Thought Machine's mission is a bold one - to run the world's most innovative banks with technology built for the modern age. What we are attempting is hard, and means we need great people, working together, to build great technology

　　We have undergone rapid growth in the past few years - expanding our team to more than 500 individuals across five offices in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne. Thought Machine is a series D-funded company, and has raised more than $500m and is now valued at $2.7bn. Investors in Thought Machine include Temasek, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Intesa Sanpaolo, Standard Chartered and more.

　　We have created a culture enabling our team to produce the best work in the industry, ensuring we have fun along the way. We're regularly cited as having a great workplace culture and, in 2022, were named the number one place to work in New York City by Crain's New York Business Magazine. We are also listed in Crain's 2022 Fast 50 - as one of the fastest-growing businesses in New York City.

　　Client Architects in Thought Machine work across pre-sales and delivery engagements to help clients successfully modernise their core banking and payments estates through implementation of Vault. They provide advice on how to deploy, configure, integrate with and migrate into the platform and also consult on how to successfully execute an end to end core replacement programme.

　　Duties

　　Driving team strategy within the region ensuring that Client Architecture is meeting the needs of clients and the wider organisation within the regionAdvising tier 1 clients and prospective clients on how to deploy, configure and integrate with VaultPresenting Vault architecture and best practice to senior client stakeholders within pre-sales engagementsWorking with tier 1 clients to define target architectures and transition states for implementations of and migrations into Vault, applying best practiceCapturing product features needed to allow clients to realise value and feedback into the internal Engineering function, engaging with internal stakeholders and championing those features within the organisation

　　Requirements

　　Essential

　　Experience designing enterprise architectures for large financial service institutionsDomain knowledge in banking, ideally core banking or paymentsStrong technical background, ideally awareness of more than one programming paradigmGood practical knowledge of established architectural patterns such as event-based architecture, CQRS and process orchestration.Knowledge of cloud technologies and architectures including emerging approaches for achieving high availability and disaster recovery, including running systems across multi availability zones and regionsStrong client-facing skills with the ability to communicate and defend a technical position to a mixed audience consisting of enterprise architects, engineers and business stakeholders

　　Desirable

　　Familiarity with new and emerging technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, Istio and NewSQL databasesSome experience of large scale migration programmes, especially core banking

　　Benefits

　　Benefits

　　Highly competitive salaryHealthcare, vision and dental25 days holidayUnlimited Paid Safe and Sick Time 401K matching (up to 7%)$750 per year flexible spend benefit Share optionsCommuter PassFlexible Spending Account (FSA)Life and long term disability insurance All the latest tech you needA talented & experienced team as your colleaguesAn environment where we encourage learning and progress

　　Salary Range: $190K to $240K base

　　The salary offered is based on relevant experience

　　Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on people's everyday lives. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively hire for cultural growth. We welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and value people who take a journey unique to them. We provide everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description.