Solution Architect – Digital Banking

Position

Description:

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to contribute to the design, evolution, and optimization of our Digital Banking Applications. This role is intended to augment the architecture function, operating in alignment with enterprise architecture direction and product strategy, and work collaboratively across the technical landscape.

This role works closely with a Senior Solution Architect and architecture leadership, collaborating with delivery, platform, and product teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.

The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on technical expertise with architectural thinking and is comfortable operating in complex, multi-tenant, and regulated environments.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

. Contribute to the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable, secure digital banking solutions under the guidance of senior architecture leadership.
. Collaborate with business, product, and technical stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate them into clear solution designs and technical specifications.
. Support development teams by providing architectural guidance, design reviews, and best-practice recommendations.
. Participate in the adoption and application of cloud-native and distributed system patterns.
. Assist in improving system performance, scalability, resilience, and maintainability using modern technologies and engineering practices.
. Ensure solutions align with security, risk, and compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO , PCI DSS).
. Actively contribute to Dev Ops, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across environments.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Core Technical Knowledge

. .NET Application Development
. SQL Server & Data Layer
. Containerization & Runtime Platforms
. Distributed Application Design
. Middleware & Integration

Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise

. Practical experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native architecture
. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or Bicep
. Understanding of cost-awareness and optimization principles including sizing, scaling, and observability

Mobile & Channel Awareness

. General understanding of mobile application architectures for iOS and Android
. Awareness of mobile performance considerations such as caching, network efficiency, and backend optimization

Dev Ops & Delivery Practices

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Experience with Azure Dev Ops for CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and deployment workflows
. Ability to participate in code reviews and architectural assessments to maintain code quality
. Exposure to Git Ops practices and tools such as Argo CD or Flux CD is an asset

Security & Compliance

. Strong awareness of secure design and development practices
. Familiarity with security controls and testing approaches such as SAST, DAST, and system hardening
. Experience working in regulated environments with compliance obligations

Soft Skills

. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to solution complex technical IT system
. Excellent communication skills to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
. Collaborative mindset with the ability to work within distributed, cross-functional teams
. Willingness to learn, adapt, and grow within an architecture practice and lead maturing technical members

Qualifications

. Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
. 7–10 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture roles
. Experience in digital banking, financial services, payment systems, or regulated enterprise platforms is strongly preferred
. Prior experience working within a multi-architect or enterprise architecture team

Why Join Us

. Work on large-scale digital banking platforms used by multiple credit unions
. Collaborate closely with senior architects, engineers, and product leaders
. Being part of a mature architecture practice with real influence on platform direction
. Competitive compensation, benefits, and strong professional growth opportunities

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range…