Senior Vice President, Solution Architect

BNY Mellon • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Solution Architect to join the Foundational Frameworks team. The role is located in Pittsburgh, PA. The position defines and evolves enterprise architecture and solution designs aligned with business strategy, architectural principles, and technology standards. It designs scalable, resilient, high-performing solutions for complex business and technology environments; evaluates emerging technologies; and identifies opportunities to maximize technology-investment value through simplification, reuse, and modernization.

The role partners with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to develop architecture solutions that balance business needs, risk, scalability, and performance. It provides architectural guidance and technical expertise throughout the solution lifecycle, from strategy through implementation, ensures decisions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and best practices, and influences technology direction across multiple teams through technical thought leadership, collaboration, and sound architectural decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 10–12 years of experience in technology and architecture roles.
• Leadership and influencing skills.
• Ability to make hard and fast decisions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for changing the status quo and driving out-of-the-box ideas.
• Ability to work effectively within a non-hierarchical culture that promotes transparency, trust, and open collaboration.
• Eagerness to participate directly in execution and learning, and to encourage the team to do the same.
• Hands-on development skills, including SCM, CI/CD, and related tooling.
• Ability to communicate a vision and get others on board.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture and solution designs aligned with business strategy, architectural principles, and technology standards.
• Design scalable, resilient, and high-performing solutions for complex business and technology environments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative approaches to business challenges and opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to maximize the value of technology investments through simplification, reuse, and modernization.
• Partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to develop architecture solutions that balance business needs, risk, scalability, and performance.
• Provide architectural guidance and technical expertise throughout the solution lifecycle, from strategy through implementation.
• Ensure architecture decisions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and best practices.
• Influence technology direction across multiple teams through technical thought leadership, collaboration, and strong architectural decision-making.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior