Enterprise Architect (Remote)

First Citizens BankRaleigh, NC
3dRemote

About The Position

First Citizens Bank seeks an accomplished Enterprise Architect to drive enterprise-wide architectural initiatives that balance strategic vision with pragmatic execution. This role requires a seasoned practitioner with deep engineering roots who can translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions while representing technology perspectives to business stakeholders and business needs to technical teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management

Nice To Haves

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; MBA a plus
  • TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP certifications
  • Experience with post-merger integration and application rationalization
  • Background in Agile/DevOps transformation and platform engineering

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Architecture Leadership
  • Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies that align with business objectives and market dynamics across banking operations including Payments, Digital Banking, Lending, and Core Banking platforms
  • Establish and maintain enterprise patterns, reference architectures, and architectural principles that guide technology investments and solution design
  • Lead the development of target state architectures and multi-year transformation roadmaps that balance innovation with risk management
  • Business Capability Alignment
  • Partner with business leaders to understand market trends, competitive pressures, and strategic priorities, translating these into actionable architecture blueprints
  • Design and maintain business capability models that connect strategic objectives to technology enablement across the enterprise
  • Drive architecture decisions that optimize cost, agility, and time-to-market while managing technical debt and regulatory compliance
  • Hands-On Technical Leadership
  • Lead the architecture and design of complex, mission-critical initiatives from conception through implementation
  • Provide technical guidance on application architecture, integration patterns, data architecture, and cloud platforms
  • Conduct architecture reviews and governance activities, ensuring solutions adhere to enterprise standards while meeting business requirements
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and business requirements to engineering teams
  • Facilitate architecture decision-making processes, building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Mentor solution architects and engineering teams, elevating architecture maturity across the organization

Benefits

  • Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.
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