Senior Architect

Bank of America; South Dakota; On-site; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an Architecture and Technology Evaluation Lead to drive assessment and adoption of next-generation platforms strengthening data protection, privacy, governance, and discovery capabilities. The role serves as the technical lead for evaluating fintech partners and industry providers across Data Discovery, Protection, Privacy, and Governance domains.

The candidate will define evaluation strategies, establish success metrics, design POC frameworks, and conduct architecture

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Generative AI technologies, including architecture, evaluation, and adoption strategies.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles, application integration patterns, and distributed systems design.
• Proven ability to design and deliver solutions for large-scale, highly resilient, high-performance systems.
• Experience leading technology evaluations and presenting architectural recommendations to executives.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, security architecture, data governance, and privacy-by-design principles.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience working in regulated financial services or other highly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Create solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritize requirements into a technology backlog.
• Contribute to the architecture roadmap across defined domains and establish best practices.
• Clarify architecture, assist with system design, and provide solution options.
• Lead design of complex architectures and prototype concepts, ensuring modular, adaptable architecture.
• Educate teams on technology practices and standardization strategies.
• Support the team in selecting the technology stack and preferred products.
• Perform design and code reviews to meet non-functional requirements such as security, performance, and reliability.
• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies and determine best-fit solutions for governance capabilities.
• Drive technical product assessment and architecture decision-making using frameworks like POC, AAA, and vendor comparisons.
• Define end-to-end evaluation strategy and roadmaps for new product onboarding.
• Establish architecture standards, integration patterns, and security controls.
• Collaborate with business, engineering, cybersecurity, and data teams to accelerate capability commercialization.
• Provide thought leadership in AI/ML, cloud-native architecture, and data platforms.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Architecture

Result Orientation

Solution Design

Technical Strategy Development

Application Development

Collaboration

Data Management

DevOps Practices

Risk Management

Agile Practices

Automation

Influence

Solution Delivery Process

Test Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent

Tools

API management

API security

Event-driven architectures

Data pipelines

Data/Insights platforms

Job description

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role‑specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Business’ Products and Services. Key responsibilities include defining the target operating environment, designing for client resiliency, assisting with solution design, and defining non-functional requirements. Job expectations include working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business’ strategic objectives, evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions, and contributing to the architecture roadmap.

The Enterprise Data Discovery, Protection & Privacy (EDPP) team is seeking a highly experienced Architecture and Technology Evaluation Lead to drive the assessment and adoption of next-generation technology platforms that strengthen the firm’s data protection, privacy, privacy, governance, and discovery capabilities.

This role serves as the technical lead for evaluating innovative solutions from fintech partners and industry providers across Data Discovery, Data Protection, Data Privacy, Data Governance, AI/ML, and Generative AI domains. The individual will be responsible for defining evaluation strategies, establishing success metrics, designing proof‑of‑concept frameworks, and conducting architecture assessments that inform strategic build‑vs‑buy decisions.

As a hands‑on architecture leader, the candidate will work across engineering, security, data management, and cloud teams to establish evaluation environments, navigate enterprise governance processes, and ensure secure onboarding of emerging technologies. Responsibilities include enabling integration through APIs, event‑driven architecture, cloud services, Kafka‑based messaging platforms, and existing enterprise frameworks.

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in technology strategy, architecture design, AI‑driven innovation, and product evaluation methodologies. Regular interaction with senior leadership is expected to communicate progress, risks, findings, and strategic recommendations. Success in this role requires balancing rapid experimentation with disciplined architecture governance, enabling the organization to make informed technology investment decisions while accelerating innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Works across the business, operations and technology to create the solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritize functional and non‑functional requirements into a technology backlog to enable the technology roadmap and functionality to support evolving capabilities and services
• Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains (Business, Application, Data, and Technology) in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices including standardized templates
• Clarifies the architecture, assists with system design to support implementation, and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
• Facilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable
• Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
• Supports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology products
• Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non‑functional requirements are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies and determine best‑fit solutions for Enterprise Data Discovery, Protection, Privacy, and Governance capabilities.
• Drive technical product assessment and architecture decision‑making using established frameworks such as Alternative Architecture Analysis (AAA), Proofs of Concept (POCs), vendor assessments, and market comparisons.
• Define end‑to‑end evaluation strategy, success criteria, architecture patterns, and technical roadmaps for new product onboarding and adoption.
• Deliver high‑quality architecture solutions for complex, multi‑generational programs spanning multiple business domains and technology platforms.
• Establish architecture standards, integration patterns, and security controls to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and data governance requirements.
• Lead build‑versus‑buy evaluations and provide executive recommendations supported by business value, technical feasibility, risk analysis, and total cost of ownership considerations.
• Collaborate closely with business, engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data management teams to accelerate evaluation and commercialization of new capabilities.
• Provide thought leadership in AI/ML, Generative AI, cloud‑native architecture, data protection, data privacy, and data intelligence platforms.

Required Qualifications:

• achelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Generative AI technologies, including architecture, evaluation, and adoption strategies.
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture principles, application integration patterns, and distributed systems design.
• Proficiency in API management, API security, event‑driven architectures, data pipelines, and data/insights platforms.
• Proven ability to design and deliver solutions for large‑scale, highly resilient, high‑performance systems serving complex business and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading technology evaluations and presenting clear architectural recommendations, comparative analysis, tradeoffs, and target use cases to executive audiences.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, security architecture, data governance, and privacy‑by‑design principles.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience working within regulated financial services or other highly regulated industries.

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related discipline.
• Experience across Global Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Risk, Compliance, and Enterprise Data domains.
• Knowledge of emerging fintech ecosystems and technology trends related to data governance, privacy, discovery, security, and AI platforms.
• Experience with cloud‑native microservices architectures, container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift), and platform engineering practices.
• Hands‑on development experience using modern programming languages such as Java, Python, Scala, Go, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevSecOps, and automated deployment frameworks.
• Experience evaluating and integrating SaaS, COTS, and enterprise data management platforms.
• Industry certifications in Cloud, Architecture, Security, AI, or Data Management disciplines.

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Architecture
• Result Orientation
• Solution Design
• Technical Strategy Development
• Application Development
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• DevOps Practices
• Risk Management
• Agile Practices
• Automation
• Influence
• Solution Delivery Process
• Test Engineering

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Pennington - 1600 American Blvd - Hopewell Bldg 6 (NJ2600)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$140,500.00 - $205,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry‑leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.