Principal Architect - Data & Analytics
About The Position
Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Architect in our Architecture & Engineering Group as part of Consumer Technology. In this role, you will act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups. You will lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering products and solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking. You will provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state, and transition architecture. You will develop and influence strategic plans, investment planning, and execution on cutover strategies to target. You will strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership. You will drive target investments towards target technologies and rationalize spend, total cost of ownership, and return on investment. You will ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture. You will drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks. You will maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity.
Requirements
- 7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 5+ years of experience creating architecture strategy and roadmaps, and translating target-state architecture into implementation
- 5+ years of experience defining data strategy, including hands-on knowledge of customer data domain, cloud-based operational and analytical data platforms
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cloud and data architecture, domain-driven design, architecture frameworks, product thinking, and Agile delivery
- Experience with strategic data and/or financial systems architecture within the financial services industry
- Skilled in negotiating, influencing, and collaborating to build strong partnerships; able to mentor other architects
- Ability to partner with platform engineering and architecture teams on solutions that span multiple domains
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate architecture decisions and tradeoffs
- Demonstrated ability to influence across all organizational levels, including senior management
Responsibilities
- Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
- Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering products and solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
- Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state, and transition architecture
- Develop and influence strategic plans, investment planning, and execution on cutover strategies to target
- Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership
- Drive target investments towards target technologies and rationalize spend, total cost of ownership, and return on investment
- Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture
- Drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity
Benefits
- Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
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