Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Title: Senior Enterprise Architect

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $73.67/hr (W2)

Job ID: 399936

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in financial services markets, enterprise architecture, and end-to-end solution design and a proven ability to develop and govern domain strategies, blueprints, and high-level designs that align to business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain domain architecture strategies, blueprints, and roadmaps from current to target state for Global Markets domains.


• Lead and participate in design sessions, provide architecture consulting, and manage design tradeoffs across speed, cost, and strategy.


• Act as a control function to ensure adherence to blueprints, principles, enterprise standards, and applicable regulations.


• Architect and design comprehensive end-to-end solutions and support authoring of high-level designs.


• Identify risks, resolve issues, and influence positive outcomes across conflicting priorities.


• Support vendor selection, including build-versus-buy recommendations.


• Drive prototypes and proofs-of-concept to validate architectural approaches.


• Contribute to and evolve architectural patterns, principles, and guidelines; support architecture governance boards.


• Provide inputs to annual financial planning and manage alignment of change to strategic goals.


• Deliver required EA artifacts on time and support Blueprint/PLD/SD work.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.


• Finance/Capital Markets domain knowledge covering trading and post-trade processes with understanding of complete trade and contract lifecycles.


• Solution/Technical Architecture background with enterprise application design and distributed services expertise.


• Broad technology experience across hardware, software, middleware, databases, and cloud.


• Certification or extensive experience with architectural methodologies and standards (e.g., UML, BPMN).


• Familiarity with quality and productivity methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma).


• Modern application development and deployment practices (automated testing, CI, CD).


• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts for varied audiences, including executives.


• Experience managing senior stakeholder expectations and working in matrixed organizations.

Preferred Skills:

• Deep knowledge of financial services within Global Markets domains such as Equities, FICC, Prime Brokerage, Research, Capital Markets, and Operations.


• Experience supporting architecture governance, compliance to local regulations, and strategic technology spend decisions.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits


• Opportunities for growth with global clients


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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