Solution Architect Manager

M&T Bank Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation is seeking a Solutions Architecture Manager to lead a nine-person team of Solution Architects, shaping architecture across enterprise apps and platforms. You will guide cloud modernization, AI-enabled solutions, and engineering excellence while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.

The role requires deep engineering expertise and executive presence to influence technology and business leaders, translating complex ideas into actionable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, architecture, or related field.
• Minimum 12+ years in software engineering, architecture, or solution architecture.
• Demonstrated progression from hands-on engineering to leadership roles.
• Experience partnering with technology and business leaders to deliver complex initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture leadership across the portfolio, aligning decisions with Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Guide delivery teams through architecture decisions, dependencies, and implementation trade-offs.
• Lead portfolio planning by identifying dependencies and sequencing initiatives.
• Develop and mentor a team of Solution Architects.
• Own solution architecture development and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure architectural integrity, scalability, and security of solutions.
• Lead design for application modernization, cloud transformation, and AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, risk, data, and product teams to deliver innovative tech.
• Translate technical concepts into clear recommendations for executives.
• Measure architecture effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Application Architecture

Technology Design

Azure Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

Application Modernization

API & Integration

Data Integration

DevSecOps & CI/CD

Security Architecture

AI/GenAI Solution Design

Agile & SAFe

Banking Risk & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Overview

The Solutions Architecture Manager is a senior technology leader responsible for leading solution architecture and providing technical leadership across the CIO Technology portfolio. Reporting to the Chief Enterprise Architect, this role leads the Solutions Architecture practice and partners with technology and business leaders to define solution architectures, delivery roadmaps, and implementation plans aligned with Enterprise Architecture standards, reference architectures, and target-state direction.

This leader will manage a team of approximately nine Solution Architects supporting enterprise applications and platforms while supporting cloud modernization, engineering excellence, AI-enabled solutions, and adherence to architecture standards. The ideal candidate combines deep engineering expertise, architecture leadership, and executive presence, with the ability to shape technology outcomes through architecture leadership and delivery execution.

Success Profile

The ideal candidate is a highly technical architect who has built a career progressing from software engineering into architecture leadership. They possess the technical depth to engage engineers on design decisions while also having the executive presence to influence senior technology and business leaders. Most importantly, they can bridge business requirements, solution design, and engineering execution while ensuring alignment with Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, and target-state architectures to drive meaningful business outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide architecture leadership across the assigned portfolio, partnering with business, product, and engineering teams to align solution decisions with business priorities and Enterprise Architecture direction.
• Guide delivery teams through architecture decisions, technical dependencies, sequencing, implementation trade-offs, and translation of architecture into actionable delivery plans and milestones.
• Provide architectural leadership for portfolio planning by identifying dependencies, sequencing initiatives, and reducing technology risk during execution.
• Lead, develop, and optimize a team of Solution Architects supporting a broad portfolio of enterprise applications and platforms.
• Develop Solution Architects through coaching, mentoring, architecture reviews, and career development programs.
• Own solution architecture development, implementation roadmap creation, and transition planning aligned with business objectives, engineering priorities, and Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Accountable for the architectural integrity, scalability, resiliency, and maintainability of solutions delivered within the assigned portfolio.
• Lead the solution design and implementation planning for application modernization, cloud transformation, AI/GenAI initiatives, and engineering improvements.
• Ensure proposed solutions comply with Enterprise Architecture standards, cybersecurity policies, risk controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure portfolio solutions align with enterprise standards, reference architectures, and target-state architectures.
• Partner with Engineering, Cybersecurity, Risk, Data, and Product teams to deliver innovative technology solutions.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for executive stakeholders.
• Utilize architecture and operational metrics to evaluate solution effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Assess emerging technologies, platforms, and architectural patterns to improve solution quality, delivery speed, and operational effectiveness within the supported portfolio.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of approximately 9 Solution Architects and associated contract resources.

Technical Expertise

• Solution Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Technology Design
• Azure Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Platforms
• Application Modernization
• API and Integration Architecture
• Data Integration and Data Solution Design
• DevSecOps and CI/CD
• Secure Solution Design and Security Architecture Principles
• AI/GenAI Solution Design and Implementation
• Agile and SAFe Delivery
• Banking Risk, Regulatory, and Control Frameworks

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of progressive experience in Software Engineering, Application Architecture, or Solution Architecture.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing highly technical teams.
• Demonstrated progression from hands-on engineering into architecture and leadership roles.
• Experience partnering with technology leaders, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to deliver complex technology initiatives.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Proven experience leading large-scale modernization and transformation initiatives within complex environments.

Compensation & Location

The pay range for this position is $139,700.00 - $232,900.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location: Clanton, Alabama, United States of America

About M&T Bank

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers. We are a bank for communities—combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution. As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.

Benefits

• competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.

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