Senior Solutions Architect I

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

About Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Chief Technology Office at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company’s technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include:

Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise.

Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support.

Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance.

Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.

Seeking a seasoned Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, enterprise-grade solutions across our financial, servicing, or compliance platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep domain knowledge and a strong architectural mindset, capable of translating complex business needs into robust technical designs that meet regulatory, operational, and performance standards

Responsibilities:

Contribute to enterprise architecture initiatives, domain reviews, and solution architecture.

Design and prototype scalable, secure, and resilient applications and data pipelines using modern technologies.

Collaborate with solution architects and engineering teams to deliver architectural documentation and design patterns that align with business and technology goals.

Build and evaluate proof of concepts (PoCs) to test and validate emerging technologies and architectural approaches.

Participate in enterprise forums and working groups to drive architectural decisions and cross-domain alignment.

Communicate architectural guidance effectively across both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Foster innovation by exploring new tools, frameworks, and design methodologies.

Qualifications:

7 years of experience in software engineering with 3+ years’ experience in solution architecture with strong knowledge of distributed system design and high throughput data architecture

Proven experience in finance, servicing, or compliance domains, including regulatory and operational considerations.

Proven track record of designing and deploying data-intensive applications in distributed or cloud-native environments.

Ability to write clear architectural documentation and present ideas concisely.

Experience with enterprise platforms such as microservices, event-driven architecture, Familiarity with cloud- native patterns (GCP, AWS or Azure) and modern dev-ops pipeline.

Experience with Agentic AI including autonomous agents, using AI reasoning and knowledge of AI/ML frameworks is preferred

Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and experience designing compliant solutions.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries 

Bonus incentives 

Support for financial-well-being and retirement 

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 

Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 

Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 

Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 

Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 

Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.