Architect - GenAI

Bank of America•Charlotte, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution aligned to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices. Key responsibilities include describing the solution intent/associated operating environment, evaluating system impacts, determining the primary systems/sub-systems and their interfaces, and assisting with end-to-end solution design. Job expectations include defining non-functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features and ensuring solutions are fit for purpose by working with stakeholders and service providers. This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, coding solutions, unit testing, and ensuring the solution can be integrated successfully into the overall application/system with clear, robust, and well-tested interfaces. Job expectations include an awareness of development and testing practices in the industry.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in developing technology solutions, including 10+ years in architecture roles.
Strong expertise in both traditional AI/ML and Generative AI.
Proficient in API management, API security, events and data/insights architecture.
Proven ability to design and deliver solutions for large‑scale, complex business problems, ensuring high resiliency, scalability, performance, and concurrency.
Strong capability in evaluating emerging technologies, presenting clear comparisons, trade‑offs, and target use cases.
Well‑versed in agile and hyper-agile methodologies, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and enterprise architectures.
Effective collaborator across business and technology teams, translating strategy into practical, scalable solutions.
Recognized thought leader, demonstrating openness, inclusiveness, and the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives.
Experienced in leading discussions and driving alignment in matrixed organizations, with a focus on team and organizational success.
Strong presence in enterprise architecture forums, effectively representing architecture viewpoints and driving decisions.
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to influence across LOBs and technology leadership.
Analytical Thinking
Architecture
Result Orientation
Solution Design
Technical Strategy Development
Application Development
Collaboration
Data Management
DevOps Practices
Risk Management
Agile Practices
Automation
Influence
Solution Delivery Process
Test Engineering

Nice To Haves

Experience across Global Banking domains, including data analytics, reporting, and insights, as well as traditional AI/ML and Generative AI.
Experience with cloud‑native architectures and container-based platforms.
Hands-on software design and development experience using modern programming languages.
Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and container automation practices.
Strong capability in architecture evaluation and decision-making, leveraging Alternative Architecture Analysis (AAA), proofs of concept (POCs), vendor evaluations, and other structured methods.
Experience working in Agile SDLC environments, with a focus on iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
Self-driven and innovative mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality, measurable outcomes.
Ability to navigate and lead through challenging situations, consistently turning them into positive outcomes

Responsibilities

Consults with the business and operations to identify and understand challenges and opportunities to improve the use and effectiveness of technology, find creative solutions through knowledge of the domain, practical experiments, and Proof of Concepts, and aligns the solution intent and architectural vision to an evolving backlog of technology change
Works with product management and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize technology focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/features
Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements for a solution are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
Leads rapid shaping of a high level architecture with details filled in with emerging business requirements and ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and designed to adapt easily
Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
Clarifies the architecture and assists with system design for the development teams to support implementation and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
Utilizes the defined best practices, templates, and documentation to create architectural designs and suggests improvements to best practices and templates
Works across the business, operations and technology to create the solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritize functional and non-functional requirements into a technology backlog to enable the technology roadmap and functionality to support evolving capabilities and services
Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains (Business, Application, Data, and Technology) in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices including standardized templates
Clarifies the architecture, assists with system design to support implementation, and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
Facilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable
Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
Supports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology products
Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are sufficiently met
Provide strategic architectural direction and support across GOTSSCDP domains