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We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions-creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.\nOur Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth-turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.\nOverview\nThe Solution Architect is a senior individual contributor within Professional Services responsible for defining how Candescent solutions integrate into a client's environment and ensuring customer solutions align with Candescent architecture standards.\nThis role serves as a trusted technical advisor to clients and internal stakeholders, providing architectural leadership, solution assurance, integration guidance, and technical expertise across the Candescent product portfolio, financial institution core platforms, APIs, and third-party integrations.\nThe Solution Architect independently manages competing priorities, influences decisions through expertise rather than authority, and serves as a recognized technical resource across Candescent.\nKey Responsibilities\nSolution Architecture & Technical Leadership\nDesign end-to-end solutions across the Candescent product portfolio, including integrations with client, core, and third-party systems.\nDefine architecture, integration patterns, data flows, technical dependencies, and implementation approaches.\nLead architecture discussions and provide guidance on complex technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs.\nAct as the primary liaison between Professional Services, Product, and Engineering to ensure alignment on customer solutions.\nIdentify and mitigate architectural, integration, and delivery risks throughout an engagement.\nCandescent Advantage Leadership\nServe as the primary technical advisor and named technical lead for assigned Candescent Advantage engagements.\nProvide architecture reviews, technical guidance, issue prioritization, escalation support, and strategic recommendations.\nCoordinate technical activities across Product, Engineering, Care, Professional Services, clients, and third-party vendors.\nHelp clients maximize the value of their Candescent investment through proactive recommendations and adoption of platform capabilities.\nProduct & Core Platform Expertise\nMaintain deep expertise in the Candescent product portfolio and the financial institution core platforms that support it.\nServe as a trusted company-wide resource for product, architecture, integration, API, and core platform questions.\nStay current on product enhancements, industry trends, emerging technologies, and integration best practices.\nInfluence architectural standards, delivery practices, and product direction through collaboration with Product and Engineering teams.\nClient Advisory & Executive Engagement\nServe as a trusted advisor to client business and technical stakeholders.\nFacilitate discovery sessions, architecture reviews, workshops, and executive briefings.\nEngage confidently with senior client executives and internal leadership.\nTranslate complex technical concepts into actionable business recommendations.\nRepresent Candescent professionally and consistently in accordance with company values.\nKnowledge Leadership & Enablement\nDevelop and maintain architecture documentation, design standards, reusable patterns, and reference materials.\nMentor peers and contribute to the technical development of Professional Services and adjacent teams.\nShare knowledge and best practices to improve delivery consistency and organizational effectiveness.\nContribute to solution assurance, scoping, estimation, and Statement of Work development for strategic initiatives.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.\n10+ years of experience in solution architecture, technical consulting, enterprise software implementation, or related client-facing technical roles.\nDeep understanding of enterprise integrations, APIs, authentication methods, and distributed system architectures.\nExperience working with financial institution core systems, digital banking platforms, or fintech solutions.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines independently.\nExperience presenting technical solutions and recommendations to executive audiences.\nStrong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.\nStatement to Third Party Agencies\nTo ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. 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