Principal Solutions Architect
Nexus One · Remote · Remote - US ·
COMPENSATION
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- Principal level role
- Embedded at US Bank
- Charlotte/NYC based
- Data & AI focus
- Open-source stack
Join Nexus as the inaugural Principal Solutions Architect, embedded full-time at a top-tier US bank. You will hold design authority over NexusOne deployments, managing integration across data and security infrastructure while identifying new workload opportunities. The role balances deep technical architecture with strategic engagement management to drive account expansion.
What you'll do
- Hold design authority for NX1 deployment patterns and integration architecture
- Attend architecture review boards, security reviews, and governance forums
- Design identity federation, CDC patterns, and data lineage solutions
- Identify and qualify new workload opportunities before customers articulate them
- Produce robust design documents capable of withstanding hostile reviews
- Serve as the primary technical escalation point for deployment issues
- Coordinate internal teams including engineering, product, and account executives
- Translate technical insights into actionable expansion theses for sales
- Manage vendor governance, risk reviews, and audit responses
What you'll need
- 12–18 years in enterprise data or cloud architecture roles
- Prior multi-year embedded engagement at a Tier 1 bank or regulated enterprise
- Hands-on depth in Spark, Trino, Airflow, Iceberg, Kubernetes, and Kafka
- Experience with petabyte-scale data and hundreds of pipelines
- Proven ability to defend design documents in rigorous review settings
- Track record of driving expansion through architectural insight
- Willingness to be on-site in Charlotte, NC and NYC 80%+ of the time
- Deep familiarity with bank IT culture, TPRM, and regulatory reporting
Nice to have
- Experience with regulatory reporting, CCAR/DFAST, AML/KYC workloads
- Open-source contributions to Iceberg, Spark, Trino, or Airflow
- Conference presence at Subsurface, Trino Summit, or Airflow Summit
Stack
- NexusOne
- Spark
- Trino
- Airflow
- Iceberg
- Kubernetes
- S3-compatible storage
- Kafka
How you'll work
- On-site 80%+ in Charlotte, NC and NYC
- Embedded within customer environment
- Headquartered in Atlanta
What you get
- Collaborative team culture
- Leadership investment in learning and development
- Work at intersection of cloud, data, and AI