Director, Solution Architect

Geode Capital Management; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Commuter benefits

Employee discount programs

Job summary

Geode Capital Management is seeking a Director of Solutions Architecture in Boston to lead architecture strategy for data platforms, APIs, cloud solutions, and AI/ML capabilities. You will guide end-to-end design of cloud-native SaaS solutions, set governance standards, and ensure security, resilience, and scalability across the enterprise.

You will mentor architects, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and drive modernization initiatives while enforcing secure software development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 15+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering enterprise technology solutions across multiple platforms, frameworks, and technologies.
• Proven ability to lead solution architecture from strategy through implementation, including architecture ownership, design artifacts, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud-native custom solutions, including modernization and migration initiatives.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, including security, data architecture, scalability, and resiliency.
• Contribute to the development of AI/ML strategies and roadmaps.
• Engage with multiple squads to deliver architecture artifacts, drive issue resolution, wellness plans, and product roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture patterns, DevSecOps, authoring CI/CD automation, and Well-Architected Framework implementation principles.
• Ability to assess business priorities, evaluate technical risks and tradeoffs, and translate business needs into strategic technology solutions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with product owners, architects, and technical leads for individual products and applications.
• Demonstrated strong software development experience in databases, data platforms, and Data API in public cloud environments.
• Passion for technology, not limiting yourself to a set of languages or frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build strong partnerships across product, engineering, architecture, and leadership teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience in cloud technologies and practices, building and deploying applications using either AWS or Azure or both. Cloud certification preferred.
• Strong domain knowledge within financial industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture strategy for data platforms, APIs, cloud solutions, and AI/ML capabilities.
• Lead architecture and design of cloud-native, SaaS solutions and vendor products ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and maintainability.
• Establish and govern architecture standards, principles, patterns, and best practices for reusable, high-quality solutions.
• Define governance framework to manage stakeholder decisions and ensure solution integrity.
• Maintain compliance with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Resiliency Standards and DR/BCP best practices.
• Provide technical oversight through peer and quality reviews of specs, designs, and code.
• Lead knowledge management, thought leadership, and mentor architectural resources.
• Serve as trusted advisor for development teams on complex technical challenges and decisions.
• Promote secure SDLC practices among peers and staff.
• Mentor and develop architects and engineers for technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with governance on security, risk, compliance, and data governance activities.
• Maintain and evolve the technology architecture portfolio to pursue modernization and optimization.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Security & resiliency

AI/ML strategy

Stakeholder management

CI/CD automation

DevSecOps

Public cloud (AWS/Azure)

Financial industry knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Well-Architected Framework

Job description

Company Overview

Geode Capital Management is a global systematic investment manager.

With a robust infrastructure and talented investment professionals, Geode offers clients the scale of a large asset management firm, with benefits of a versatile platform - flexibility and customization. Our firm is able to offer institutional investors the essential building blocks for today's changing investment landscape.

The talent we hire at Geode today helps us shape the future of investment management tomorrow, while allowing individuals to thrive and grow in a positive dynamic environment. Geode seeks to enhance the employee experience with a culture of engagement, wellness, and inclusion.

Our headquarters are located in Boston’s financial district, the center of one of the world’s most vibrant finance and technology hubs.

Position

Director, Solutions Architect

Location

Boston, MA

Job Details

Job Id: 460

Number of Openings: 1

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with product owners, engineering leaders, and business stakeholders to define and evolve the architecture strategy for data platforms, APIs, cloud solutions, and AI, ML, and LLM capabilities.
• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of cloud-native, SaaS solutions and vendor products, ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and maintainability.
• Establish and govern architecture standards, principles, patterns, and best practices to enable consistent, reusable, and high-quality solutions across the enterprise.
• Define architectural standards, principles and the governance framework and processes to manage stakeholder decisions and safeguard the integrity of the solution architecture.
• Enforce and maintain compliance with Enterprise Architecture, Technology - Security and Resiliency Standards and Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning and best practices.
• Provide technical oversight, leading solution architecture related tasks such as peer and quality reviews of specifications, design documents and code reviews.
• Execute knowledge management, thought leadership and innovation activities; act as an advisor and mentor to architectural and technical resources providing guidance and motivation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for development teams, helping solve complex technical challenges and guiding implementation decisions.
• Promote the secure software development lifecycle best practices among peers and other technical staff.
• Mentor and develop architects and engineers, promoting technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with technical governance on security, risk management, compliance, data governance related activities.
• Maintain and evolve the technology architecture portfolio, identifying opportunities for modernization, optimization, and improved business outcomes.

Skills You Bring

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 15+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering enterprise technology solutions across multiple platforms, frameworks, and technologies.
• Proven ability to lead solution architecture from strategy through implementation, including architecture ownership, design artifacts, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud-native custom solutions, including modernization and migration initiatives.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, including security, data architecture, scalability, and resiliency.
• Contribute to the development of AI/ML strategies and roadmaps.
• Engage with multiple squads to deliver architecture artifacts, drive issue resolution, wellness plans, and product roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture patterns, DevSecOps, authoring CI/CD automation, and Well-Architected Framework implementation principles.
• Ability to assess business priorities, evaluate technical risks and tradeoffs, and translate business needs into strategic technology solutions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with product owners, architects, and technical leads for individual products and applications.
• Demonstrated strong software development experience in databases, data platforms, and Data API in public cloud environments.
• Passion for technology, not limiting yourself to a set of languages or frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build strong partnerships across product, engineering, architecture, and leadership teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience in cloud technologies and practices, building and deploying applications using either AWS or Azure or both. Cloud certification preferred.
• Strong domain knowledge within financial industry preferred.

Workplace Inclusion and Employee Resource Groups

Geode recognizes the value of employees' individual differences and strives to create an inclusive work environment that supports the firm’s beliefs, values and business objectives, leverages all employees' contributions, treats employees with dignity and respect, challenges employees to grow, fosters innovation and creativity, and encourages initiative, individual responsibility and teamwork.

Geode supports inclusivity and gender equality through various corporate partnerships and employee resource groups that connect employees internally and externally, create mentoring relationships, and strengthen leadership skills. The Geode Women’s Exchange Network (WE!) focuses on supporting Geode's female representation and helping professionals both personally and professionally.

Geode Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) and EVOLVE – Employee Experience Working Team, contribute to a positive work environment and initiatives around culture, value, and purpose.

Benefits and Compensation

Geode Capital Management provides a generous and comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental, and vision plans, we offer:

• 401K Matching and Annual Profit Sharing Contributions
• $2,500 annual charitable match
• Health Savings Accounts
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement / CFA and Certificate Reimbursements
• Student Debt Employer Contributions
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Generous Time off package including PTO and Volunteer Time Off
• Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance
• Supplemental Benefits including Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD and LTD
• Commuter Benefits including 50% share of transit expense
• Employee discount programs
• Volunteer opportunities and employee events
• Family care assistance
• Hybrid working arrangements

Geode is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and supports a diversified work environment. Learn more about Geode at www.geodecapital.com/careers.