Principal Solutions Architect (Enterprise Platforms & Technology Strategy)

U.S. Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Enterprise Technology Architect to define, lead, and evolve our enterprise-wide technology architecture strategy.

You will partner with business, product, engineering, data, security, and infrastructure leaders to translate strategic priorities into executable architectures. The role focuses on designing resilient, scalable platforms across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments, with emphasis on governance, security, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience.
• Deep expertise in Enterprise Architecture and large-scale design.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise technology architecture strategy aligned with business goals.
• Lead architecture governance, standards, and reference architectures.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, data, security, and infra leaders.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Architecture strategy

Stakeholder management

Cloud architecture

TOGAF / IT governance

LeanIX / Ardoq

ArchiMate / UML

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

LeanIX

Ardoq

ArchiMate

UML

TOGAF

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Enterprise Technology Architect to define, lead, and evolve our enterprise-wide Technology architecture strategy.

As a member of the Enterprise Architecture team, this role closely partners with the business and the other members of the technology organization to design modern, resilient, and secure technology ecosystems and platforms that align with business objectives.

The ideal candidate will have a blend of strategic and technical thinking, solving the most complex enterprise technology problems with enterprise grade solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the enterprise technology architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technology roadmaps, and modernization initiatives.
• Establish and drive enterprise architecture practices, standards, and reference architectures across federated architecture and engineering teams.
• Leverage Enterprise Architecture platforms (e.g., LeanIX, Ardoq) to maintain architecture visibility, governance, and decision-making processes.
• Design and govern enterprise-wide technology ecosystems, integration patterns, and platform strategies across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
• Lead the architecture of scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing technology solutions that support enterprise growth and operational excellence.
• Define and enforce technology governance, architecture review processes, compliance controls, security standards, and quality frameworks.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, data, security, and infrastructure leaders to translate strategic priorities into executable technology architectures.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the product and solution lifecycle, conducting architecture reviews and ensuring adherence to enterprise standards and best practices.

Experience

• Experience within Banking, Financial Services, Payments, or Wealth Management environments preferred.
• Cloud architecture experience with Azure, AWS, hybrid cloud, and enterprise platform modernization initiatives preferred.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience.

Skills & Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Enterprise Architecture, technology strategy, and large-scale enterprise solution design within complex organizations.
• Hands-on experience with Enterprise Architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or equivalent architecture repositories and modeling platforms.
• Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks including TOGAF, ITIL, COBIT, Zachman, and modeling approaches such as ArchiMate, UML, and C4.
• Proven ability to design modern application, platform, infrastructure, and integration architectures across hybrid environments.
• Experience implementing technology governance, risk management, privacy, security, and compliance controls within enterprise environments.
• Strong background in software engineering and solution delivery, including prior experience as a senior engineer or technical lead.
• Expertise designing resilient, scalable, highly available application and infrastructure platforms, including cloud-native and distributed architectures.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence executive and technical audiences.

Location Expectations

• This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.
• If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work.

That’s why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind.

Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
• Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories.

E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Learn more about the E-Verify program.

Salary & Benefits

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay Range: $159,970.00 - $188,200.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

Background Checks

U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA).

In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.