Enterprise Architect
Posted 1 week ago by 1757397613
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Enterprise Architect role focuses on aligning technology architecture with business strategy within the financial services sector, particularly for banking. Candidates should possess a strong background in banking, with experience in commercial loan platforms being a significant advantage. The position requires expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks and the ability to design scalable solutions while ensuring compliance and risk management. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Align technology architecture with business strategy to drive value and innovation.
- Translate the needs of high-net-worth clients into effective architectural solutions.
- Develop and apply enterprise architecture frameworks to guide technology planning and governance.
- Design end-to-end solutions that are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.
- Integrate diverse systems and platforms to create cohesive solutions for operational efficiency.
- Architect solutions that meet compliance, audit, and data governance requirements.
- Collaborate with senior business and technology leaders to influence strategic decisions.
- Communicate complex architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Lead organizational change as part of large-scale transformation initiatives.
- Stay updated on financial services technologies and best practices.
Key Skills:
- Strategic Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Enterprise Architecture Expertise
- Solution Design
- Technology Integration
- Risk and Compliance Awareness
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Communication and Visualization
- Change Leadership
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Continuous Learning
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Only W2 candidates accepted for this opportunity.
Enterprise Architect - Remote
- BANKING BACKGROUND AND HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH COMMERCIAL LOAN PLATFORM - EXPERIENCE WITH AFS LOAN ACCOUNT SYSTEM, LOANIQ, ENCINO LOAN, AND APPIAN PLATFORMS ARE NOT NEED BUT HUGE PLUSES IF CANDIDATES HAVE EXPEIRENCE WITH THESE PLATFORMS* (1 opening)
- BANKING BACKGROUND WITH FRAUD AND A FINANCIAL CRIMES BACKGROUND.* ( 1 opening)
Expected Skills:
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align technology architecture with business strategy, identifying opportunities to drive value, efficiency, and innovation across complex financial services ecosystems.
- Business Acumen: Deep understanding of financial services, particularly the needs of high-net-worth clients and institutions, with the ability to translate those needs into effective architectural solutions.
- Enterprise Architecture Expertise: Proficiency in developing and applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) to guide technology planning, governance, and execution.
- Solution Design: Skilled in designing end-to-end solutions that are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards, while addressing both current and future-state business capabilities.
- Technology Integration: Experience integrating diverse systems, platforms, and data sources to create cohesive, interoperable solutions that support seamless client experiences and operational efficiency.
- Risk and Compliance Awareness: Strong grasp of regulatory and risk considerations in financial services, with the ability to architect solutions that meet compliance, audit, and data governance requirements.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to collaborate with senior business and technology leaders, facilitating alignment, managing expectations, and influencing strategic decisions.
- Communication and Visualization: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences through clear documentation, presentations, and visual models.
- Change Leadership: Ability to lead through ambiguity, drive consensus, and support organizational change as part of large-scale transformation initiatives.
- Critical Thinking Skills: A creative and analytical approach to diagnosing and resolving technical challenges.
- Continuous Learning: A passion for staying updated on financial services related technologies and their rapidly evolving tools, features, and best practices.
Expected Knowledge:
- Strong knowledge of financial services industry domains, particularly institutional banking services
- Understanding of modern technology architectures, including cloud, microservices, APIs, data platforms, and integration patterns
- Awareness of cybersecurity principles, data privacy standards, and secure architecture practices
- Familiarity with business capability modeling, value stream mapping, and other business architecture techniques
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements relevant to financial institutions (e.g., FFIEC, SOX, GLBA, GDPR)
- Proficiency in using architectural modeling tools and documentation standards
- Knowledge of IT governance, portfolio management, and enterprise change management processes
- Understanding of data architecture concepts, including data governance, master data management, and analytics enablement
- Familiarity with emerging technologies and their potential impact on financial services
- Experience in vendor and third-party solution evaluation, selection, and integration strategies
- Awareness of agile, DevOps, and product-centric delivery models and how architecture supports them.