We are looking for a senior Architect with hands-on expertise with the INTEX platform, including structured finance analytics, deal modeling, cash flow analysis, and integration with enterprise applications. The candidate will assess and redesign the current INTEX architecture, gaining a deep understanding of the existing implementation and identifying opportunities to improve scalability, performance, maintainability, and operational efficiency. This includes leading an architecture review of the current INTEX ecosystem, documenting data flows, dependencies, integration patterns, and technical debt, while recommending a target-state architecture aligned with business objectives.The role also involves leading the segregation of the PSI database from the ARDA platform, including analysis of existing database dependencies, data models, stored procedures, and application integrations to establish an independent PSI data architecture, and providing technical leadership on PSI architecture modernization.SkillsHands-on expertise with the INTEX platform, including structured finance analytics, deal modeling, cash flow analysis, and integration with enterprise applicationsStrong understanding of structured finance data models (ABS, RMBS, CMBS, CLO, CDO, MBS) and how INTEX data supports pricing, analytics, reporting, and risk managementExperience designing and implementing INTEX integrations with upstream and downstream systems, including market data providers, security master data, databases, APIs, and analytics platformsExperience working with enterprise architecture and integration patterns, including API-based integrations, ETL processes, messaging, and database synchronization in complex financial environmentsExperience with database dependencies, data models, stored procedures, and application integrations for database segregationMust-havesHands-on expertise with the INTEX platform, including structured finance analytics, deal modeling, cash flow analysis, and integration with enterprise applicationsStrong understanding of structured finance data models (ABS, RMBS, CMBS, CLO, CDO, MBS)Ability to lead an architecture review of the current INTEX ecosystem, documenting data flows, dependencies, integration patterns, and technical debt, while recommending a target-state architectureExperience leading the segregation of a database (PSI) from a shared platform (ARDA), including analysis of dependencies, data models, stored procedures, and application integrationsExperience designing and executing database separation strategy ensuring data integrity, minimal business disruption, and successful migration of schemas, ETL processes, interfaces, and reporting componentsNice-to-havesExperience working with enterprise architecture and integration patterns, including API-based integrations, ETL processes, messaging, and database synchronization in complex financial environmentsAbility to collaborate with business, architecture, and engineering teams to define the future-state INTEX roadmapExperience ensuring knowledge transfer of the current implementation while driving modernization initiativesKnowledge of Santander's (or similar banks') application landscape to identify integration impacts and optimize data flows