Enterprise Architect

Are you an Enterprise Architect looking to join one of the top companies in the Banking industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in software engineering, software delivery or solution architecture?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work remotely with our client in NY. Interested?

• Define and maintain targetstate and transitional architectures for digital asset and stablecoin capabilities across the enterprise.
• Establish reference architectures, standards, and architectural guardrails for blockchain and stablecoin usage.
• Review and govern solution designs involving digital assets through architecture review boards and SDLC processes.
• Drive architectural clarity across lines of business, preventing fragmented or adhoc crypto implementations.

• Design endtoend architectures for stablecoin platforms, including:
  1. Onchain smart contracts and token models
  2. Offchain orchestration, ledgering, and reconciliation
  3. Wallet and custody integration
  4. Mint, burn, redemption, and settlement flows
• Define integration patterns between blockchain platforms and:
  1. Core banking and general ledger systems
  2. Payments rails (ACH, Fedwire, RTP, internal book transfer)
  3. Liquidity management and treasury systems
• Guide architectural decisions across public, permissioned, and hybrid blockchain models.

• Provide architectural leadership across the full digital asset stack, including:
  1. Blockchain networks (e.g., EVMbased public or permissioned networks, Layer2s)
  2. Token standards and permissioning models (e.g., ERC20, permissioned tokens)
  3. Smart contract controls (upgradeability, pause/blacklist, rolebased access)
  4. Middleware for transaction monitoring, indexing, and offchain synchronization
  5. API and eventdriven integration patterns
  6. Cloudnative platforms (Azure/AWS), containerization, and secure key management

• Embed bankgrade security controls into all digital asset architectures, including:
  1. Private key lifecycle management and HSM integration
  2. Segregation of duties, dual control, and transaction signing policies
  3. Wallet tiering strategies (hot/warm/cold)
  4. Resilience, failover, and incident response for onchain and offchain components
• Ensure architectures align with U.S. banking regulatory expectations, including:
  1. BSA/AML and OFAC sanctions enforcement
  2. Travel Rule compliance
  3. NYDFS cybersecurity requirements
  4. Operational resilience, auditability, and examiner transparency
• Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Audit teams to support approvals and examinations.

1. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders on digital asset strategy.
2. Evaluate vendors, custodians, analytics providers, and blockchain platforms through an enterprise and risk lens.
3. Assess emerging technologies (e.g., tokenized deposits, permissioned DeFi constructs, CBDC pilots) and provide clear recommendations on applicability and risk.

Here's what you'll get:

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Length: Temp (6 months).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive the business outcomes they seek. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED with 11 years of experience.
• Minimum of 11 years of experience in software engineering, software delivery or solution architecture.
• Minimum of 8 years of enterprise architecture experience in large, complex environments.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in developing and integrating applications using relevant software architecture principles and patterns.
• Minimum of 7 years of deep enterprise architecture experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience designing or governing digital asset, blockchain, or stablecoin platforms in financial services, fintech, or regulated environments.
• Minimum of 7 years of architectural experience with:
  1. Blockchain platforms and smart contracts.
  2. API driven and event driven integration.
  3. Cloud native architectures (Azure).
  4. Security architecture for high risk financial systems.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience engaging with risk, compliance, audit, and regulators on novel technology architectures.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 7 years of experience.
• Master's Degree in Business or Computer Science or Engineering.
• Certification and experience working with Cloud technologies and vendors.
• Certification in enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience working in the financial services industry.
• Experience working in two or more technical roles related to banking technical design and roadmap planning.
• Working knowledge of architectural frameworks.
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture tools.
• Enterprise architecture leadership in highly regulated financial environments.
• Hands on understanding of stablecoin and digital asset platform architecture.
• Executive level communication and architectural decision making.
• This position will interface with senior leaders, and will need excellent communication skills along with basic knowledge of new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of those trends for strategic use.
• Hands on understanding of blockchain and stablecoin technology stacks, and demonstrated ability to navigate regulatory, risk, and operational scrutiny typical of large financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of stablecoin models, including reserve backed issuance, redemption mechanics, and settlement flows.
• Strong executive level communication skills with the ability to explain complex architectures clearly and credibly.
• Experience working directly with:
  1. Stablecoin issuers, custodians, or digital asset infrastructure providers.
  2. Payment modernization or real time settlement platforms.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
• Cloud or security certifications (Azure Architect, security focused credentials).
• Prior experience influencing enterprise wide technology standards or governance.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.