Strategic Enterprise Architect Banking & Cloud

IDB Bank; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

IDB Bank, located in New York, seeks an Enterprise Architect to lead the evolution of the company’s enterprise architecture within a regulated banking environment. You will influence technology strategy, drive core banking modernization, and partner across risk, compliance, and IT to optimize security and efficiency.

Responsibilities include defining the strategic architecture roadmap, governing standards, and guiding cloud adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT, with significant experience in financial services or banking
• Proven experience in enterprise architecture within a regulated environment
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF preferred)
• Deep understanding of core banking systems, payments, and financial products
• Experience with risk management, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in regulated environments
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working with executives, regulators, and auditors

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with banking business goals
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and risk frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, OCC, Basel, SOX, GDPR where applicable)
• Lead architecture governance, including standards, policies, and design reviews across all technology domains
• Partner with business leaders, risk, compliance, and IT teams to support digital transformation and modernization of legacy banking systems
• Drive architecture for core banking platforms, payments systems, lending, and digital banking channels
• Oversee data architecture strategy, including data governance, privacy, and lineage
• Evaluate and recommend technologies with a focus on security, resiliency, and operational risk reduction
• Support cloud adoption strategies while ensuring adherence to regulatory and security requirements
• Guide integration strategies across on-prem and cloud systems (APIs, microservices, middleware)
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce technical debt, and enhance customer experience

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

TOGAF

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

IDB Bank, located in New York, seeks an Enterprise Architect to lead the evolution of the company’s enterprise architecture within a regulated banking environment. You will influence technology strategy, drive core banking modernization, and partner across risk, compliance, and IT to optimize security and efficiency.

Responsibilities include defining the strategic architecture roadmap, governing standards, and guiding cloud adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance.