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Why GM Financial Technology

Innovation isn’t just a talking point at GM Financial, it’s how we operate. From generative AI and cloud-native technologies to peer-led learning and hackathons, our tech teams are building real solutions that make a difference. We’re committed to AI-powered transformation, using advanced machine learning and automation to help us reimagine customer interactions and modernize operations, positioning GM Financial as a leader in digital innovation within a dynamic industry.

Join us and discover a workplace where your ideas matter, your development is prioritized, and you can truly make a global impact.

About the role:

As a Lead Solution Architect, you will be a key enabler of our Digital Transformation and provides technical leadership and guidance to other architects, agile teams and defines and communicates a shared technical vision for the solution under development. This position will be focused on guiding the architectural direction of our existing digital products and new digital initiatives, leveraging modern architecture and cloud technologies to deliver superior customer experiences which help to maintain industry-leading customer satisfaction. The Lead Solution Architect should be able to architect end to end solutions by understanding and translating business needs into technical solutions. The Lead Solution Architect will play a key role in providing guidance, setting architecture standards and patterns and designing complex Azure architecture for both mobile and web applications.

In this role you will:

You will apply your sound technical know-how, understanding of business contexts, and analytical skills to enable organizations to technically transform

Build relationships with senior technical individuals and leaders across the organization

Educate other architects and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloud covering both functional and non-functional aspects

In partnership with the leadership team and architects across different domains, formulate and execute new and existing initiatives and products

Conduct one-to-many sessions to mentor and transfer knowledge to other solution architects across the organization

Act as a technical liaison between various GM Financial technical groups

Own or be a key contributor to the outcome of a big bet initiative for the Solutions Architect organization

Provide significant input into technology strategy and road-map; keep up to date on key technology trends and their applied use in financial services with emphasis on digital solutions and interact with various business partners (both internal and external) to assist in the design and implementation of business applications leveraging modern architectural standards

Participate in the development and maintenance of architectural standards under Digital org, including patterns, reference architectures, and best practices

Future-state application architecture: Developing and ensuring effective adoption that supports business strategies around our application architecture

What makes you an ideal candidate?

Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, XP) and cross-functional teams

Experiences with multi-tier application architecture design, application development (full SDLC) and application integration

Advanced knowledge of current application design patterns E.g: Domain Driven Design, Micro-Services, Minimal API, Event Driven, Federated Identity, Sharding, Strangler Fig

Experience in using API technologies –HTTP, JSON, XML, REST API, and GraphQL

Experience applying microservices concepts like CQRS, back-end-for-front-end, anti-corruption layer, etc.

Experience and technical knowledge of various technology stacks

Experience in cloud native applications and cloud services architecture

Experience in building cloud solutions architecture using Public Clouds (IaaS and PaaS)

Experience and technical knowledge in containerization – Docker, Docker Swarm or Kubernetes

Experience and technical knowledge of Structured and unstructured databases and usage patterns

Experience in Integration methodologies and tools

Experience in Process automation approaches and tooling (e.g. DevOps, AIOps)

Collaborative. They are interdisciplinary team players who seek alignment and establish relationships ranging from cross-functional stakeholder groups to existing teams

Comfortable with ambiguity. They know the path forward isn’t always well-defined. They are comfortable and confident working through the unknown.

Technical experts. They are critical thinkers and have extensive IT expertise that drives novel solutions routed in complexity.

Generalists. They have a solid technical foundation and wide range of experience to guide any client on any challenge, agnostic of industry.

Change agents. They know how to make change happen across an organization. They can align and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize IT best practices.

Strong communication skills – proficient in communicating technical solutions to technical and non-technical audiences of varying skill set and levels of the organization

Ability to explain complex technology topics to executives

Ability to self-manage time and priorities in a complex multi-team agile environment while maintaining high-quality deliverables

Works through others to achieve more than individual contribution

Experience with Adobe Marketing Cloud products

Experience with Mobile Application development

Experience

7-10 years of experience as an Architect with a proven track record of implementing innovative solutions and delivering business values required

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience required

Additional Knowledge and Skills

Working effectively within an AI enabled environment:

Ability to use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support daily work

Skills in evaluating AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias

Experience integrating AI into workflows to improve efficiency or insights

Familiarity with AI assisted research, summarization, and content generation

Understanding of responsible AI use, including ethics and data protection

AI Skills Preferred

Experience with AI assisted software development or automation

Knowledge of prompting techniques to improve output quality

Awareness of emerging GenAI capabilities and limitations

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays. Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive. Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility. Work Life Balance: Hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office.

NOTE: We are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for this position This position is not open to agency submissions