Lead Solution Architect

Federal Reserve Bank • Los Angeles, CA

365d • $155,700 - $248,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is looking for a Lead Solutions Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture Team. We empower the Federal Reserve business technology landscape by guiding development and management of solutions with cloud-centric strategic architecture. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team driving solution architecture to modernize in the cloud. This requires collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams in a complex environment adopting Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), applying product thinking to accelerate business value. We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That's why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in business architecture framework, IT architecture vision development, distributed systems design, and large-scale automation in a highly regulated GovCloud environment
• 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• Solid hands-on software engineering skills with object-oriented and functional programming languages (esp. Python, Scala, Java) along with SQL and no-SQL database experience
• Experience architecting, migrating, redefining or modernizing solution architecture for large scale business solutions on AWS with an understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data science, and software engineering
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Green Card holder with the intent to become a U.S. Citizen
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or similar certification

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, design and analysis for architecture implementation across a group of applications/technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards
• Ensure required architecture runway, aligning to business product roadmaps, partnering with other architects and system collaborators
• Lead technical discussions, provide architectural guidance, and influence technology decisions
• Lead architecture/design/code reviews, define and monitor standard processes and provide guidance
• Apply business and technical skills to rapidly design well-architected solutions that help system strategy and customers accelerate their adoption of AWS cloud
• Understand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determines corresponding enterprise solution designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes
• High velocity assessment, prioritization, and build of quality, innovative solutions
• Understand emerging technology trends (GenAI, serverless, Integrated DevOps) and their practical applications to enable evolving business and operating models
• Lead software architects to solve complex problems and resolve technological disagreements and develop high performance architects within the organization
• Analyze business-IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy, and technical debt, and recommend solutions for improvement

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account
• Backup Childcare Program
• Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Family Care Leave
• Vacation Days
• Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Retirement/Pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees