Architect- Technology

Bank of America•Charlotte, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Position Summary: 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, I.T or job-related field required.
3+years of job-related experience required.
Designs scalable, reliable data pipelines and architectures using modern tools with a focus on data quality, performance, and business impact.
Proven experience defining architectural vision and solution architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains
Strong ability to align solution architecture with enterprise architecture strategy, platform standards, and approved technology stacks
Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end solution design, including defining system landscapes, subsystems, and interface architectures
Experience evaluating system impacts and dependencies to guide informed architectural and design decisions
Ability to define solution intent, operating environments, and deployment considerations for scalable and resilient systems
Strong understanding of non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security, availability) and integrating them into solution design
Experience building and supporting architectural runway to enable delivery of new epics, features, and product enhancements
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, including business teams, engineering, and external vendors/service providers
Strong decision-making skills with the ability to assess trade-offs and ensure solutions are fit-for-purpose and aligned with business needs
Excellent communication and influencing skills to drive architectural alignment and consensus across teams

Nice To Haves

Excellent written and communication skills.
Experience working in financial industry
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

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