Senior Solutions Architect I
American Express17 hours ago
Base Salary
$123k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead alignment of technology platforms with company roadmaps and architectural strategies.
- Design solution architectures for complex distributed systems and oversee platform integration performance.
- Optimize cross-platform integration and API strategy implementation.
- Lead architecture and code reviews, governance activities, and project reviews.
- Collaborate with business, product engineering, data architects, and other stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
- Adopt AI-assisted tools for architecture analysis, documentation, design reviews, and technical recommendations.
- Mentor junior Solutions Architects and engineering colleagues.
Requirements
- Hands-on professional programming experience relevant to the assigned technology platform and/or comparable experience.
- Experience designing application solutions and developing complex distributed, multi-tiered systems end to end.
- Deep knowledge across business, data, technical, and solution architecture disciplines with demonstrated implementation experience.
- Experience with solution architecture, complex application systems design, platform integration, and RESTful application programming interfaces.
- Experience leading adoption and use of AI-assisted tools in solution architecture or platform integration teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems, and/or comparable experience; an advanced degree is preferred.
- Must have passed or pass within six months a Senior Engineer-level DT Technical Assessment in at least one relevant technology discipline.
- Knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture principles, execution patterns, performance optimization, architecture governance, and AI-assisted architecture risk controls.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries and bonus incentives.
- 6% company match on the retirement savings plan.
- Financial coaching and financial well-being support.
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits.
- Flexible hybrid, onsite, or virtual working arrangements depending on role and business needs.
- 20+ weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
- Access to onsite wellness centers and confidential counseling support.
- Career development and training opportunities.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About American Express
American Express builds a global payments network and issues consumer, small-business, and corporate cards, plus merchant acquiring and travel services. Revenue comes from card fees, interest and lending, discount/merchant fees, and network services. Founded in 1850 and headquartered in New York City, it operates the Amex acceptance network worldwide and offers co-branded cards and membership rewards across millions of cardmembers and merchants; ticker NYSE: AXP.