Enterprise Architect (Charles River Development)

Qode; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Wealth & Investment Management seeks an Enterprise Architect to define and oversee enterprise architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps across cloud and on‑premises environments. The role focuses on CRD foundations for Front/ Middle Office and SS&C GWP/Sylvan for Back Office, coordinating with technology and business teams.

You will guide platform selections, vendor evaluations, and multi-year transformation programs while ensuring secure, scalable data and integration architectures

Qualifications

• 10+ years in solution/technical/business architecture roles
• 7+ years leading, developing and mentoring
• 5+ years architecture experience at a large wealth/asset management firm
• Strong knowledge of CRD in UMA portfolio structures
• Experience with application, data, integration, security, and technology platform architectures
• Sylvan preferred; Azure data/integration services preferred
• Experience implementing multiple complex enterprise-level changes simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee adherence to enterprise architecture principles and standards
• Lead selection of platforms, products, and vendors for enterprise programs
• Ensure architecture aligns with enterprise needs across cloud and on-premises
• Lead multi-year roadmaps for applications and support activities
• Survey technology landscape and recommend solutions in line with firm strategy
• Act as SME to Technology Business Services, Infrastructure and Operations, and partners
• Facilitate optimization of current state architecture during transformation to future state

Skills

Solution architecture

Business architecture

Technical architecture

Mentoring

Azure data

Data integration

Security architecture

Vendor evaluation

UMA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems or related field

Tools

Sylvan

SS&C GWP

CRD/Charles River Development

Job description

Client: Wealth & Investment Management

Position: Enterprise Architect (Charles River Development)

Compensation: Camas = $170K - $200K + Bonus

Location: First 90 days on site and then 1 day a week WFH

• Camas, WA
• Plano, TX
• Tampa, FL

Work Authorization: USC or GC ONLY

Education: Bachelor's degree in information systems or related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience:

• 10+ year's combination of solution / technical / business architecture roles with 7+ years leading, developing and mentoring
• 5+ years of architecture experience at a large wealth management or asset management firm
• Strong knowledge of CRD in a wealth management context dealing with UMA portfolio structures.[Unified Managed Account [UMA] portfolio structures. A UMA allows wealth managers to consolidate multiple different investment strategies into a single, cohesive account master.]
• Experience with application, data, integration, security, and technology platform architectures and implementation patterns
• Experience with Sylvan strongly preferred - This tool usually handles the downstream data and complex accounting processes.
• Experience with Azure data and integration services preferred
• Experience implementing multiple complex enterprise level changes simultaneously, including how to guide and measure adoption of best practices

Responsibilities:

• Define and oversee the adherence to enterprise architecture principles and standards across portions of applications, infrastructure, and information security
• Define the architecture and lead the selection of important platforms (both cloud and on-premises), products, and vendors to be utilized for programs across the enterprise
• Ensure the architecture of applications and systems (especially cloud-based data and integration architecture, with CRD as a foundation, for Front and Middle Office functions & with SS&C GWP & Sylvan as a foundation, for Back office functions) is consistent with enterprise needs, and ascertain how application solutions are used to meet those enterprise needs
• Lead technology and business teams to evaluate current technology solutions and plan, design, and coordinate multi-year roadmaps for all applications and support activities
• Survey the technology landscape to identify systems and solutions that align with firm strategy while collaborating with executive leadership to recommend, implement and maintain appropriate technology solutions
• Function as SME to Technology Business Services, Infrastructure and Operations, Information Security, 3rd party vendors, and implementation partners
• Facilitate optimization of current state architecture during the transformation to future state architecture