Architect III – Enterprise Architect

Jobtailor

Arizona

On-site

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architecture leader to drive architectural strategy for the Specialty Deposits domain within the financial services ecosystem. You will shape standards, reference architectures, and governance while collaborating with business, product, and IT partners to ensure secure, compliant, and scalable solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise architecture, a Bachelor's degree, and strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

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 regulatory and legal compliance obligations.
Data-driven and POV on POC results; unbiased toward tech or vendor choices.
Advanced architecture function experience with reference architectures and governance.
Knowledge of application development, cloud compute, storage/networking, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, serverless, containers, automation, and security.

Responsibilities

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 DevOps/FinOps delivery models.
Develop content for and communicate with executive stakeholders, engineering teams, and Scrum teams.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Application Development

Cloud Compute

Agile Principles

Regulatory Compliance

Leadership Experience

Communication Skills

Objective Mindset

Relationship Building

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Architecture Standards

Solution Architecture Design

Reference Architectures

Governance Functions

Cloud Technologies

IaaS

PaaS

SaaS

Containers

Automation

DevOps

FinOps

Scrum

Product Management

Job description

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 DevOps/FinOps delivery models
Develop content for and communicate with executive stakeholders, engineering teams, and Scrum teams

Requirements

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 DevOps teams by advising on opportunities, impact, risks, technical debt, and architectural debt
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
May require up to 25% travel

Core Competencies

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.

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