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Integration & Application Modernization Architect

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
139K-174K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
139K-174K Annually
Senior level
Leads application modernization and integration architecture for complex financial services environments. Designs cloud-native, API-driven, microservices, event-driven, and distributed solutions; transforms legacy platforms; develops modernization roadmaps; and identifies opportunities to incorporate AI. Partners with executives and technical leaders, provides architecture guidance across enterprise initiatives, and delivers technology transformation consulting.
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Integration & Application Modernization Architect

Location: Orlando, FL / New York, NY / Charlotte, NC / Chicago, IL (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Technology & Engineering | Type: Permanent

Shape the future of application modernization and integration across Financial Services.

The Role

As a Principal Consultant – Integration & Application Modernization Architect, you’ll lead the design and delivery of modern, scalable application and integration architectures for complex Financial Services environments.

You’ll work closely with business and technology leaders to modernize legacy platforms, define pragmatic architecture strategies, and enable cloud-native, API-driven and distributed solutions. You’ll also help clients identify opportunities to incorporate AI capabilities into applications, customer experiences, operations and engineering, while providing technical leadership across complex transformation initiatives.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the design of modern, scalable application and integration architectures for complex Financial Services environments.
  • Drive application modernization initiatives, transforming legacy platforms into cloud-native, API-driven and modern distributed architectures.
  • Design integration solutions using APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, messaging and modern integration patterns.
  • Partner with business and technology leaders to translate complex requirements into pragmatic solution architectures and modernization roadmaps, including identifying where AI can enhance applications, customer experiences, operations and engineering.
  • Provide technical leadership across application, solution, integration and enterprise architecture initiatives, acting as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

  • 8+ years of progressive technology experience, ideally spanning software development and application, solution, integration and/or enterprise architecture.
  • Strong experience in application modernization, enterprise integration, APIs, microservices and cloud-native architecture.
  • Deep knowledge of AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, alongside modern technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, serverless computing and Infrastructure-as-Code.
  • Experience designing solutions that incorporate AI, including Generative AI or machine learning, into broader enterprise architectures.
  • Strong client-facing communication and technical leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with executives, architects, engineers and developers.
  • Experience within Banking or Financial Services, with Banking experience particularly relevant to the role.
  • Consulting experience delivering complex technology transformation initiatives.

Why Join Capco

  • Deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions.
  • Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture.
  • Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications.
  • Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services.
  • Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy.

Benefits

We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) match and commuter benefits.
  • Maternity and paternity leave and dependent care benefits.
  • Tuition reimbursement and wellness reimbursement.
  • HSA, FSA and access to Working Advantage, a discounted marketplace.

Inclusion at Capco

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know – we’ll be happy to help. We value each person’s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration – a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Talent Acquisition

At Capco, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support and enhance several parts of talent acquisition. This includes using AI-enabled features within LinkedIn to help source potential candidates, speeding up routine recruitment communications such as emails and creating compelling and brand-aligned job postings that accurately reflect role requirements, and AI-scheduling applications to improve the efficiency of interview coordination.

AI is used as a support tool only. All hiring decisions are made by talent acquisition and hiring teams.


We have been informed of several recruitment scams targeting the public. We strongly advise you to verify identities before engaging in recruitment related communication. All official Capco communication will be conducted via a Capco recruiter.

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Willis Tower, Capco, 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4010, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606

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