Software Architect - Nice Actimize

This is a senior leadership role within the Financial Crimes Technology pod, responsible for defining the end-to-end technical blueprint, establishing integration patterns, and ensuring the solution is performant, resilient, and regulatory-compliant at enterprise scale., * Design the comprehensive solution architecture for the FCCM-to-Actimize migration, including data migration strategy, integration topology, and phased cutover plan.

• Define integration architecture between Nice Actimize and upstream/downstream enterprise systems: core banking, data warehouses, case management, and reporting platforms.
• Establish architectural patterns for event-driven data ingestion pipelines feeding Actimize detection engines using Apache Kafka or equivalent.
• Lead architecture governance, conduct design reviews, and enforce coding and security standards.
• Oversee data model migration from Oracle FCCM schemas to Actimize data structures, ensuring fidelity of historical data and detection continuity.
• Collaborate with Nice Actimize professional services and vendor SMEs to validate platform configuration choices.
• Define and enforce NFRs: availability SLAs, latency targets, data retention policies, and disaster recovery objectives.
• Guide and mentor the Java Technical Lead and development team; perform technical risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs to both technical and executive stakeholders.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in a principal architect or lead architect role.
• Proven experience architecting large-scale financial crimes, AML, or risk management platforms.
• Deep expertise in Nice Actimize platform architecture - especially SAM, IFM, WLF, and the Actimize platform's Java-based customization framework.
• Strong command of Java ecosystem: Java 11+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, microservices, and RESTful API design.
• Experience designing data migration pipelines for large-volume transactional data (Oracle, SQL Server, or equivalent RDBMS).
• Proficiency with event streaming (Kafka, Kinesis) and integration middleware (MuleSoft, IBM MQ, or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of Oracle FCCM data model and detection scenario architecture is highly valued.
• Familiarity with cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Preferred Skills

• Experience in highly regulated environments (OCC, Fed, FDIC regulated institutions).
• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
• Prior engagement with a Tier 1 bank or Big 4 consulting firm on a core AML platform migration.
• Knowledge of OWASP security principles and financial data privacy regulations (GLBA, CCPA).

We are looking for an experienced Software Architect to lead the technical architecture of a full-platform migration from Oracle FCCM to Nice Actimize for a Tier 1 bank client.