Enterprise Architect (Charles River Development)

Qode•Florida, PR

17h•$170,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for defining and overseeing adherence to enterprise architecture principles and standards across applications, infrastructure, and information security. This role involves leading the selection of important platforms and products, ensuring the architecture of applications and systems aligns with enterprise needs, and planning multi-year roadmaps. The architect will also serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to various technology teams and vendors, and facilitate the optimization of current state architecture during transformations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information systems or related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ year's combination of solution / technical / business architecture roles with 7+ years leading, developing and mentoring
5+ years of architecture experience at a large wealth management or asset management firm
Experience in CRD or any other Order Management System (OMS) Implementation / Customization for example Bloomberg AIM, BlackRock Aladdin, SS&C Advent (Moxy), Enfusion by Clearwater in a wealth management context dealing with UMA portfolio structures.
Experience with application, data, integration, security, and technology platform architectures and implementation patterns
Experience implementing multiple complex enterprise level changes simultaneously, including how to guide and measure adoption of best practices
USC or GC ONLY

Nice To Haves

Experience with Sylvan strongly preferred - This tool usually handles the downstream data and complex accounting processes.
Experience with Azure data and integration services preferred

Responsibilities

Define and oversee the adherence to enterprise architecture principles and standards across portions of applications, infrastructure, and information security
Define the architecture and lead the selection of important platforms (both cloud and on-premises), products, and vendors to be utilized for programs across the enterprise
Ensure the architecture of applications and systems (especially cloud-based data and integration architecture, with CRD as a foundation, for Front and Middle Office functions & with SS&C GWP & Sylvan as a foundation, for Back office functions) is consistent with enterprise needs, and ascertain how application solutions are used to meet those enterprise needs
Lead technology and business teams to evaluate current technology solutions and plan, design, and coordinate multi-year roadmaps for all applications and support activities
Survey the technology landscape to identify systems and solutions that align with firm strategy while collaborating with executive leadership to recommend, implement and maintain appropriate technology solutions
Function as SME to Technology Business Services, Infrastructure and Operations, Information Security, 3rd party vendors, and implementation partners
Facilitate optimization of current state architecture during the transformation to future state architecture