Solution Designer/Architect

Role Overview: As a Senior Solution Designer/Architect in the Java & AWS domain within the Cards/Banking industry, your role is to provide technology leadership and solution architecture for large-scale transformations. You will be leveraging modern Java and AWS ecosystems to design client-facing solutions, define target state architectures, and mentor design teams. Your focus will be on application modernization and cloud adoption within the banking and cards domain. Key Responsibilities: - Design and review Java-based application architectures following cloud-native principles and AWS best practices. - Lead end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise banking and cards ecosystem, including new application builds, modernization, and platform transformation initiatives. - Provide architectural leadership in microservices adoption, API strategy, event-driven design, and asynchronous processing. - Drive architecture for interface development, encompassing internal and external system integrations, third-party services, and partner ecosystems. - Collaborate with client stakeholders to grasp business objectives, constraints, and regulatory needs, translating them into scalable and resilient technical solutions. - Define and govern the to-be architecture, covering application layers, integration strategy, data flows, security, and deployment models. - Mentor and manage junior solution designers and aspiring architects, ensuring quality, consistency, and architecture governance. - Support delivery teams through design walkthroughs, solution reviews, and implementation alignment. Qualifications Required: - Strong architectural understanding of the enterprise Java stack, including Java (8+), Spring/Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. - Experience in designing solutions using modern architecture patterns such as microservices, domain-driven design, and event-driven architecture. - Good exposure to messaging frameworks, ORMs, data access patterns, and API management/integration layers. - Awareness of DevOps and CI/CD concepts as they relate to Java application build and deployment. - Strong experience architecting solutions on AWS, including application hosting models, API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and more. - Ability to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures for regulated financial systems. - Domain experience in Cards (Issuing and/or Acquiring) or Lending, understanding banking transaction flows and regulatory considerations. - Proven leadership skills with client-facing experience, ability to influence design decisions, and guide teams through architecture governance. (Note: The additional details of the company were not explicitly mentioned in the provided job description.) Role Overview: As a Senior Solution Designer/Architect in the Java & AWS domain within the Cards/Banking industry, your role is to provide technology leadership and solution architecture for large-scale transformations. You will be leveraging modern Java and AWS ecosystems to design client-facing solutions, define target state architectures, and mentor design teams. Your focus will be on application modernization and cloud adoption within the banking and cards domain. Key Responsibilities: - Design and review Java-based application architectures following cloud-native principles and AWS best practices. - Lead end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise banking and cards ecosystem, including new application builds, modernization, and platform transformation initiatives. - Provide architectural leadership in microservices adoption, API strategy, event-driven design, and asynchronous processing. - Drive architecture for interface development, encompassing internal and external system integrations, third-party services, and partner ecosystems. - Collaborate with client stakeholders to grasp business objectives, constraints, and regulatory needs, translating them into scalable and resilient technical solutions. - Define and govern the to-be architecture, covering application layers, integration strategy, data flows, security, and deployment models. - Mentor and manage junior solution designers and aspiring architects, ensuring quality, consistency, and architecture governance. - Support delivery teams through design walkthroughs, solution reviews, and implementation alignment. Qualifications Required: - Strong architectural understanding of the enterprise Java stack, including Java (8+), Spring/Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. - Experience in designing solutions using modern architecture patterns such as microservices, domain-driven design, and event-driven architecture. - Good exposure to messaging frameworks, ORMs, data access patterns, and API management/integration layers. - Awareness of DevOps and CI/CD concepts as they relate to Java application build and deployment. - Strong experience architecting solutions on AWS, including application hosting models, API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, and more. - Ability to design