Enterprise Architect - ICS (Institutional Client Services)

Computer Task Group, Inc; Wilmington (DE); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect ICS to support their client in Buffalo, New York. This remote role requires expertise in banking enterprise architecture and collaboration with senior technology leaders. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and substantial experience in software architecture and Agile methodologies. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in software architecture.
• Strong knowledge of architectural frameworks needed.
• Experience in software engineering or delivery required.

Responsibilities

• Leverage technical expertise to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide consultation services to improve technology delivery.
• Own and drive Enterprise Architecture governance process.

Skills

Banking enterprise architecture

Technical and business strategy collaboration

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Graduate degree in business or technical discipline

Tools

Enterprise architecture tools

Job description

Are you ready to join a growing team?

CTG is seeking to fill an Enterprise Architect ICS (Institutional Client Services) opening for our client based in Buffalo, New York.

Duration: 6 months, with potential for extension or hire

Location: Remote

Must have: Specifically looking for someone in banking enterprise architecture that has experience in ICS (Institutional Client Services), working with big companies on Derivatives, Fixed Income, M&A, Structured Finance, Securities, etc.

Needs to know ICS line of business.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leverage expertise in technical and business strategy to collaborate with Senior Technology leaders of various domains to support strategic decision making.
• Provide consultation services to improve domain technology delivery and operational efficiency.
• Own and drive the Enterprise Architecture governance process and influence decision making for senior technology leaders by leveraging research and fact-based recommendations for various domains.
• Influence senior technology leadership’s decision making by synthesizing research and fact-based recommendations from Enterprise Architects to support the domain in the Enterprise Architecture governance process.
• Provide thought leadership and build strong stakeholder partnerships to articulate current state, target state and roadmap of a given domain.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies to lead the partnership with delivery teams and domain leadership on architecture areas to include business, application, data, Cloud/infrastructure, security, integration, operations and support, in preparation for S3/S4 meetings and Architectural Review Board meetings.
• Research, understand and apply existing, new, and emerging technologies and trends to determine their potential impact on technology domains.
• Translate the enterprise's technology future-state architecture vision into principles, guidelines, standards, and patterns to ensure alignment with broader strategic goals.
• Identify and communicate opportunities and approaches for solving domain problems that may include new products, new platforms, or system enhancements to domain leadership.
• Create and maintain reference materials for use by the technical delivery team to ensure consistent and compliant solutions for enterprise level architecture patterns.
• Participate in the planning and design of strategic initiatives that require architecture guidance.

Nature and Scope:

This position will interface with senior leaders and will require excellent communication skills along with a strong knowledge of new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of those trends for strategic use

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelors degree and 7 years of relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 11 year's higher education and/or relevant work experience
• 7 or more years of experience in developing and integrating applications using relevant software architecture principles and patters
• Working knowledge of architectural frameworks
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture tools
• Work experience in software engineering, software delivery and/or solution architecture

Qualifications Preferred:

• Graduate degree in business or technical discipline
• Certification and experience working with Cloud technologies and vendors
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Certification in enterprise architecture frameworks
• Experience working in the financial services industry
• Experience working in two or more technical roles related to banking technical design and roadmap planning

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CTG will assure equal opportunity and consideration to all applicants and employees in recruitment, selection, placement, training, benefits, compensation, promotion, transfer, and release of individuals without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, marital or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other discriminatory factors as required by law.