Business Architect-2

Huntington National Bank • Dallas, TX

22d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior IT Business Architect, you will help shape the strategic direction of the commercial bank by designing, optimizing, and aligning business capabilities with enterprise goals. You will advise executives and cross-functional leaders, translating business strategies into actionable roadmaps, scalable processes, and operating models.

The role supports application modernization, digital transformation, and enterprise architecture initiatives across the bank. It calls for financial services experience, business acumen, and the ability to guide legacy-to-modern transitions in a regulated environment. You will collaborate with business partners, product leaders, and IT partners so business decisions, investments, and transformation initiatives align with architectural standards and enterprise strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in IT architecture or business analysis within banking or financial services.
• Proven experience leading application modernization initiatives in a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, products, and the regulatory landscape.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or BIZBOK and business capability modeling.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence strategic direction.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications such as TOGAF, CBAP, Certified Business Architect, or PMP.
• Experience with core banking transformation, digital onboarding, open banking, and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or Sparx EA and agile delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Partner with commercial business units to define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies aligned with banking goals.
• Lead the development of business capability models, value streams, and process architectures for financial services.
• Drive application modernization, including legacy system assessments, cloud migration strategies, and adoption of modern platforms such as microservices, APIs, and containers.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, solution architects, and engineering teams to support cohesive delivery of modernized applications.
• Orchestrate technical evaluations of vendor products and develop architectural recommendations.
• Facilitate workshops to identify capability gaps, regulatory impacts, and transformation opportunities.
• Support strategic planning, investment prioritization, and portfolio governance for IT initiatives.
• Ensure architecture compliance with banking regulations, data privacy standards, and internal governance frameworks.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, cloud-native platforms, and low-code tools, for applicability in banking operations.

What This Job Offers

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