Sr Architect

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $122,000 - $161,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Architect to join our Infrastructure Architecture team. This role requires a strategic leader who can work across multiple architecture domains to design and deliver secure, scalable, and future-ready solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise and the ability to influence enterprise technology strategy. This role will develop and manage roadmaps and technical designs, govern implementations and ensure alignment to our standards by applying a broad understanding of broad set of architectural domains (data, infrastructure, applications and security).

Requirements

• Bachelors degree (4-years) in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field; or related work experience.
• 5-7+ years of relevant work experience required.
• Deep experience in public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and GCP
• Broad experience across architecture practices (data, infrastructure, applications and security) with depth of experience in at least one area.
• Knowledge of Enterprise-wide architecture and ability to 'see the big picture' and how it affects current and future technologies.
• Internal/External consulting experience that spans organizational boundaries and includes influencing technology and business leaders.
• Depth of experience in the architecture, design, implementation and support of complex enterprise solutions.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and process improvements.

Nice To Haves

• Significant knowledge and have one or more areas of concentrated technical expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to explain highly technical solutions to technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Architecture across multiple domains including such as Cloud services, AI, Integration etc..
• Strategy and Roadmap Development
• Design of Repeatable Patterns
• Risk Assessment
• Decision Facilitation
• Developing and Managing Architecture Standards
• Develop current to future state architecture roadmaps.
• Align and promote enterprise technology (data, infrastructure, applications and security) principles and strategy.
• Establish, maintain and apply architecture standards, disciplines and principles.
• Use appropriate design techniques and methodologies to translate requirements into detailed designs, consistent with platform strategy and roadmaps.
• Determine architecture solutions that meet performance, usability, scalability, reliability, security and business/functional requirements.
• Research and recommend technology to improve current capabilities.
• Ensure capabilities are reviewed and compliant with appropriate levels of risk across multiple domains including infrastructure, security to hardware/software currency, performance/availability, security and information/transaction integrity and drive the awareness of required improvements.
• Maintain deep expertise in architectural modeling, frameworks, emerging technologies, and best practices.
• Mentor and develop less experienced technical staff.
• Provide technical leadership.
• Recommend new procedures and processes to drive desired results on diverse projects.
• Perform industry research with external parties and maintain networks amongst peers.
• Partner with other architects to ensure alignment and integration across architecture domains.
• Develop and build strong relationships within and across the lines of business and use effective communication skills to influence and accomplish strategic architecture objectives.

Benefits

• We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees