Senior Enterprise Architect (AI, Data, Cloud)

Bank of America Corporation; Pennington (NJ); On-site; CAD 200,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive eligible

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Bank of America Corporation is seeking a senior architecture leader to shape horizontal architecture strategies across Global Technology. You will define enterprise-wide directions, decision frameworks, and reusable patterns spanning AI, data, cloud, and integration to enable scalable, secure solutions.

As AI adoption and platform modernization accelerate, you will align investments with measurable business value, improve developer efficiency, and strengthen risk controls through governance and

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise architecture or large-scale solution design.
• Experience across AI, data, cloud, and integration domains.
• Strong knowledge of AI/ML (LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, agent patterns).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and modern architectures.
• Familiarity with APIs, event-driven systems, and integration platforms (Kafka, API gateways).
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Understanding of security controls (IAM, OAuth2, secrets management).
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and IaC (Terraform/Helm).
• Proven ability to drive decisions and influence senior stakeholders in regulated environments.
• Strong communication skills to simplify complexity and drive alignment.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and decision frameworks across AI, data, cloud, and integration domains.
• Drive consistency through reusable patterns, reference architectures, and governance processes.
• Lead AI and data architecture for LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and enterprise agents.
• Establish integration patterns across APIs, events, MCP, gateways, and platform orchestration.
• Embed secure-by-design principles including identity management and data flow controls.
• Guide cloud, hybrid, and on-prem modernization strategies and platform choices.
• Influence architecture decisions across CIO organizations and translate concepts for executives.
• Provide leadership by mentoring architects and aligning technology with business outcomes.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

AI/ML architecture

Cloud platforms

APIs and integration

Security and governance

Leadership and influencing

DevOps/IaC

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Kafka

Job description

Bank of America Corporation is seeking a senior architecture leader to shape horizontal architecture strategies across Global Technology. You will define enterprise-wide directions, decision frameworks, and reusable patterns spanning AI, data, cloud, and integration to enable scalable, secure solutions.

As AI adoption and platform modernization accelerate, you will align investments with measurable business value, improve developer efficiency, and strengthen risk controls through governance and