Architect

Bank of America•Pennington, AL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution aligned to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices. Key responsibilities include describing the solution intent/associated operating environment, evaluating system impacts, determining the primary systems/sub-systems and their interfaces, and assisting with end-to-end solution design. Job expectations include defining non-functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features and ensuring solutions are fit for purpose by working with stakeholders and service providers. Enterprise Architect to support the Global Markets domains (all functions in Global Markets i.e. Equities, FICC, Prime Brokerage, Research, Capital Markets and Operations) within the Bank of America. The primary responsibilities will be to develop, institute, socialize and govern architecture strategies / blueprints and related frameworks. The role will also be engaged in architecting and designing comprehensive end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements in support of a given portfolio of work and support the authoring of high level designs when required. Broad understanding of Global Markets domain, as well as good understanding of various technologies is required for this role. Person should have excellent communication, analytical and influential skills to be successful in the role The candidate will be expected to govern a broad portfolio and be a key influencer of strategic technology spend.

Requirements

BSc-level degree in computer science or equivalent experience in industry
Experience with enterprise-level technology strategy in an architecture organization
Experience of Financial Services specifically within Global Markets in either Trading or Post Trade
candidate will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the complete trade and contract lifecycle
Core Skills Application development knowledge and experience (Enterprise Applications, distributed services, design, analysis)
Certification or extensive experience in industry best practices in architectural methodologies and standards (e. g. UML, BPMN)
Architecture, quality & productivity methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma)
Modern application development and deployment (Automated Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery)
Broad based IT knowledge (hardware, software, middleware, databases, cloud)

Nice To Haves

Resolving and influencing the positive outcome of conflicting objectives and priorities
Strong, proactive leadership capabilities – inspiring fellowship
Ability to stimulate and participate in creative thinking for out-of-the-box solutions
Ability to effectively communicate, interact with and influence
Work effectively within a fast-paced, cohesive team
Willing to learn fast and adapt quickly to change
Excellent written (technical) and verbal communication
Leadership, Communication and Relationship Skills
Understand and empathize with the key challenges faced by sponsors and stakeholders.
Manage senior stakeholder expectations and build trust relationships
Provide strategic vision based on balanced Risk, Financial, Process, and Resource factors.
Interpret business needs and promoting innovative technology solutions.
Support governance and oversight processes for managing alignment of change to strategic goals.
Translate complex concepts into multiple architectural “views” aimed at varying audiences.
Work effectively in a matrix organization with teams of architects, developers and business partners with minimal supervision.
Express ideas verbally and in writing to effectively communicate with and influence teammates, technology partners, business leaders and executives.

Responsibilities

Consults with the business and operations to identify and understand challenges and opportunities to improve the use and effectiveness of technology, find creative solutions through knowledge of the domain, practical experiments, and Proof of Concepts, and aligns the solution intent and architectural vision to an evolving backlog of technology change
Works with product management and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize technology focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/features
Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements for a solution are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
Leads rapid shaping of a high level architecture with details filled in with emerging business requirements and ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and designed to adapt easily
Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
Clarifies the architecture and assists with system design for the development teams to support implementation and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
Utilizes the defined best practices, templates, and documentation to create architectural designs and suggests improvements to best practices and templates
Participate in architecture consulting to enable design decisions, lead design sessions where appropriate, manage design tradeoffs between speed to market, financial and strategic impact, and support the successful implementation of initiatives.
Act as a control function to ensure adherence of designs to blueprints, architectural principles and enterprise standards
Support the compliance of designs to all relevant local laws and regulations.
Identify risks to quickly resolve issues and conflicting priorities and influence a positive and effective outcome.
Leverage technical expertise to support vendor selection activities including recommendations of when to appropriate build vs. buy decisions.
Support the development of prototypes and proof-of concepts to validate designs.
Contribute to creation and evolution of architectural patterns, principles and guidelines.
Support the execution of the architecture governance board.
Provide inputs to annual financial planning & other related activities.
Providing a senior communication channel across multiple functional domains.