Technical Architect

Arkhya Tech Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Arkhya Tech Inc. is seeking a Solution Architect for BFSI Cloud & Payments Platform. The role focuses on defining cloud transformation roadmaps and designing secure, scalable cloud architectures for BFSI clients across Columbus OH and Charlotte NC in a hybrid model.

The candidate will lead architecture governance, reference architectures, and best practices while addressing security, compliance, and real-time payment processing needs in a global, API-driven, event-centric environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience defining cloud transformation roadmaps for BFSI clients.
• Strong design for secure, scalable, resilient cloud architectures.
• Experience with real-time analytics and data governance frameworks.
• Excellent executive communication and consulting skills.

Responsibilities

• Define cloud transformation and modernization roadmaps for BFSI clients.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient cloud-native and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Establish cloud architecture standards, reference architectures and best practices.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, architecture decisions, and solution roadmaps.
• Architect solutions for Payments Platforms (ACH, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, ISO 20022) and ATM/transaction processing.
• Drive API-first and event-driven platform strategies; enable real-time processing.

Skills

Cloud architecture

BFSI domain knowledge

API-first design

Event-driven architecture

Security & compliance

Observability & monitoring

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

DevSecOps

Data governance

Tools

Kafka

Containers

API Management Platforms

CI/CD Toolchains

Monitoring/Observability tools

Job description

Role : Solution Architect - BFSI Cloud & Payments Platform

Location : Columbus OH & Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Long-Term Contract

Job Description:

• Define cloud transformation and modernization roadmaps for BFSI clients.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, highly available cloud-native and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Establish cloud architecture standards, reference architectures, patterns, and best practices.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, architecture decisions, and solution roadmaps.

BFSI & Payments Solution Design

• Architect solutions across:
• Payments Platforms (ACH, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, ISO 20022)
• ATM and Transaction Processing Systems
• Drive API-first and event-driven platform strategies.
• Design omnichannel customer engagement and digital experience platforms.
• Enable payment modernization and real-time transaction processing capabilities.

Security, Risk & Regulatory Compliance

• Define near real-time analytics and event-streaming solutions.
• Architect AI/ML powered and GenAI solutions within regulatory and compliance boundaries.
• Establish metadata, data governance, lineage, and traceability frameworks.

Hands-on experience with:

• Kafka
• Containers
• API Management Platforms
• CI/CD and DevSecOps Toolchains
• Strong understanding of transaction tracing, reconciliation, observability, and monitoring platforms.
• Experience with data platforms, real-time analytics, and enterprise integration patterns.

Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.