Enterprise Architect

IDBNY•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect (EA) sits within the Office of the CIO. The EA is a strategic partner and advisor to the business and technology teams providing proactive and holistic help in achieving their targeted outcomes including optimizing costs, mitigating risks and improving sustainability. This includes influencing the introduction of new and/or emerging technologies and architectures as well as expansion of existing platforms in support of business challenges, and target outcomes. The enterprise architect's responsibilities include improving the current technology system architecture, optimizing business operations, and setting the direction and approach for integrating information applications and programs. The enterprise architect is also responsible for cataloging, developing, coordinating, communicating, maintaining, and enforcing overall enterprise architecture models, representations, initiatives, capabilities, and components to adequately perform the organization's business and technology activities. To be successful as an enterprise architect, one needs to be proven leader with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, should have demonstrated ability to think both strategically and tactically, should have excellent technical, and analytical. You should also have strong communication, and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred)
10+ years of experience in IT, with significant experience in financial services or banking
Proven experience in enterprise architecture within a regulated environment
Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF preferred)
Deep understanding of core banking systems, payments, and financial products
Experience with risk management, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) in regulated environments
Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working with executives, regulators, and auditors

Nice To Haves

TOGAF certification or equivalent
Experience with digital banking transformation initiatives
Familiarity with fintech integrations and open banking (APIs, PSD2 concepts)
Knowledge of data platforms, analytics, and AI/ML in banking
Experience with DevSecOps, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
Understanding of vendor risk management and third-party integrations

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with banking business goals
Ensure compliance with regulatory and risk frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, OCC, Basel, SOX, GDPR where applicable)
Lead architecture governance, including standards, policies, and design reviews across all technology domains
Partner with business leaders, risk, compliance, and IT teams to support digital transformation and modernization of legacy banking systems
Drive architecture for core banking platforms, payments systems, lending, and digital banking channels
Oversee data architecture strategy, including data governance, privacy, and lineage
Evaluate and recommend technologies with a focus on security, resiliency, and operational risk reduction
Support cloud adoption strategies while ensuring adherence to regulatory and security requirements
Guide integration strategies across on-prem and cloud systems (APIs, microservices, middleware)
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce technical debt, and enhance customer experience