Architect

Bank of America; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define an architectural vision aligned to enterprise strategy, technology choices, and platform direction. You will describe solution intent, evaluate impacts, and guide end-to-end solution design with stakeholder collaboration.

Lead complex engineering activities across cross-functional teams, setting architectural runway and ensuring solutions are modular, scalable, and fit-for-purpose.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of Enterprise level design experience.
• Extensive experience in Distributed Operating Systems, Databases, Middleware, Mainframe and Data Networks.
• Experience with large-scale complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Consults with business and operations to identify challenges and opportunities and aligns solution intent with architectural vision.
• Plan and prioritize technology-focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/features.
• Perform design and code reviews to ensure non-functional requirements (security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, reliability) are met.
• Lead rapid shaping of high-level architecture with evolving business requirements and ensure modular, flexible architecture.
• Educate team members on technology practices and best practices to create innovative solutions.
• Clarify architecture and assist with system design for development teams to support implementation and provide solution options to resolve architectural impediments.
• Use templates to create architectural designs and suggest improvements to templates and practices.
• Support end-to-end infrastructure projects coordinating servers, network and storage for Bank of America projects.
• Role has matrix execution responsibility across CIO and LOB teams.
• Manage multiple projects or a single complex project.
• Partner with Program/Project Managers to create business requirements for technology solutions.
• Assist with technology estimates and manage low-to-moderate complexity solutions to deployment.
• Ask the right questions to uncover root causes and opportunities, and make recommendations.
• Aim to simplify and standardize application stacks and reduce customization.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Architecture

Result Orientation

Solution Design

Technical Strategy Development

Application Development

Collaboration

Data Management

DevOps Practices

Risk Management

Agile Practices

Automation

Influence

Solution Delivery Process

Test Engineering

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in‑office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in‑office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role‑specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution aligned to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices. Key responsibilities include describing the solution intent/associated operating environment, evaluating system impacts, determining the primary systems/sub‑systems and their interfaces, and assisting with end‑to‑end solution design. Job expectations include defining non‑functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features and ensuring solutions are fit for purpose by working with stakeholders and service providers.

Position Summary

Leads and/or participates in the design, development, and implementation of complex system engineering activities involving cross‑functional technical support, systems programming and data center capabilities. Responsible for components of highly complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities. Establishes input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility, coordination of subsystems design, and integration of total system. Viewed as a technology subject matter expert; able to provide and communicate complex technology solutions across differing audiences including technical, managerial, business executives, and/or vendors. Will have responsibility for multiple, complex projects; will direct activities of teams related to special initiatives or operations. Leads the resolution process for complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in‑depth evaluation of various factors. Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.

Responsibilities

• Consults with the business and operations to identify and understand challenges and opportunities to improve the use and effectiveness of technology, find creative solutions through knowledge of the domain, practical experiments, and Proof of Concepts, and aligns the solution intent and architectural vision to an evolving backlog of technology change
• Works with product management and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize technology focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/features
• Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non‑functional requirements for a solution are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
• Leads rapid shaping of a high level architecture with details filled in with emerging business requirements and ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and designed to adapt easily
• Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
• Clarifies the architecture and assists with system design for the development teams to support implementation and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
• Utilizes the defined best practices, templates, and documentation to create architectural designs and suggests improvements to best practices and templates
• Supports for end‑to‑end infrastructure technology projects for coordinating the requirements, design of servers, network and storage for Bank of America projects
• Role has matrix execution responsibility across technology organizations, CIO teams as well as LOB
• Manages multiple projects or a single complex project
• Partners with Program and Project Managers and SMEs to create business requirements for technology solutions.
• Assists with technology estimates, manages low to moderate complexity technology solutions for projects to a full‑scale deployment in a live environment
• Use the right questions and tools to uncover root causes to business challenges, identify opportunities, and make recommendations
• Look to simplify and standardize application stack and remove developer customization

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of Enterprise level design experience.
• Extensive experience in some or all of Distributed Operating Systems, Databases, Middleware, Mainframe and Data Networks
• Experience of large scale complex projects

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and relationship building skills
• Experience providing end to end design guidance and oversight for large scale initiatives
• Ability to lead a team through technical challenges both tactically and strategically
• Experience translating product roadmaps and key technical strategies and direction
• Technical aptitude - has the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, applications
• A self‑motivated, hands‑on, driven individual

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Architecture
• Result Orientation
• Solution Design
• Technical Strategy Development
• Application Development
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• DevOps Practices
• Risk Management
• Agile Practices
• Automation
• Influence
• Solution Delivery Process
• Test Engineering

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40