Enterprise Architect; Remote

Position: Enterprise Architect (Remote)

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Overview

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): NC and AZ.

First Citizens Bank seeks an accomplished Enterprise Architect to drive enterprise-wide architectural initiatives that balance strategic vision with pragmatic execution. This role requires a seasoned practitioner with deep engineering roots who can translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions while representing technology perspectives to business stakeholders and business needs to technical teams.

Responsibilities Strategic Architecture Leadership

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies that align with business objectives and market dynamics across banking operations including Payments, Digital Banking, Lending, and Core Banking platforms
• Establish and maintain enterprise patterns, reference architectures, and architectural principles that guide technology investments and solution design
• Lead the development of target state architectures and multi-year transformation roadmaps that balance innovation with risk management

Business Capability Alignment

• Partner with business leaders to understand market trends, competitive pressures, and strategic priorities, translating these into actionable architecture blueprints
• Design and maintain business capability models that connect strategic objectives to technology enablement across the enterprise
• Drive architecture decisions that optimize cost, agility, and time-to-market while managing technical debt and regulatory compliance

Hands-On Technical Leadership

• Lead the architecture and design of complex, mission-critical initiatives from conception through implementation
• Provide technical guidance on application architecture, integration patterns, data architecture, and cloud platforms
• Conduct architecture reviews and governance activities, ensuring solutions adhere to enterprise standards while meeting business requirements

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and business requirements to engineering teams
• Facilitate architecture decision-making processes, building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
• Mentor solution architects and engineering teams, elevating architecture maturity across the organization

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management

Preferred Qualifications Experience

• 15+ years in technology roles with at least 8 years in enterprise architecture positions
• Proven track record in financial services, with deep understanding of banking operations, regulatory requirements, and market dynamics
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation initiatives ($10M+) from architecture definition through production deployment
• Experience working in complex, federated architecture operating models across multiple business domains

Technical Expertise

• Strong engineering background with hands‑on experience in application development, system design, and solution delivery
• Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and modern architecture patterns (microservices, event‑driven, API‑first)
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), modern integration approaches, and data architecture
• Understanding of emerging technologies including AI/ML, distributed ledger, and real‑time processing

Business Acumen

• Ability to understand and articulate business capabilities, value streams, and operating models in financial services context
• Experience translating market trends and competitive intelligence into technology strategy
• Proven capability to build business cases and ROI models for technology investments

Leadership & Communication

• Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence senior executives and…