Senior Technical Architect

Edward Jones; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug

Dental

Vision

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Edward Jones is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to lead technology architecture, standards, governance, and roadmaps aligned with business goals. You will partner with business, product, engineering, and delivery teams to drive client-centric, scalable, and secure solutions.

The role requires deep technical expertise and business acumen to influence direction across a complex enterprise. Strong governance and risk management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 15+ years in EA/solution/technical architecture or similar leadership roles.
• Proven ability to align business strategy with technology investment and execution.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Strong governance, risk management, and enterprise decision-making experience.
• Experience in Agile, product management, and portfolio-based delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture principles, standards, patterns, and governance across applications, data, infrastructure, integration, and security domains.
• Develop roadmaps and target-state architectures aligning with business strategy and modernization goals.
• Evaluate designs, options, and tradeoffs for scalability, security, resilience, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with business, product, engineering, and delivery leaders to align priorities and dependencies.
• Lead architecture governance and design reviews addressing cross-domain risks and exceptions.
• Identify technology risks, debt, and constraints, proposing solutions for long-term maintainability and performance.
• Translate business objectives into actionable technology strategies, guidance, and investment recommendations.
• Influence technology direction across portfolios and platforms while promoting enterprise standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Technical architecture

Architecture governance

Roadmap development

Agile & product delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Job description

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 05-Aug-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately‑owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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Team Overview

Edward Jones is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to help lead the firm's transformation efforts. As a member of the Enterprise Architecture organization, you will define technology architecture, standards, governance, and target‑state roadmaps that align business objectives with execution.

Our team partners with business, product, engineering, and delivery organizations to accelerate client‑centric solutions, promote consistency across technology platforms, support strategic initiatives, and ensure technology solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with long‑term business goals.

Position Summary

The Senior Technical Architect provides strategic technology leadership by establishing architecture standards, guiding major technology decisions, and developing roadmaps that support business growth and modernization. This role ensures solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, risk management requirements, and operational objectives.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise and business acumen with the ability to influence technology direction across a complex enterprise environment.

What You'll Do

• Define and evolve architecture principles, standards, patterns, and governance practices across application, data, infrastructure, integration, and security domains.
• Develop technology roadmaps and target‑state architectures that support business strategy and modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate architecture designs, technology options, and solution tradeoffs to ensure scalability, security, resilience, and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, and delivery leaders to align priorities, identify dependencies, and support strategic initiatives.
• Lead architecture governance and design reviews, addressing cross‑domain risks and exceptions.
• Identify technology risks, technical debt, and systemic constraints, recommending solutions that improve long‑term maintainability and performance.
• Translate business objectives into actionable technology strategies, architecture guidance, and investment recommendations.
• Influence technology direction across portfolios, products, and platforms while promoting enterprise standards and best practices.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, or related technology leadership roles, including development of technology strategies, architecture standards, and multi‑year roadmaps.
• Proven experience aligning business strategy, technology investments, and execution plans.
• Experience leading large‑scale transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance, risk management, and enterprise decision‑making processes.
• Experience working within Agile, Product Management, and portfolio‑based delivery environments.

What Will Set You Apart

• Financial services industry experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• TOGAF certification or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification.
• Experience with business capability modeling, operating model design, portfolio planning, and value stream management.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, enterprise integration patterns, cybersecurity frameworks, data platforms, and modern digital architectures.

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

• medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates.
• Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax‑advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.
• Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing.
• All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.

For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.