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At Regions, the Solutions Architect oversees multiple dimensions of assigned applications and/or capabilities including but not limited to stability, life cycle management, version control, design and development, mapping of business requirements to capability oriented technical requirements, and ensuring technology solutions to business needs are developed in accordance with the architectural roadmap, guidelines, and standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages end to end from conception, through delivery, into production of solution architectures
• Partners with business and technology subject-matter experts to elicit and translate business requirements into technological solutions
• Participates in the design and modeling of architectures for delivery, development, and support of projects
• Collaborates with other domain architects to provide a consensus based scalable and adaptable architectural solution
• Collaborates on roadmaps to ensure enough architectural runway to align information technology priorities with business partner requirements and strategies
• Promotes the reuse of services, components, frameworks, and infrastructure as code to reduce costs and improve how information flows
• Supports team members on the design of deployment strategies and solutions
• Look for opportunities to simplify code, existing or new architectures and vendor dependencies
• Builds and maintains technical trusted advisor relationships with influential technical decision makers within Technology
• Makes recommendations to improve application operational efficiency, enhance program usage and increase understanding of the program
• Leads the design of both the physical and logical components of solution architectures that will deliver a positive business outcome
• Works closely with Enterprise Architecture to ensure compliance with Regions' architectural principles and patterns
• Oversees technical analysis and design capabilities
• Provides feedback to Enterprise Architecture with respect to potential deviations from or necessary modifications to existing architectural principles and patterns
• Works closely with Cyber Security to understand network, application, and data security requirements
• Works with all stakeholders to understand non-functional requirements that may have a material impact on solution architecture
• Works with software delivery teams to ensure that the solutions are observable and secure by design
• Works with business stakeholders and site reliability teams to create service level objectives and agreements
• Provides consultation on complex projects
• Coaches and mentors junior level architects

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field and seven (7) years of enterprise, solutions and/or technical architecture related experience
• Or a High School Diploma/GED and eleven (11) years of enterprise, solutions and/or technical architecture related experience
• Experience of N-tier architectures and complex design architectures
• Experience with Agile methods
• Experience with technical, application, and information architecture delivery techniques and methodologies

Certifications/Licensures

• Certifications in the technology domain of the enterprise

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
• Advanced knowledge of security design techniques
• Advanced understanding of, and ability to use, design patterns to steer business requirements into technical strategies
• Awareness and ability to document designs using internal and external notational standards (Business Process Model and Notation {BPMN}, Unified Modeling Language {UML})
• Hands on the keyboard depth in one or more popular programming languages like Java, Go, C#, Rust, Python, etc.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, platforms, and cloud native serverless architectures (AWS, Azure a plus)
• Knowledge of containers and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift a plus)
• Knowledge of instrumentation, telemetry, and observability frameworks and platforms (OpenTelemetry, DynaTrace, Splunk a plus)
• Knowledge with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems like Salesforce
• Understanding the technology of the organization, e.g. Middleware, .NET, Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Oracle, etc.

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and oversee the development of secure, scalable, and user-centric mobile banking applications for iOS and Android platforms. Leveraging native development technologies (Swift/SwiftUI for iOS and Kotlin/Jetpack Compose for Android), the Solution Architect will provide technical leadership, define architectural strategies, and ensure alignment with business objectives and industry standards.

• Design end-to-end architecture for mobile banking apps, ensuring performance, security, and scalability.
• Lead technical decisions for native iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose) development.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, data privacy, and security standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR).
• Optimize app performance, accessibility, and user experience across devices.
• Mentor development teams, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices.
• Stay updated on mobile technology trends and integrate innovative solutions.
• 5+ years of experience in mobile app architecture, with 3+ years focused on iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose).
• Proven expertise in designing secure, high-performance mobile banking or fintech apps.
• Strong knowledge of API integration, microservices, and cloud technologies (AWS/Azure).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience working with mobile security protocols and encryption standards.

This position is intended to be onsite, now or in the near future. Associates will have regular work hours, including full days in the office three or more days a week. The manager will set the work schedule for this position, including in-office expectations. Regions will not provide relocation assistance for this position, and relocation would be at your expense. The locations available for this role are Birmingham, AL, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC.

Compensation Details

Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.

The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.

Job Range Target:

Minimum:

$132,274.45 USD

50th Percentile:

$164,670.00 USD

Incentive Pay Plans:

Opportunity to participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan.

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Job applications at Regions are accepted electronically through our career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Job postings for higher-volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period due to business need and may be closed at any time thereafter at the discretion of the company.