Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Design, Architectural Services, Banking Services, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Computer Science, Design Flows, Ecosystems, Enterprise Architecture, High School Diploma, Machine Tool, Maintain Compliance, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Microsoft .NET, People Management, Programming Languages, Proof of Concept, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design
Solutions Architect II (Open Banking)
Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC (Hybrid – 3 days onsite each week)
6-month contract to hire
Pay Range $90.00-95.00/hr.
Our client needs a senior-level Solutions Architect to support their growing Open Banking team. This role is responsible for defining solution architecture, shaping API strategy, guiding cloud/on-prem connectivity, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards. The ideal candidate brings strong open banking domain expertise—particularly with FDX, OFX, aggregator integrations, and fintech API ecosystems.
Responsibilities
- Define solution architectures, integration patterns, and end-to-end technical designs for open banking initiatives.
- Lead architectural strategy for APIs, cloud connectivity, security controls, and data flows.
- Provide guidance on cloud architecture—specifically on AWS, our chosen cloud platform.
- Collaborate closely with enterprise architecture, cloud engineering, and internal solution teams to ensure adherence to organizational standards.
- Design architectures demonstrating how cloud services connect with on-prem API infrastructure.
- Work with X-Wave platform and related tooling to expose open banking APIs to external fintech companies and aggregators.
- Develop architectural diagrams, flows, and conceptual designs using tools such as Figma or similar.
- Participate in open banking discussions, helping determine which APIs to publish, support, or adopt.
- Provide technical leadership and direction to the team, including lightweight POC-level coding when necessary (not a hands-on coding role).
- Support overall roadmap planning and help influence the future architectural direction of the open banking platform.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field and three (3) years of enterprise, solutions and/or technical architecture related experience
- Or a High School Diploma/GED and seven (7) years of enterprise, solutions and/or technical architecture related experience
Preferred (not mandatory):
- Open Banking / FDX experience
Required if Open Banking experience is not present:
- Candidates must have strong experience in the following three areas along with banking or fintech exp:
1. Security & Identity
- OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS, financial-grade APIs
2. Consent Management & Consumer Permissioning
3. Cloud Architecture
Teachable / Optional Skills:
- API management tools (we use MuleSoft and AWS API Gateway, but equivalents are acceptable)
- Event-based architecture (e.g., Kafka)
- Programming languages or frameworks (e.g., .NET Core)