First National Bank GH · 15 hours ago
Solutions Architect- Credit Card Ecosystem (onsite Omaha, NE)
Omaha - FN Tower
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$108K/yr - $183K/yr
8+ years expFirst National Bank of Omaha is committed to the success of its employees and is seeking a Solutions Architect for their Credit Card Ecosystem. This role involves providing strategic and technical leadership, ensuring that technical solutions align with business requirements, and guiding the future-state architecture for their SaaS and homegrown platforms.
BankingFinancial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Assess the current state of the ecosystem and define a strategic target state architecture for the next 3-5 years
Develop and maintain a modernization roadmap to drive platform scalability, efficiency, and innovation
Partner with enterprise architecture and business stakeholders to align platform strategy with business objectives, including actively engaging in architecture guild sessions
Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to delivery teams and technical leads across multiple workstreams, including the use of GitLab CI/CD, Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, and automations for repeatable tasks and testing
Mentor and coach team members to improve technical practices and architectural thinking
Ensure robust integration patterns and API strategies using MuleSoft and other integration patterns (event-driven, APIs, secure file exchange)
Create detailed solution network architecture designs that align with security standards and operational requirements
Advocate for and implement best practices in cloud adoption, integration, security, and automation
Evaluate new technologies and solutions to improve the credit card ecosystem
Drive standardization and optimization across the portfolio to reduce technical debt and improve efficiency
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical leadership roles
Experience integrating SaaS, hosted, and custom-built applications across the credit card lifecycle, including digital servicing, partner connectivity, real‑time decisioning, and workflow or document management solutions
Deep understanding of cloud technologies, especially AWS architecture and core services (Lambda, EKS, EC2, IAM, S3, Secrets Manager, PrivateLink, ECR), along with API management and enterprise integration patterns
Strong understanding of GitLab CI/CD, container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS), containerization (Docker), and modern service networking patterns (such as service mesh)
Expertise with Java, Python, and Spring Boot to design and build microservices, automations, and distributed application components
Experience developing and executing technology roadmaps, modernization strategies, and future‑state architectures
Ability to mentor and guide engineering teams in modern development practices, architectural thinking, and solution design
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical and business leaders across organizational boundaries
Ability to navigate competing priorities and technical opinions
Preferred
Experience working in credit card or payments ecosystems, including partner integrations, transaction processing, fraud/risk systems, or loyalty platforms
Familiarity with event streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, EventBridge) and event-driven architectural patterns
Experience with modern API security models (OAuth 2.0, mTLS, tokenization) and secure partner data exchange patterns
Familiarity with Zero Trust Security models, regulatory expectations (UDAAP, Reg Z, PCI DSS), and compliance frameworks
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401k, With Matching Contributions
Time Off Programs
Health Savings Account (HSA)/Dependent Care
Employee Banking
Growth Opportunities
Tuition Assistance
Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
Company
First National Bank GH
First National Bank Ghana received a universal banking license from the Bank of Ghana during the second half of 2015 with Richard Hudson as Chief Executive Officer.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$20MKey Investors
British International Investment
2025-12-09Debt Financing· $20M
Leadership Team
Joel Ainsah-Mensah
Head of Credit
Recent News
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