ZipStaff Inc.

About the Opportunity

What You’ll Do

• Define target-state architecture: collateral engine, integration hub, data hub, and UI / workflow interaction layer
• Design domain microservices for registry, valuation, perfection, insurance, release, and document management
• Design configurable rules and workflow engines for triggers, maker-checker, and escalation
• Produce ADRs, reference architectures, NFRs, and design standards, and take them through architecture review
• Design API, event, and batch integration (pub/sub, converters, adapters, repair queues)
• Lead integration design with AFS Vision, Loan IQ, nCino, customer master, credit-risk systems, and document repositories
• Reuse existing API and event hubs and retire point-to-point interfaces in steps
• Design the collateral data model, authoritative record, data-quality controls, and regulatory reporting flows
• Own migration and coexistence: incremental loads, parallel run, reconciliation, and decommission
• Build in RBAC, segregation of duties, encryption, audit trail, and retention
• Set performance, scalability, resilience, HA/DR, and observability targets aligned to bank security and OCC / FRB expectations
• Stand up platform foundation, CI/CD, DevSecOps, test automation, and environment strategy
• Guide onshore and offshore teams through design reviews and technical governance
• Partner with the Commercial Lending Collateral SME and present the architecture in client workshops

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering and architecture, including 6+ years as a solution or technical architect on banking or lending platforms
• Proven architecture of large custom platforms in banking; commercial lending, collateral, or credit platforms strongly preferred
• Microservices, domain-driven design, and API-first / event-driven architecture
• Hands-on Java / Spring Boot or .NET, REST / GraphQL, and Kafka or equivalent messaging
• Cloud-native architecture on AWS or Azure (containers, Kubernetes, managed services)
• Data architecture: Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server; data modeling; ETL/ELT; reconciliation design
• Migration off legacy or COTS with coexistence and phased cutover
• Integration with lending systems such as AFS, ACBS, Loan IQ, nCino, or core banking
• Enterprise security: IAM / SSO, OAuth2, encryption, secrets, audit logging
• Able to present to CTO / CIO audiences and architecture review boards
• Ability to work on-site in Charlotte, NC
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Rules or workflow engines (Drools, Camunda, or Pega)
• STOC or Broadridge COLLATE
• Angular or React, and document-management integration
• AI/ML use cases such as document extraction or predictive monitoring
• TOGAF, AWS or Azure Solutions Architect Professional, or Kubernetes certification

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Referral Program

About ZipStaff