Software Engineering Director 1- Enterprise Architecture

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineering Director to lead the design, development, and operation of enterprise architecture, tooling, and technology intelligence capabilities.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic vision to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant IT solutions. The ideal candidate has deep experience in AI, Python, data modeling, ETL, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), SaaS tooling, and process automation, and will drive engineering excellence across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Eight+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Five+ years leading a software engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a product team of engineers and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Redesign architecture operational processes and build automations using AI and code.
• Design and implement an enterprise meta model graph and integrate data analytics capabilities.
• Develop scalable applications using Python and microservices, with secure coding and robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement, configure, and augment Enterprise Architecture and Process Mining tooling.

Skills

AI technologies

Python

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Data Bricks

Snowflake

VaultSpeed

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 Software Engineering Director will lead the design, development, implementation, and operationalization of U.S. Bank’s enterprise architecture operations, tooling, and technology intelligence capabilities. As a member of the Enterprise Architecture team, this role partners closely with architecture and technology stakeholders to streamline processes, enhance IT operations, and deliver meaningful technology intelligence that supports enterprise strategy, planning, and operational efficiencies. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in AI, Python, data modeling, ETL, cloud technologies (AWS), SaaS-based architecture tooling, and process automation with strategic vision and hands‑on execution. This leader drives enterprise‑grade solutions to complex technology challenges, fosters engineering excellence through strong coding and design practices, develops technical talent, and builds effective stakeholder relationships to remove organizational barriers and advance cross‑functional strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Product and Technical Leadership

• Lead and mentor a product team of engineers
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient technical solutions
• Partner with stakeholders across product, business, risk, and security functions

Process Engineering

• Redesign architecture operational processes and build automations using AI, process tooling and code
• Build automations to collect business process data and enable an enterprise process intelligence repository
• Build and deploy process automation solutions on the cloud and with SaaS products

Data and Meta Model Engineering

• Design and implement an enterprise meta model graph that acts as a “digital twin” of U.S. Bank’s IT operations
• Leverage data transformation tool (e.g. VaultSpeed) to transform data into consumable data products (e.g. gold and silver layers)
• Integrate and leverage with data analytics capabilities such as Data Bricks and Snowflake

Software Engineering & Architecture

• Develop scalable, maintainable applications using Python and microservices-based architectures
• Apply secure coding standards and robust data handling practices for regulated environments
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, deployment, and release management
• Enforce engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, and documentation

Architecture Tooling and Intelligence

• Implement, configure, and augment Enterprise Architecture and Process Mining tooling
• Analyze and redesign architecture processes

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight or more years of relevant software engineering experience
• Five or more years of experience leading a software engineering team

Required Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with AI technologies (e.g. Claude Code) and modern programming languages
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS)
• Experience with data modeling, data pipelines, and analytics platforms
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and scalable architecture patterns
• Proficiency in Python and microservices-based development
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code tools
• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Architecture and Process Modeling solutions
• Background in financial services or other highly regulated industries

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

• 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

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. The 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.

Pay Range

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

Background checks

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

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 Status

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.