Technology Solutions Architect

U.S. Bank • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other. U.S. Bank is seeking a Technology Architect with strategic and influencing experience to contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives. Researches, models, and integrates business and technology architectures to align with business strategy, goals and objectives. Develops enterprise-wide conceptual technology architectures. Creates architectural principles to support business goals. Consults with business line managers and IT professionals to develop IT frameworks that support business applications. Understands and models key business capabilities, processes, relationships, and impact of technology on business goals. Formulates conceptual architectures and communicates architectural vision, goals and design objectives to multiple audiences. Develops technology strategies and roadmaps to deliver strategic business capabilities. Evaluates usefulness and makes recommendations regarding selected technologies. Participates in developing the IT vision and strategy. Consults with IT and business management regarding use of specific technologies and associated services. Identifies risks associated with current or new technology use.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• At least 10 years experience with developing and implementing applications.
• At least 10 years experience with the concepts, philosophies and tools behind the design of applications, information and underlying information technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in detailed architecture designs for complex technology solutions in multiple technology platforms, frameworks, and languages.
• Demonstrated prior software development experience in Agile and Scrum
• Experience in Payment Services, Financial Services, or regulated domains is a big plus.
• Demonstrated and extensive knowledge of APIs, UIs, infrastructure, data architecture, security, new technologies, Cloud strategies and product & vendor evaluation.
• Experience in designing for cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) & Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, TOGAF Certification) are a plus.
• Deep understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile and DevOps and Domain Driven Design.
• Experience with microservices architecture, API management, and integration patterns.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and thought leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Researches, models, and integrates business and technology architectures to align with business strategy, goals and objectives.
• Develops enterprise-wide conceptual technology architectures.
• Creates architectural principles to support business goals.
• Consults with business line managers and IT professionals to develop IT frameworks that support business applications.
• Understands and models key business capabilities, processes, relationships, and impact of technology on business goals.
• Formulates conceptual architectures and communicates architectural vision, goals and design objectives to multiple audiences.
• Develops technology strategies and roadmaps to deliver strategic business capabilities.
• Evaluates usefulness and makes recommendations regarding selected technologies.
• Participates in developing the IT vision and strategy.
• Consults with IT and business management regarding use of specific technologies and associated services.
• Identifies risks associated with current or new technology use.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree