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Candescent · 1 day ago

Enterprise Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Candescent is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions, transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions. The role of Enterprise Architect involves leading the evolution of the SaaS platform into a modern, AI-powered architecture and providing technical leadership across engineering teams to ensure scalability, security, and performance.

BankingFinancial ServicesSaaS

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Mariam M

Responsibilities

Product architecture strategy and vision

Prioritized technology roadmap

Solution blueprints and integration plans

Architecture dependency maps, within and external to product

Security, compliance, and scalability frameworks

Define and drive end-to-end platform architecture strategy with a focus on scalability, modularity, security, and resilience

Lead the platform consolidation and modernization journey, transitioning current solutions to a unified architecture

Champion architecture excellence using domain-driven design, event-driven systems, and well-architected cloud principles

Design and govern robust, secure, and extensible API ecosystems that support internal teams, external developers, and fintech partners

Define and elevate developer experience standards including sandbox environments, API documentation, and onboarding flows

Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to embed AI/ML, analytics, and personalization into platform capabilities

Define and enforce standards for API governance, observability, system design, and security

Evaluate emerging technologies for future-readiness

Collaborate with InfoSec, SRE, and DevOps to ensure platform reliability, compliance, and operational health

Designs and maintains artifacts for product architectures including solution blueprints, dependency maps, design specifications, etc. to meet business objectives and technical requirements

Collaborates with Portfolio leadership and Product Manager to understand business requirements and align technology solutions to strategic business outcomes

Establishes and enforces technical standards, policies, and guidelines to maintain consistency and reliability across the product and teams

Works closely with product teams, including Product Owners, Software Engineers, and Quality Engineers, to understand product backlogs and maintain alignment with architectural goals

Provides technical guidance and leadership to product teams, helping them understand architectural principles, best practices, and design patterns; this may involve mentoring, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions and manages architectural risks and accounts

Develops automation & CI/CD strategy for the Product and communicates the vision to the Product Manager and Engineering Manager

Provides insights to the Product Manager on DevOps enhancements and product gaps to inform the product roadmap and team backlogs

Works closely with Engineering Managers and teams to validate that proposed technical solutions are aligned with DevOps principles and capabilities

Qualification

SRE principlesDevOps principlesAPI-first platformsCloud-native technologiesAI/ML integrationCI/CD pipeline toolsBanking ecosystem standardsDistributed systemsEvent-driven architectureAutomation mindsetRegulatory complianceCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsTeam leadership

Required

Expertise in SRE and DevOps principles and proficiency in CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins, Google Cloud Build)

Strong collaboration and communication skills to effectively work across the Product with product and technology team members and clearly articulate technical DevOps concepts. Strategic influencer

Automation-first mindset who is obsessed with reducing manual tasks and always looking to improve pipelines and deployments through automation

10+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise architecture

Deep expertise in designing and managing API-first platforms, developer ecosystems, and partner integrations

Familiarity with banking ecosystem integration standards (e.g., ISO 20022, Open Banking, FDX)

Expertise in cloud-native technologies (e.g., GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, containers, service mesh)

Strong knowledge of distributed systems, multi-tenancy, and event-driven architecture

Hands-on experience with AI/ML integration into product and platform architecture

Understanding of regulatory, security, and data compliance in financial services

Track record of inspiring and guiding high-performance engineering teams

Company

Candescent

Candescent is a digital banking platform that offers online banking, account openings, and digital transaction services.

Founded in 2024

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.candescent.com/

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