Cloud Data Architect - Enterprise Modernization & Analytics

Careerwebsite; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 157,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Principal Cloud Data Architect to guide the architectural transformation of the Channels Data Platform. The role focuses on modernization from legacy systems to cloud-native, ensuring security, resiliency, and scale across data and analytics ecosystems.

You will lead multi-year roadmaps for data platforms, drive CI/CD, IaC, and observability, and align with risk and governance requirements while mentoring engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data/software engineering with 8+ years designing enterprise data platforms or large distributed architectures.
• Demonstrated leadership in cloud modernization (Azure preferred), including Databricks (Spark/Delta), Snowflake, Kafka/Event Hubs.
• Strong background in modernizing legacy systems, including Informatica ETL, Hadoop/Big Data systems, and mainframe workloads (batch pipelines, reporting interfaces).
• Deep expertise in NFR driven design: resiliency, security, performance, scalability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python (Scala or Java a plus).
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, drive enterprise alignment, and deliver outcomes in highly regulated environments.
• Strong communication skills-capable of translating complex engineering concepts for executive, business, and technical audiences.
• Experience with microservices, containers (Kubernetes/OpenShift), API gateways, and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develops the engineering approach for the entire program/portfolio solution and works with Architecture, to develop/analyze/deliver the implementation of technical enablers
• Leads the planning, definition, and design of the complex features which span multiple teams and explore solution alternatives
• Creates ideas on designing complex technology and solution development approaches
• Leads the technical oversight for teams in solution development including design reviews and code within own domain
• Defines the technology tool stack for the solution within ranged of internally approved and supported technologies
• Explores state-of-the-art technologies to improve development efficiencies, quality of test/QA coverage, and release management
• Leads and is responsible for the end-to-end test strategy/creation/adherence, and the integration between teams for a program/portfolio solution

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Influence

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Agile practices

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Data modeling

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

APIs/microservices

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Informatica

Mainframe/Z Series

Python

SQL

Java/Scala

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Principal Cloud Data Architect to guide the architectural transformation of the Channels Data Platform. The role focuses on modernization from legacy systems to cloud-native, ensuring security, resiliency, and scale across data and analytics ecosystems.

You will lead multi-year roadmaps for data platforms, drive CI/CD, IaC, and observability, and align with risk and governance requirements while mentoring engineering teams.