Senior Architect

Strategic Architecture Direction And Support

Working across teams to ensure visibility to ongoing and upcoming deliverables, strategies, and tactical approaches. Mapping out plans for horizontal components that can be leveraged throughout. Analyzing new technology and determining best fit for the bank. Helping define the direction of RPSWT architecture for the next decade. Deliver high quality architecture solutions for large multi-generational programs spanning one or more business domains to support organizational missions. Adhere to and help create enterprise principles and standards based on industry best practices. Work on multiple projects utilizing waterfall and agile methodologies to provide target-state solutions that best fit the business requirements and align to enterprise goals. Create and maintain the target application architecture and blueprints along with strategic roadmaps. Maintain reference architecture and defines shared application components, platforms, interfaces, and development tools. Develop prototypes of the system design and work with database, operations, technical support, and other IT areas as appropriate throughout development and implementation process. Plan and lead proof-of-concept efforts in support of new technology and/or new design approaches. Drive Buy-vs-Build decisions based on reviewing products and capabilities within the enterprise as well as leading products and technologies in the industry. Provide high-level design choices and recommendations based on architecture alternative analysis. Effectively communicate designs and solutions in multiple forums and to various audiences including technology and business executives. Collaborate with other Architects within the organization and enterprise. Offer technical guidance on technical standards, including coding standards, tools, or platforms.

Required Skills

7-10 years of experience in developing technology solutions, of which 3-5 years in Architecture. Academic education in Technology/Engineering disciplines, or equivalent experience. Proficient in areas of SOA, API services, multi-channel services and events. Proficient in defining solutions to solve large scale, complex business problems with high resiliency, scalability, performance, and concurrency requirements. Proficient in researching and understanding new technology solutions and present essential comparisons, pros/cons, and target use cases. Adept at IT operations, Agile Methodology, Software Development Lifecycle, and Systems Architectures. Proficient in collaborating with business and technical resources to understand and develop solutions that meet business requirements, translating strategy and objectives when necessary. Be a thought-leader. Be open minded and inclusive seeking diverse opinions. Proficient in leading discussions in a matrix environment focusing on team and organizational success. Proficient in representing architecture in various architecture forums within the enterprise. Proficient in communicating with impact (written and verbal) and influence decisions across LOB and technology.

Desired Skills

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience. Experience in Digital Banking solutions, Workflow & Robotic Process Automation, and Data Analytics including Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Experience in Cloud Native Solutions, Containers. Software design and development experience in modern programming languages. Knowledge in Continuous Integration/Deployment and Container automation. Proficient in providing recommendations supported by Alternative Architecture Analysis (AAA), Proof-of-Concept (POC), Vendor evaluation & other methods that substantiate the proposals and recommendations. Knowledge and experience with working in an agile SDLC methodology environment. Self-driven, innovative and pushes for high-quality measurable outcomes. Taking on challenging situations turning them into positive outcomes.