Chief Architect, MD

Role Overview The Chief Architect is the senior-most architecture leader within CRD Engineering, responsible for defining and governing the firm’s technology architecture strategy, standards, and execution discipline. This role ensures that all platforms evolve in a scalable, secure, and compliant manner, while enabling engineering teams to deliver against aggressive modernization and SaaS objectives. The Chief Architect leads the architecture function across CRD, drives architectural consistency and quality, and serves as the primary authority for design governance, including Architecture Review Board (ARB) decisions and approvals. The Chief Architect is the senior-most architecture leader within CRD Engineering, responsible for defining and governing the firm’s technology architecture strategy, standards, and execution discipline. This role ensures that all platforms evolve in a scalable, secure, and compliant manner, while enabling engineering teams to deliver against aggressive modernization and SaaS objectives. The Chief Architect leads the architecture function across CRD, drives architectural consistency and quality, and serves as the primary authority for design governance, including Architecture Review Board (ARB) decisions and approvals. Key Responsibilities Architecture Strategy & Vision Define and evolve the target architecture for CRD platforms, including Product, SaaS, and data domains. Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and standards aligned to enterprise policies, modernization goals, and operating cost targets. Define architectural standards for observability, reliability, and performance (SLO/SLI frameworks). Ensure production systems are measurable, resilient, and scalable by design. Partner with the #J-18808-Ljbffr State Street