).
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in banking/financial services technology as a designer/architect.
Strong commercial banking domain knowledge in corporate payments, commercial card, corporate channels, accounting services, and liquidity management.
Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall and Agile).
Strong business partner engagement and coordination skills.
Ability to translate complex concepts into multiple architectural views for different audiences.
Broad IT knowledge, including financial software, middleware, and databases.
Skilled at interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions.
Commitment to continuous improvement of products, processes, and tools.
Expertise in API design, microservices, and integration platforms.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Desired
Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Desired Qualifications
Cloud Solutions Architect Certification (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Desired
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Contract
Job Function Information Technology
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Location: Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, or Addison, TX
An employer is seeking an Application Solutions Architect for a large financial client. You will join a team that delivers technology solution architecture for Global Payment Solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals. You will manage architecture‑related risks and drive compliance with established standards and platforms. The role supports Corporate Channels, Payments, Accounting Services, Commercial Card, and other domains, with global coverage across the US, EMEA, and APAC.
Day to Day Activities include designing solutions, coordinating with stakeholders, providing guidance to development teams, and conducting design reviews to meet non‑functional requirements.
Responsibilities
Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business strategy, enterprise architecture principles, and technology platform choices.
Articulate the solution intent and operating environment, identify primary systems/subsystems and their interfaces, and define non‑functional requirements.
Ensure solutions are fit for purpose by collaborating with stakeholders and vendors, while assessing the impact of strategic design decisions.
Work closely with both business and technology teams to shape the solution intent and architectural vision.
Rapidly develop high‑level architecture designs, refining details as business requirements evolve; ensure designs are modular, flexible, and adaptable.
Apply best practices, templates, and documentation standards to produce architectural designs.
Partner with Product Managers/Owners to plan and prioritize technology‑focused backlog items for the architecture runway.
Provide clarity to development teams on architectural aspects, offering solution options to overcome impediments.
Conduct design reviews to confirm all non‑functional requirements are met (e.g., security, performance, scalability, usability, reliability).
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in banking/financial services technology as a designer/architect.
Strong commercial banking domain knowledge in corporate payments, commercial card, corporate channels, accounting services, and liquidity management.
Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall and Agile).
Strong business partner engagement and coordination skills.
Ability to translate complex concepts into multiple architectural views for different audiences.
Broad IT knowledge, including financial software, middleware, and databases.
Skilled at interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions.
Commitment to continuous improvement of products, processes, and tools.
Expertise in API design, microservices, and integration platforms.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Desired
Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Desired Qualifications
Cloud Solutions Architect Certification (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Desired
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Contract
Job Function Information Technology
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