Architect III – Enterprise Cloud Solutions Architect

Role Overview

• Define and lead architectural priorities that advance the business and technology strategy of the organization in a specific domain
• Participate in the Architecture Standards Board (ASB) and Technology Review Board (TRB) governance forums
• Manage the business capability inventory for their specific domain
• Develop applicable standards and patterns for the domain and bring it forward to ASB for review and approval
• Accountable for the design and documentation of solution architecture relating to applications and capabilities within a specific domain
• Work with the business, product, and IT teams to ensure the designs are safe, secure, compliant, and reliable
• Review the solution architecture design in TRB and ensure the design aligns to approved standards and patterns
• Act as an advocate & evangelist of architecture principles, standards, and patterns across the organization
• Identify, propose, & lead opportunities to advance, & make more effective, capabilities for the domain through use of new technology
• Facilitate proof of concepts and pilots on new/emerging technology to gauge value and assess implementation complexity
• Utilize a broad understanding of Application, Infrastructure, or Security capabilities and/or solutions to represent to Architecture peers in discussions with other IT and Business leaders
• Develop a point of view based on problems or opportunities in the domain to clearly articulate options and recommendations

Requirements

• 10+ years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Intermediate knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking preferred
• Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
• Advanced experience working in an architecture function with knowledge & experience developing reference architectures & patterns and supporting governance functions related to Application Development, Cloud Compute, Storage and Networking technologies
• IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless, Containers, Automation, Security
• Advanced understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies
• Proficiency with the Azure Cloud ecosystem including: Cloud Compute, Storage & Networking, IaaS / PaaS / SaaS, Serverless, Containers, Azure Resource Manager, and Entra required
• Experience with networking in Azure including Virtual Networks, DNS, Load Balancing, Firewalls, Routers, and Proxies required
• Experience with Identity & Access Management and security design patterns leveraging Entra, Azure Defender, Azure Sentinel, & Cloudflare required
• Cloud management expertise utilizing RBAC, Azure Blueprints & Policies, Cost Management, Monitor and Alerting required
• Proficient in automation scripting leveraging Azure PowerShell & CLI modules
• Deep understanding of Azure Disaster Recovery offerings & options required
• Understanding of modern DevOps concepts including CI/CD, SAST, DAST, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) preferred
• Experience with container-based solutions such as Azure Kubernetes or Docker preferred
• Experience with emerging Azure technologies such as Azure Fabric & Microsoft Foundry preferred
• Understanding FinOps principles and practical application preferred
• May require up to 25% travel.

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Cloud
• DNS
• Docker
• Firewalls
• Kubernetes

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Ownership stake in the company
• Medical and dental insurance
• Time off
• Great 401k matching program
• Tuition assistance program
• Employee volunteer program
• Wellness program