Hybrid Remote Application Architect — Banking Platform Modernization

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

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,