Embedded Principal Solutions Architect for Data & AI

Nexus Cognitive Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Cognitive Technologies is hiring a Principal Solutions Architect to be embedded inside a major U.S. bank, combining 65% architecture farming with 35% engagement leadership.

You will own deployment patterns, data governance, and security integration, while driving expansion opportunities with sales. Expect on-site work in Charlotte, NC at an 80% cadence, and deep collaboration with engineering and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 12–18 years in enterprise data/cloud architecture
• At least one multi-year embedded engagement at a Tier 1 bank or equivalent
• Hands-on depth in Spark, Trino, Airflow, Iceberg, Kubernetes, S3-compatible storage, Kafka
• Experience producing and defending design documents in front of hostile review boards
• Track record of identifying expansion or net-new use cases via architectural insight
• Willingness to be on-site in Charlotte, NC (80%+) and NYC (secondary)
• Deep familiarity with bank IT governance: risk, controls, audit cycles

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Technical Farming (65%): hold design authority over deployment patterns, attend architecture review boards, design and defend integration architecture, identify next workloads and qualify opportunities, produce high-quality design docs, act as escalation point for deployment issues.
• Engagement & Commercial Partnership (35%): own internal NX1 cadence, maintain executive relationships, translate insights into expansion theses for AE, lead escalation when issues arise, navigate bank governance and third-party risk reviews.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Bank engagement

Spark

Trino

Airflow

Iceberg

Kubernetes

S3-compatible storage

Kafka

Design documents

Expansion opportunities

On-site Charlotte

Bank governance

Regulated industry

Open-source contributions

Conferences

Job description

Nexus Cognitive Technologies is hiring a Principal Solutions Architect to be embedded inside a major U.S. bank, combining 65% architecture farming with 35% engagement leadership.

You will own deployment patterns, data governance, and security integration, while driving expansion opportunities with sales. Expect on-site work in Charlotte, NC at an 80% cadence, and deep collaboration with engineering and executive stakeholders.