Application Architect – Banking Sector

Job description

Position Description:

You will be involved in a strategic initiative to transition to a new API management platform within a major financial institution. This includes implementing the new solution and migrating existing APIs while ensuring compliance, security, and performance.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Analyze business needs and translate them into efficient application architectures.
• Develop architectures using a risk- and cost-driven approach (RCDA methodology).
• Evaluate impacts related to deployment, scalability, and maintainability.
• Integrate security, deployment, and regulatory requirements into design.
• Collaborate with solution architects, business analysts, and technical teams.
• Participate in API governance and full API lifecycle management (design, publication, security, monitoring).
• Leverage tools like KONG for API Gateway management within an AWS environment.
• Ensure seamless application integration with critical banking systems (payments, ATMs, transactions, etc.).

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Proven experience as an Application Architect in the banking or financial sector.
• Strong background in RCDA or similar architecture approaches.
• Expertise in application security, deployment strategies, and governance.
• Hands-on experience with KONG and API Management tools.
• AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect) is a strong asset.
• Solid understanding of regulated environments (e.g., PCI-DSS, financial data protection).
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Bilingualism (French and English) is required for this position due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with national and global clients.

Use of the term ‘architect’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices architecture or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial architect regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT architect-related functions, but licensure from an architect regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Architecture is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:

·  Banking
·  Business Analysis
·  French

What you can expect from us:

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