US Bank

Senior Solutions Architect

Hopkins, MN Full time

 

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions.

U.S. Bank is seeking a Solution Architect with strong strategic analysis capabilities and extensive enterprise technology experience to advance our technology initiatives. In this role, you will oversee the research, design, development, and integration of cutting-edge technology solutions that support our business strategy and objectives. You will work closely with engineering teams, product owners, and business stakeholders to establish IT frameworks, deliver effective design solutions, and facilitate development and release activities to achieve business goals. You will also provide expert guidance and consultation throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational priorities.

This position is responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development, and maintenance of high-quality software experiences. The ideal candidate is a self-driven professional who collaborates effectively within teams and across the organization, taking ownership of software deliverables and ensuring they adhere to U.S. Bank standards to minimize impact on the customer experience.

Successful applicants will exemplify US Bank's ethical principles of uncompromising integrity, respect for others, accountability for decisions and actions, and good citizenship.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the architecture and design of complex, distributed systems and applications, focusing on scalable, low-latency solutions such as microservices, cloud-native, and event-driven architectures.
  • Collaborate with engineering managers, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to define and drive technical strategy, vision, and improvements to the technology stack and customer experience.
  • Champion high standards of engineering excellence, operational best practices, and continuous improvement.
  • Provide strong technical leadership, mentorship, and foster effective team collaboration.
  • Align people, processes, and technology to enhance the end-to-end ecosystem and deliver outstanding customer experiences.
  • Adapt quickly in a dynamic environment, prioritizing tasks to meet evolving business needs.
  • Demonstrate expertise as a full stack engineer and proven experience as a Software Architect, with a focus on cloud-based solutions—preferably Microsoft Azure and related services.
  • Apply DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment.
  • Maintain a solid understanding of security best practices, especially within financial services and regulatory compliance contexts.

Required Skills/Experience:

  • Polyglot developer with full stack hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, front-end (ReactJS, JavaScript), and database (SQL Server, Oracle, NoSQL) with versatility across multiple languages.
  • Cloud and DevOps: Practical experience with Microsoft Azure (AKS, Functions, Storage) and familiarity with AWS; skilled in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and modern DevOps practices.
  • Architecture and scalability: Proven ability to design and evolve distributed, cloud-native systems with high scalability, reliability, and security.
  • Technical leadership: Experience mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and collaborating with enterprise architects to align on design.
  • Solution delivery: Ability to translate complex business requirements into effective technical solutions, create architecture artifacts, and advocate design rationale.
  • Modern engineering practices: Proficient in design patterns, SOLID principles, and building maintainable, low-latency systems.
  • Communication and collaboration: Clear communicator, able to influence across teams and articulate technical concepts effectively.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

  • Extensive experience in financial services, with deep knowledge of KYC/AML frameworks, regulatory compliance, and enterprise-scale banking systems.
  • Proven leadership in delivering secure, scalable, and customer-centric solutions aligned with business and regulatory objectives.
  • Skilled in UI and API design, integration, governance, and driving strategic initiatives across complex environments.
  • Effective communicator with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and third-party vendors.
  • Strong understanding of business models, product focus areas, and technical strategy alignment.
  • Proficient in agile development, DevOps principles, and all aspects of product development.
  • Technically adept in defining solutions, algorithms, data structures, and architectural best practices.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

  • Basic term and optional term life insurance

  • Short-term and long-term disability

  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave

  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

  • Adoption assistance

  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.