PURPOSE OF THIS PROFILE
delivering a custom Multi-Entity Loan Routing (Intelligent Routing) solution for Western Alliance Bank. The delivery team is strong on integration, middleware, AI routing, and program execution, but does not have deep FIS product expertise. A prior FIS consultant (time-share) produced the solution approach but availability has been unreliable.
This profile defines the replacement / standing FIS domain expert we need: someone who can stand in front of the client with the TF team, run intelligent discovery, validate IBS premises, and de-risk caller-side and lending/GL integration — without becoming a single point of failure.
ROLE TITLE & POSITIONING
Recommended title options (use one consistently in search):
FIS IBS Solution Architect — Lending & Integration (Preferred)
FIS Digital One / IBS Domain Consultant — Core Banking Integration
Senior FIS Core Banking SME — Multi-Entity Loan Routing
This is a hands-on client-facing domain architect role, not a pure developer seat and not a distant advisory-only retainer. The person must be available for workshops, discovery on the bank’s IBS install, and ongoing design validation with TF engineers.
BASELINE REFERENCE (SKILLS WE ARE REPLACING / MATCHING)
- Tenure & FIS suite: 15+ years core banking; deep FIS product suite exposure
- Products: IBS (Integrated Banking Solution), with secondary strength across Digital One, and familiarity with related FIS cores (BancPac, Bankway, HORIZON, MISER, Systematics) for multi-core context
- Domains: Consumer & Commercial Lending, loan boarding/advances/payments, deposits, payments (ACH/Wire), General Ledger / reporting pathways
- Lifecycle: Implementation, conversion, data mapping, IBS configuration/parameters, UAT, parallel processing, cut-over, post-go-live stabilization
- Client engagement: Client workshops, translating FIS concepts for non-FIS teams, training bank staff, floor support
MUST-HAVE SKILLS (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
- FIS IBS — deep product expertise Can explain and validate event classification (memo vs transaction), additional fields, description tags, overnight GL behavior, and servicing side effects on this bank’s install.
STRONGLY PREFERRED SKILLS
- PeopleSoft Financials / GL intercompany or equivalent bank ERP posting integration experience.
- Multi-entity, participation, or REIT/SPE banking operating model exposure.
- Western Alliance or similar mid/large U.S. commercial bank IBS implementations.
- Prior FIS employee or long-term FIS partner delivery (conversion/modernization).
- Experience inserting decisioning/middleware beside D1 Connect or bank-owned middleware without breaking overnight batch.
- Regulatory/call report awareness (confirm memo classification does not distort RC-C / call report outputs).
- Security & access patterns for bank APIs (authN/Z, network zones, change control with FIS).
- Ability to produce FSD-quality functional specs and review TSDs written by TF engineers.
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- HORIZON / Systematics / BancPac / Bankway / MISER cross-core context (helps multi-core war stories; IBS+D1 is primary).
- ODS, Kafka, Snowflake, or reporting-lane experience (observability/reconciliation patterns).
- Positive Pay / ACH / Wire depth (payments adjacency; not core of day-1 REIT routing).
- Azure/AWS architecture fluency; IaC familiarity (partnering only).
- M&A core consolidation experience (change-over-time / multi-entity storytelling).
EXPECTED RESPONSIBILITIES ON THIS ENGAGEMENT
- Lead / co-lead IBS premise validation at Western Alliance (memo/TXN, fields, servicing, memo consumption).
- Map as-is Case 1 and Case 2 paths to precise insertion points for routing calls.
- Define functional routing rules inputs (RC-C, loan type, participation, collateral, entity IDs, NVPs) with bank SMEs.
- Advise Option A vs B destination carrier; document operational and audit implications.
- Specify caller-side behavior for D1 Connect and WA Middleware (TXN vs MEMO handling).
- Guide REIT/PeopleSoft destination connector expectations and reconciliation keys.
- Support FSD content; review integration designs and test scenarios.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION BAR
- 12–20 years in banking technology preferred; 10+ minimum if FIS IBS depth is exceptional.
- At least one full lifecycle: implementation or major conversion involving FIS IBS or Digital One.
- Demonstrable lending + GL pathway experience (not deposits-only careers).
- Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering/Information Systems or equivalent experience.
ENGAGEMENT MODEL (SEARCH GUIDANCE)
- Type: Contract / consulting; part-time time-share acceptable only if calendar is fixed and client workshops are protected.
- Location / hours: Strong preference for overlap with U.S. banking hours (Western Alliance). India/offshore supplemental possible for documentation — primary SME should cover live client sessions.