Application Architect III
Job#: 3039371
Job Description:
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 months
Payrate: $65.00 - $70.24/hr on W2
Primary Skill-Cloud Architect
Secondary Skill-Data modelling and architecture
This role involves providing enterprise-level leadership for ATM platforms within a global financial institution. The selected candidate will define long-term ATM channel strategy, target state architecture, and multiyear roadmaps aligned to business growth, cost optimization, risk management, and customer experience goals. This position is critical to ensure the ATM domain is properly supported.
- Guide the modernization of ATM ecosystems, balancing legacy platform stability with innovation.
- Ensure resilience, security, and regulatory compliance across ATM platforms.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders.
- Drive standardization, vendor strategy, and investment decisions to enhance availability, scalability, and operational efficiency across the ATM fleet.
- 7+ years of experience in technology architecture and solution design, including 3+ years in hands-on software engineering.
- Proven ability to operate at an executive level, influencing technology strategy across large organizations.
- Strong background in platform architecture, solution design, and hybrid (on-prem and cloud) deployments.
- Proficiency with containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Strong communication skills for engaging with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and mentoring capabilities.
- Experience in regulated industries such as financial services.
- Prior experience with ATM platforms (e.g., EuroNet, NCR, Diebold Nixdorf), transaction processing, switching, and ISO 8583 messaging.
- Knowledge of high-availability, real-time, distributed systems.
- Experience in Tier 1 financial services organizations.
- Knowledge of cloud integration in regulated environments.
- Architecture or cloud certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS/Azure).
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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