Solution Architect Consumer Banking GARDC

Job Title:
Solution Architect with Consumer Banking -- GARDC
5818208

Location:
Buffalo, NYC – 5 Days onsite

Job type:
Full Time Only

Banking Domain Mandatory

• Strategic Planning:
  Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies and roadmaps that align business priorities, regulatory requirements, and long-term technology vision.
• High-Level Design:
  Develop high-level architectural models and frameworks that support secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across the bank, aligned with the strategic direction established by Enterprise Architecture function.
• Detailed Solutions Architecture:
  Translate strategic objectives into actionable solution architectures that provide clear direction to delivery and engineering teams.
• Regulatory & Risk Alignment:
  Ensure architectural solutions comply with financial industry regulations, internal risk frameworks, and data privacy standards, supporting auditability and operational integrity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with business leaders, product owners, and technology teams to ensure architectural alignment across client services, digital platforms, and core banking systems.
• Implementation Leadership:
  Provide architectural oversight and governance throughout the solution delivery lifecycle, ensuring adherence to enterprise standards and successful on-time execution of high-impact initiatives.
• Trusted Advisor:
  Build strong relationships with management, providing expert advice and insights to support decision-making.
• Communication:
  Communicate complex architectural concepts clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences, fostering alignment and informed decision-making.
• Vendor & Partner Engagement:
  Collaborate with external technology providers and service partners to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for performance, cost-effectiveness, and agility in a highly regulated environment.

• Strategic Thinking:
  Ability to align technology architecture with business strategy, identifying opportunities to drive value, efficiency, and innovation across complex financial services ecosystems.
• Business Acumen:
  Deep understanding of financial services, particularly the needs in the Consumer Banking sector, with the ability to translate those needs into effective architectural solutions. Expertise in the full consumer lifecycle, with a strong grasp of regulatory frameworks and a forward-looking perspective on digital banking innovations.
• Enterprise Architecture Expertise:
  Proficiency in developing and applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) to guide technology planning, governance, and execution.
• Solution Design:
  Skilled in designing end-to-end solutions that are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards, while addressing both current and future-state business capabilities. Ensure interoperability between systems along the entire value stream of retail/consumer products and services.
• Technology Integration:
  Experience integrating diverse systems, platforms, and data sources to create cohesive, interoperable solutions that support seamless client experiences and operational efficiency.
• Risk and Compliance Awareness:
  Strong grasp of regulatory and risk considerations in financial services, with the ability to architect solutions that meet compliance, audit, and data governance requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Proven ability to collaborate with senior business and technology leaders, facilitating alignment, managing expectations, and influencing strategic decisions.
• Communication and Visualization:
  Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences through clear documentation, presentations, and visual models.
• Change Leadership:
  Ability to lead through ambiguity, drive consensus, and support organizational change as part of large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Critical Thinking
  
  Skills:
  
  A creative and analytical approach to diagnosing and resolving technical challenges.
• Technology Enablement:
  Lead the selection and implementation of CRE technologies (e.g., IWMS, CAFM, lease…