Remote Principal Enterprise Architect — Resiliency

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 155,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to drive resiliency, disaster recovery, scalability, and high availability across our technology portfolio. This role leads cross-functional alignment across business, engineering, infrastructure, and risk, translating architecture into measurable business outcomes.

This position is remote eligible and will influence multi-year roadmaps while guiding leadership, governance, and technical teams to reduce risk and improve operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or IT management.
• Alternatively, high school diploma/GED with 14+ years in the same domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise resiliency, disaster recovery, scalability, and availability initiatives.
• Define and govern enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and roadmaps.
• Influence executive decisions by communicating risk, opportunities, and business impact.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Architecture leadership

Strategy & governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to drive resiliency, disaster recovery, scalability, and high availability across our technology portfolio. This role leads cross-functional alignment across business, engineering, infrastructure, and risk, translating architecture into measurable business outcomes.

This position is remote eligible and will influence multi-year roadmaps while guiding leadership, governance, and technical teams to reduce risk and improve operational