Enterprise Architect - Vice President

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a passionate Enterprise Architect to drive strategic architectural vision and alignment across key stakeholders, and define and govern architecture standards, principles, best practices, and patterns for divisional adoption. The Enterprise Architect will create target state vision and business architecture strategies, facilitate execution of IT delivery roadmaps in line with business goals, and lead or influence cross-domain solution architectures, articulating impacts on applications, data, and technology. This role involves identifying opportunities for modernization, convergence, and optimization of the current portfolio, and providing technology options to bridge gaps in the target state. The architect will collaborate with engineering leadership, platform architects, and product strategy leaders to develop domain roadmaps, stay current with trends and innovations in Finance and IT, and recommend appropriate developments. Additionally, they will define and promote a risk control culture while delivering architectural and technological vision, and monitor external regulations and internal policies impacting Architecture Practices. This role requires managing engagement with internal partners (Cloud, DevOps, Architecture teams, Data, etc.), resolving issues or blockers, and coordinating directly with other teams or through Scrum-of-Scrum ceremonies. The Enterprise Architect will act as a project 'auditor' to ensure conformance to architecture guardrails and policies and provide architectural leadership in resolving inter-program issues and fostering convergence opportunities.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field from an accredited university
• 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing technology solutions
• Experience designing and building cloud-native applications; familiarity with cloud services (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS)
• Good Knowledge of Generative Artificial Intelligence capabilities
• Good Knowledge in cloud-native platforms and containerization strategies (Kubernetes, Docker, virtualization)
• Knowledge of coding languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, C#, JS, Python, C/C++, Angular, React)
• Experience with enterprise data management technologies, including relational databases, NoSQL platforms, distributed storage systems, data warehouses, and data lake technologies. (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, Snowflake, Databrick)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Experience working with global teams across time zones and countries
• Proven ability to influence software architecture designs
• Understanding of architectural design patterns (Event Driven Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, Domain Driven Design, Layered Design)
• Outstanding relationship management, teamwork, and communication skills; able to operate at senior levels in written and verbal communications
• Proven experience as a general Enterprise Architect in large development organizations
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture models such as TOGAF and experience operating and governing architecture processes

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Agile, Cloud, and DevOps values
• Experience collaborating across complex organizations, removing impediments, and ensuring teams progress toward their missions and deliverables
• Strong leadership skills and adept at resolving issues and managing interdependencies across organizations

Responsibilities

• Create target state vision and business architecture strategies; facilitate execution of IT delivery roadmap in line with business goals
• Lead or influence cross-domain solution architectures, articulating impacts on applications, data, and technology
• Identify opportunities for modernization, convergence, and optimization of the current portfolio; provide technology options to bridge gaps in target state
• Collaborate with engineering leadership, platform architects, and product strategy leaders to develop domain roadmaps
• Stay current with trends and innovations in Finance and IT, recommending appropriate developments
• Define and promote a risk control culture while delivering architectural and technological vision
• Monitor external regulations and internal policies impacting Architecture Practices
• Manage engagement with internal partners (Cloud, DevOps, Architecture teams, Data, etc.)
• Resolve issues or blockers, coordinate directly with other teams or through Scrum-of-Scrum ceremonies
• Act as project 'auditor' to ensure conformance to architecture guardrails and policies
• Provide architectural leadership in resolving inter-program issues and fostering convergence opportunities

Benefits

• Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work
• Attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry
• Support and empowerment in an environment with the best and brightest

What This Job Offers

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