Architect

Bank of America•Kennesaw, GA

2d•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! LOB Description: Leads and/or participates in the design, development, and implementation of complex system engineering activities involving cross-functional technical support, systems programming and data center capabilities. Responsible for components of highly complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities. Establishes input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility, coordination of subsystems design, and integration of total system. Viewed as a technology subject matter expert; able to provide and communicate complex technology solutions across differing audiences including technical, managerial, business executives, and/or vendors. Will have responsibility for multiple, complex projects; will direct activities of teams related to special initiatives or operations. Leads the resolution process for complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results. Supports for end-to-end infrastructure technology projects for coordinating the requirements, design of servers, network and storage for Bank of America projects Role has matrix execution responsibility across technology organizations, CIO teams as well as LOB Manages multiple projects or a single complex project Partners with Program and Project Managers and SMEs to create business requirements for technology solutions. Assists with technology estimates, manages low to moderate complexity technology solutions for projects to a full-scale deployment in a live environment Use the right questions and tools to uncover root causes to business challenges, identify opportunities, and make recommendations Look to simplify and standardize application stack and remove developer customization 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. Managerial Responsibilities: This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above. Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully. Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement. Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results. Risk Manager: Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks. People Manager & Coach: Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback. Financial Steward: Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset. Enterprise Talent Leader: Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth. Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of Enterprise level design experience.
Extensive experience in some or all of Distributed Operating Systems, Databases, Middleware, Mainframe and Data Networks
Experience of large scale complex projects

Nice To Haves

Excellent written and oral communication skills and relationship building skills
Experience providing end to end design guidance and oversight for large scale initiatives
Ability to lead a team through technical challenges both tactically and strategically
Experience translating product roadmaps and key technical strategies and direction
Technical aptitude - has the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, applications
A self-motivated, hands-on, driven individual

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
Defines an architectural vision and solution aligned to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices.
Describes the solution intent/associated operating environment, evaluates system impacts, determines the primary systems/sub-systems and their interfaces, and assists with end-to-end solution design.
Defines non-functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features and ensures solutions are fit for purpose by working with stakeholders and service providers.
Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully.
Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement.
Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results.
Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks.
Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback.
Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset.
Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth.
Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines.