Architect III – Enterprise Architect

• Define and lead architectural priorities advancing business and technology strategy within a specific domain
• Participate in Architecture Standards Board and Technology Review Board governance forums
• Manage the business capability inventory for the domain
• Develop domain standards and patterns and bring them to the Architecture Standards Board for approval
• Design and document solution architecture for applications and capabilities
• Collaborate with business, product, and IT teams to ensure designs are safe, secure, compliant, reliable, and aligned with business needs
• Review solution architecture designs in the Technology Review Board and ensure alignment with approved standards and patterns
• Advocate for architecture principles, standards, and patterns across the organization
• Partner strategically with delivery organization leaders and senior engineers
• Identify and lead opportunities to advance domain capabilities through new technology and reuse of products, services, and platforms
• Incorporate opportunities into application and platform roadmaps
• Facilitate proofs of concept and pilots for new and emerging technology
• Represent Application, Infrastructure, and Security capabilities and solutions in discussions with IT and business leaders
• Develop options and recommendations based on domain problems and opportunities
• Build relationships with segment and business partners, product managers, and product engineering teams
• Understand current-state business processes, functional capabilities, and the technology ecosystem
• Assess domain maturity and develop architecture strategy, roadmaps, and designs for Specialty Deposits platforms and capabilities
• Evaluate emerging technology trends and their practical application to business and operating models
• Facilitate evaluation and selection of software product standards and services
• Design standard and custom software configurations
• Work with product owners and product managers to maintain an architectural runway for future requirements throughout the product lifecycle
• Monitor the solution portfolio and identify deficiencies caused by aging technologies
• Support efforts to drive delivery functions toward Agile and Dev Ops/Fin Ops delivery models
• Develop content for and communicate with executive stakeholders, engineering teams, and Scrum teams

• 10+ years of related experience, preferably with enterprise architecture
• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Intermediate knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking preferred
• Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
• Objective mindset based on data, analysis, and POC results, unbiased toward specific technology or vendor choices
• Advanced experience in an architecture function, developing reference architectures and patterns and supporting governance functions
• Knowledge and experience related to Application Development, Cloud Compute, Storage and Networking technologies, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless, Containers, Automation, and Security
• Advanced understanding of product management, agile principles, and development methodologies
• Capability to support agile and Dev Ops teams by advising on opportunities, impact, risks, technical debt, and architectural debt
• Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
• May require up to 25% travel

Demonstrates expertise in defining and leading architectural strategies, developing standards and patterns, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and alignment with business needs. Possesses advanced knowledge in application development, cloud technologies, and agile methodologies to drive innovation and improve domain capabilities.

• Enterprise Architecture
• Application Development
• Cloud Compute
• Agile Principles
• Regulatory Compliance

• Architecture Standards
• Solution Architecture Design
• Reference Architectures
• Governance Functions
• Cloud Technologies
• IaaS
• PaaS
• SaaS
• Containers
• Automation

• Leadership Experience
• Communication Skills
• Objective Mindset
• Relationship Building
• Collaboration

• Financial Services
• Banking
• Regulatory Compliance
• Industry Standards
• Technology Ecosystem

• Dev Ops
• Fin Ops
• Scrum
• Product Management