Sr. Application Architect for Consumer Lending Policy

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Application Architect for Consumer Lending Policy to join a leading financial services organization based in McLean, VA. The Sr. Application Architect for Consumer Lending Policy will have to lead decision system design and orchestration—driving fast, reliable, and scalable solutions across internal workflows and third-party data integrations. This position will be hybrid in Mclean, VA 3 days per week!

Responsibilities of the Sr. Application Architect for Consumer Lending Policy include:

• Design architecture for originations, collections, and account management aligned with Consumer Banking goals.
• Build intelligent processes with feedback loops to improve decision optimization.
• Recommend tools and architecture to monitor and analyze system performance.
• Maintain deployment architecture and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate with BI teams to create dashboards tracking KPIs like speed, completion, and abandonment.
• Expand decisioning capabilities across consumer banking areas.
• Manage relationships with internal teams and external vendors (e.g., software providers, credit bureaus).
• Provide technical support for resolving decisioning system issues and recommend improvements.

Qualifications for the Sr. Application Architect for Consumer Lending Policy include:

• 12+ years of experience with process orchestration and optimization development.
• 6 + years of direct management experience is required.
• 4+ years of experience of domain architecture experience is required.
• Proficient in SQL Server, client-server, and GUI-based development tools.
• Preferred experience with consumer lending credit systems.
• Strong knowledge of case management platforms like Outsystems, Salesforce, or similar.
• Skilled in using process monitoring and measurement tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or statistics is required, a master’s degree is ideal.

Compensation for the Sr. Application Architect for Consumer Lending Policy:

• Salary Range: $185,000 - $205,000
• Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on [9.22.25]. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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