Description

At Citizens, we invest in the humans who build the logic, ideas, and innovations that bring new technologies to life. As a Principal Architect, you will be instrumental in bringing innovative ideas to fruition. Your role will be central to the successful integration of disruptive technologies within the organization. As part of our team, you're made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself. You will be capable of working across multiple technology domains to develop a solution and present the design. Additionally, you will be responsible for providing deep technical knowledge and architectural design mentorship at a platform and portfolio level and will be a key contributing architect on large/complex projects with a variety of components. In this role, you will have the opportunity to present designs and ideas to an Architecture Review Board. Most importantly, you'll feel valued for who you are and supported to achieve what's important to you, personally and professionally! Technology is constantly evolving, and we believe you will too.

Primary responsibilities include

• Participate in code and design reviews with teams of software, network and cloud engineers to ensure that solutions meet current enterprise standards; ensure the cybersecurity of proposed solutions. Apply specialized knowledge of industry standards or practices to assigned initiatives.
• Design and handle solutions that provide frameworks, interfaces, and services that can be extended and reused across the portfolio, ensuring that architecture is consistent with enterprise architecture standards, guidelines and principles.
• Ability to collaborate and evangelize the right cloud solutions through the business, creating a visionary direction and roadmap for Infrastructure as a Service.
• Frequently collaborate with other functional teams' leadership and engineers to align and use solutions. Contribute to technology direction, develop architecture and influence implementation to gain measurable business improvements.
• Provide postimplementation support to project stakeholders, such as training and troubleshooting. Apply analysis based on research and introspection to recommend solutions.
• Regularly evaluate cloud application, hardware and software
• Understand industry best practices and challenge the status quo to support continuous improvement
• Performing long-term trend analysis regarding the implementation of new technological solutions; analyze data gathered and produce reports.
• Assess current on premise environment and translate to Cloud

Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials

• Complete understanding of the technology required for cloud computing
• Demonstrated competency in security frameworks such as NIST and OWASP
• Experience in operationalizing cloud strategies with governance, architectural, security, workload placement and prioritization as core developed capabilities.
• Architecture certifications from some of the following areas (AWS, Azure, TOGAF, Virtualization, CISSIP-ISSAP etc..)
• Infrastructure automation though DevOps scripting (ex. Shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell etc.)
• Responsibility of making sure the requirements of all SLA's are met
• Demonstrated competency in CI/CD best practices and toolsets.

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30-5

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $165,000-$185,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the work location, and relevant skills and experience.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens' paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of very local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit .

Some job boards have started using jobseeker-reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Citizens we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and treat everyone with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on experience, performance, and ability. Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family statparenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer

Citizens is a brand name of Citizens Bank, N.A. and each of its respective affiliates.
Why Work for Us At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth