Cloud Architect III

About the role

This role involves providing enterprise-level leadership for ATM platforms within a global financial institution. The selected candidate will define long-term ATM channel strategy, target state architecture, and multiyear roadmaps aligned to business growth, cost optimization, risk management, and customer experience goals. This position is critical to ensure the ATM domain is properly supported.

Responsibilities

• Guide the modernization of ATM ecosystems, balancing legacy platform stability with innovation.
• Ensure resilience, security, and regulatory compliance across ATM platforms.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology and business leaders.
• Drive standardization, vendor strategy, and investment decisions to enhance availability, scalability, and operational efficiency across the ATM fleet.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in technology architecture and solution design, including 3+ years in hands-on software engineering.
• Proven ability to operate at an executive level, influencing technology strategy across large organizations.
• Strong background in platform architecture, solution design, and hybrid (on-prem and cloud) deployments.
• Proficiency with containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Strong communication skills for engaging with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and mentoring capabilities.

Qualifications

Experience in regulated industries such as financial services.
Prior experience with ATM platforms (e.g., EuroNet, NCR, Diebold Nixdorf), transaction processing, switching, and ISO 8583 messaging.
Knowledge of high-availability, real-time, distributed systems.
Experience in Tier 1 financial services organizations.
Knowledge of cloud integration in regulated environments.
Architecture or cloud certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS/Azure).

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

$65.00 - $70.24/hr on W2

Schedule

Hybrid