Company Description

For more than 70 years, IDB Bank has made it our mission to be the best bank for our clients by putting their needs first, and the success we’ve enjoyed fundamentally comes down to our people. Here at IDB, you’ll work side by side with some of the most talented professionals in the industry who share a strong sense of teamwork and a passion for providing exceptional service down to the smallest detail. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous paid time off and the ability to participate in our medical coverage and 401(k) plan on your very first day with us. We are also committed to diversity and inclusion, and to providing all of our team members with an equal opportunity to succeed and make meaningful contributions within a work environment that is respectful, welcoming and inclusive.

Job Description

The Enterprise Architect (EA) sits within the Office of the CIO. The EA is a strategic partner and advisor to the business and technology teams providing proactive and holistic help in achieving their targeted outcomes including optimizing costs, mitigating risks and improving sustainability. This includes influencing the introduction of new and/or emerging technologies and architectures as well as expansion of existing platforms in support of business challenges, and target outcomes.

The enterprise architect's responsibilities include improving the current technology system architecture, optimizing business operations, and setting the direction and approach for integrating information applications and programs. The enterprise architect is also responsible for cataloging, developing, coordinating, communicating, maintaining, and enforcing overall enterprise architecture models, representations, initiatives, capabilities, and components to adequately perform the organization's business and technology activities.

To be successful as an enterprise architect, one needs to be proven leader with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, should have demonstrated ability to think both strategically and tactically, should have excellent technical, and analytical. You should also have strong communication, and interpersonal skills.

Enterprise Architect Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand a wide range of disciplines in enough detail to communicate effectively with experts in those areas to enable delivery of E2E solutions design, development and configuration.
• Govern and manage the organization technology standards and patterns to help reduce complexity, risk, and improve quality and speed of delivery.
• Analyzing industry, technology and market trends to determine their potential impacts on the enterprise.
• Evaluating current IT environment, business development strategies, and IT processes to identify critical deficiencies and suggesting improvements.
• Creating business architecture models to reflect the organization's strategies and goals and creating and implementing business visions and goals.
• Suggesting ideas to reduce costs in IT and business leadership.
• Collaborates with delivery teams to promote and ensure consistent application of architecture patterns, standards, best practices, as well as to leverage shared technologies, tools and processes that impact quality, scalability, sustainability, speed to value and time to market.
• Proven experience in a technical architecture role, within the financial services industry
• Ensuring the efficiency, security, and support of the organization's goals.
• Determining and implementing build versus buy strategies, mentor personnel, and views of the overall business strategy.
• Consulting with project/program teams to fit solutions to architecture across all viewpoints.

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Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in IT, with at least 7 years in a senior architecture role
• Strong understanding of finance industry regulations, compliance standards, and security frameworks
• Strong understanding of business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, APIs, Open Data, Microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
• Knowledge of Solution architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Storage, virtualization
• Extensive knowledge of cloud infrastructure, automation tools, operating systems, networking protocols, and IT operations
• Proficient in architecture frameworks and design principles
• Experience with enterprise architecture tools, related graphical models, and frameworks (e.g. TOGAF).
• Knowledge of AI and emerging technologies
• Excellent at conflict resolution and negotiation; ability to influence
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong management experience required.
• Strong consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business development.

Compensation:

The expected annual salary for this position is between $210,000 - $250,000 at the start of employment. A salary offer is determined on an individualized basis, taking into consideration factors such as an individual’s skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package also includes eligibility for an annual bonus, medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision plans, life and disability insurance, employee wellness program, retirement and savings plans with employer contributions, generous holiday and paid time off schedules, parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.

Additional Information

The Bank will make reasonable accommodations to the following employees to allow them to perform the essential functions of their position, except where doing so would result in undue hardship to the Bank:

• Those with a known mental or physical disability.
• Pregnant individuals and/or individuals with pregnancy or childbirth-related medical conditions.
• Victims of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking.
• Employees with religious observance and practice obligations.

Any employee who believes he or she needs an accommodation for any of the above reasons should contact their supervisor or a member of Human Resources to request such an accommodation. In each case, the Bank will engage in a good faith written or oral dialogue concerning the individual’s accommodation needs; potential accommodations that may address the individual’s accommodation needs, including alternatives to a requested accommodation; and the difficulties that such potential accommodations may pose for the employer.

The Bank retains the ultimate discretion to choose the appropriate reasonable accommodation. Upon reaching a final determination at the conclusion of the cooperative dialogue, the Bank will provide the requesting individual with a written final determination identifying any accommodation granted or denied. In addition, the Bank will maintain any information regarding the employee’s request and status in the strictest confidence, except as requested by the employee, as required on a need-to-know basis or as otherwise required by law.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are operating on a hybrid schedule. 

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