Application Architect

F.N.B. Corporation • Pittsburgh, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Application Architect is primarily responsible for using available data to proactively improve application performance. The role designs server applications and performance metrics for monitoring, determines root causes of issues involving hardware, software, and databases, and provides technical expertise in business requirements, application administration, and performance. The position requires expertise across hardware, software, and application activities, and its decisions can significantly affect the corporation and the operational effectiveness of the Technology Department.

This is an on-site position at FNB’s Financial Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. The role reports to the Manager of Application Analysis and is part of the Technology business unit. Equivalent experience may substitute for some education requirements: two years of commensurate experience with an associate degree, or four years of commensurate experience without a bachelor’s degree. FNB does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• BA or BS, with stated equivalency options: two years of commensurate experience with an associate degree, or four years of commensurate experience without a bachelor’s degree.
• At least 7 years of job-related experience; specifically, 7 years of technology-related experience supporting a variety of applications.
• Advanced knowledge of application administration, processes, and operations, and of determining root causes involving hardware, software, and databases.
• Advanced training and certification in the application domain.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to use general office equipment.
• Ability to work and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Must be local to Pittsburgh or willing to relocate to the area.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.; employment-based visa sponsorship is not provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and application business expertise to multiple end-user groups; monitor system health, review logs and reports, escalate issues to vendors, and perform proactive and preventative maintenance.
• Use available data to improve application performance and design server applications and performance metrics for monitoring system health.
• Formulate system requirements and objectives based on business needs and performance goals; identify, explain, resolve, and prevent application performance issues.
• Recommend improvements to business processing requirements and design requirements for installations and upgrades.
• Provide technical consulting on the business implications of application performance and lead strategic planning for application-platform development to meet organizational requirements and support growth.
• Communicate with lines of business users and Technology, applying project management skills.
• Prevent reliability and performance issues in business applications and recommend actions to Technology partners in support of business goals.
• Create and modify complex processes to address capacity, limitations, and performance issues; analyze and revise system hardware and software.
• Solve or prevent complex business problems involving hardware, software, and databases; improve performance and eliminate downtime.
• Design and implement processes for tracking hardware and software performance.
• Work with management to establish tactical plans and independently execute defined project tasks under management oversight.
• Review, discuss, design, and implement application changes with Technology, the Project Management Office, and business partners; collaborate with senior management.
• Develop and maintain vendor and consultant relationships; conduct initial reviews of contracts and statements of work, collaborate with vendors on the strategic direction of the application platform, and serve as liaison for assigned applications.
• Lead a team, coordinate work and processes, assign work, and provide input for performance management.
• Serve as a risk manager by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing, and monitoring risks as required by the corporation’s risk management program.
• Comply with regulatory laws, guidelines, and company procedures.
• Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior