Senior Application Architect – Commercial Loan Platform

Huntington; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid leave & holidays

Job summary

Huntington is seeking an experienced Application Architect to drive the architecture and strategy for the commercial loan servicing platform. You will design scalable, secure solutions, ensure data integrity, and align with regulatory requirements across enterprise systems.

Key responsibilities include shaping the roadmap, guiding API development, and mentoring teams while partnering with business, product, and infrastructure to deliver compliant, high-performance applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, business, or related field
• 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

Cloud platforms

Architecture governance

APIs & integration

SQL

Data governance

Banking domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

APIs

Data integration

Job description

Huntington is seeking an experienced Application Architect to drive the architecture and strategy for the commercial loan servicing platform. You will design scalable, secure solutions, ensure data integrity, and align with regulatory requirements across enterprise systems.

Key responsibilities include shaping the roadmap, guiding API development, and mentoring teams while partnering with business, product, and infrastructure to deliver compliant, high-performance applications.