Senior Application Architect – Deposits Pricing and Rewards

Truist•Atlanta, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a hands-on role to be the "master builder" of application architecture for business technology solutions and is a consultant and leader within the delivery teams. Create and maintain an architecture that covers the entire business application solution aligned with the business strategy. Be able to define a complex solution definition and the resultant integrations that will be required. Focus on the creation of a secure and nimble environment, characterized by flexibility, scalability, reliability, resiliency, availability, extendibility and cost effectiveness. Ensure holistic architecture design by appropriately integrating other key architectural disciplines (business, security, data, infrastructure) and collaboration into the overall solution. Responsible for communicating the business application solution vision through the creation and syndication of an architectural blueprint depicting the current environment, the proposed environment and a transition plan of how to reach the desired state. Ensure best practice, adherence to standards, and reliability. Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions. Mentors less experienced teammates to build technical expertise.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business or IT, or equivalent education and related training
Ten years of application development/support experience; five years of application architecture experience
Strong analytical and architectural skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, facilitation, and influence
Significant knowledge of current and emerging application architecture principles, methodologies and tools
Experience as negotiator with vendors for relevant products and services
Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking with ability to differentiate feasible from academic solutions
Ability to translate high-level business planning information into application needs/solution
Maintain a high-level of awareness and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, as well as industry and Bank issues in order to recommend and effectively influence the utilization of the appropriate technologies to solve for business challenges and enable business optimization and growth

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree and fifteen years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Banking or financial services experience
Experience with Zafin or similar (e.g. SunTec) products for relationship-based pricing, rewards programs, tiering, and/or product catalog offerings.
Experience in core modernization and transformation efforts in a large, complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

Design and communicate the application architectural vision necessary to meet business needs. Complete the necessary review processes or assessments to ensure the architecture vision is delivered.
Lead the identification, planning, creation and oversight of sound application architecture frameworks, guidelines, patterns, and standards for use across the ecosystem to influence application architecture decision-making and consistency.
Responsible for the navigation and completion of the appropriate review processes to identify potential architectural issues early in the development/procurement cycle for the purpose of steering the proposed solution towards a sound architectural conclusion. This includes development of required artifacts.
Identify and drive application architecture consolidation and optimization opportunities, including integration of emerging technologies and business capabilities.
Perform approved proof-of-concepts to “test” technology and business application capabilities and provide recommendations to senior management regarding future use within the organization.
Be able to influence and execute across the broader enterprise organization and multiple ecosystems that comprise it, including overall enterprise architecture.