Application Architect (IT)

0101 The Huntington National Bank; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Wellness program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid leave programs

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

The Huntington National Bank seeks a seasoned Application Architect to drive the architecture and strategy for the commercial loan servicing platform, designing scalable, secure solutions and ensuring reliable data flow across systems while aligning with enterprise and regulatory needs.

You will lead architecture roadmaps, guide modernization initiatives, oversee integration patterns, APIs, and governance, mentor engineers, and collaborate with business and technology teams to deliver compliant,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in solution architecture, technology strategy, IT transformation, or financial services technology leadership.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience implementing architecture governance practices in regulated, agile, product-centric, or scaled delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of standard architecture patterns such as distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns, data platforms, resiliency, modern application architecture, and responsible AI governance concepts.
• Experience with SQL and application integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the application roadmap, including technology direction and modernization initiatives.
• Develop solution approaches, architecture recommendations, and technical roadmaps.
• Align application architecture with enterprise standards, security requirements, and business objectives.
• Provide high-level estimates and assess solution complexity for new initiatives.
• Guide teams on application design, integration patterns, API development, and best practices.
• Lead architecture reviews and support key technical decisions.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with organizational standards.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to business and technical stakeholders.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and system integration artifacts.
• Document technical debt, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Promote architecture standards and documentation best practices.
• Mentor developers and technical team members.
• Lead cross-functional discussions to resolve technical challenges and dependencies.
• Partner with business, product, infrastructure, and vendor teams to deliver solutions.
• Support planning, implementation, and continuous improvement efforts across applications.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory awareness

Team mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

SQL

APIs

Job description

Description Role: Application Architect - Commercial Loan Servicing

We are seeking a seasoned Application Architect to drive the architecture and strategy for the commercial loan servicing platform. This role focuses on designing scalable, secure solutions, ensuring reliable data flow across systems, and aligning with enterprise and regulatory needs. The architect will collaborate with business and technology teams to define target architecture, guide modernization, and support integration. The role also ensures strong data governance, system performance, and alignment with downstream systems. The ideal candidate should have strong technical expertise, banking domain knowledge, and the ability to drive architectural decisions that support business goals and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the application roadmap, including technology direction and modernization initiatives.
• Develop solution approaches, architecture recommendations, and technical roadmaps.
• Align application architecture with enterprise standards, security requirements, and business objectives.
• Provide high-level estimates and assess solution complexity for new initiatives.
• Guide teams on application design, integration patterns, API development, and best practices.
• Lead architecture reviews and support key technical decisions.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with organizational standards.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to business and technical stakeholders.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and system integration artifacts.
• Document technical debt, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Promote architecture standards and documentation best practices.
• Mentor developers and technical team members.
• Lead cross-functional discussions to resolve technical challenges and dependencies.
• Partner with business, product, infrastructure, and vendor teams to deliver solutions.
• Support planning, implementation, and continuous improvement efforts across applications.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in solution architecture, technology strategy, IT transformation, or financial services technology leadership.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience implementing architecture governance practices in regulated, agile, product-centric, or scaled delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of standard architecture patterns such as distributed systems, APIs, integration patterns, data platforms, resiliency, modern application architecture, and responsible AI governance concepts.
• Experience with SQL and application integration.

Preferred Experience

• 10 years of experience preferred.
• Experience in banking, financial services, lending, or another regulated technology environment.
• Experience across business, application, data, infrastructure, security, cloud, and integration architecture domains.
• Familiarity with AI governance, model risk considerations, responsible AI principles, data governance, privacy, explainability, and control frameworks in regulated environments.

Exempt Status

(Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes

Workplace Type

Office. Our Approach to Office Workplace Type: Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We're combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range

70,000.00 - 140,000.00 USD Annual. The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid leave programs
• Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)

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Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Welcome to Huntington! At Huntington, we look out for people. From reinventing banking with game-changing innovations to building an internal culture that creates lifelong bonds, together, we can make people’s lives better. And amazing things happen when we look out for each other. We prove it every day. Whether it’s helping a colleague or collaborating on a new tool that will revolutionize the way people save money, our actions can have a huge impact. Our colleagues look out for people with a Can-Do Attitude, Service Heart and Forward Thinking. Those are our values - simple but powerful. Each of them pushes us do the right thing, to do right by people. Because people are what matter. If that sounds like you, we hope you'll apply to join our team.

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