EverBank · 21 hours ago
Chief Architect
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$190K/yr - $257K/yr
8+ years expEverBank is a nationwide specialty bank providing high-value products and services to consumer and commercial clients. The Chief Architect role is a visionary position responsible for leading the architecture function, defining the technology roadmap, and ensuring architectural alignment with business objectives while driving innovation and AI adoption.
FinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Leadership: Leads and mentors a team of solution, domain, and enterprise architects, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and architectural excellence
Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborates closely with leaders in Operational Excellence, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Application Development to ensure architectural alignment and execution
Business Alignment: Ensures architectural decisions and investments are tightly aligned with business priorities and strategic outcomes
Technology Roadmap Ownership: Defines and evolves the enterprise technology roadmap to support business growth, modernization, and operational efficiency
Innovation & AI Strategy: Drives innovation through emerging technologies, including AI/ML, automation, and advanced analytics, ensuring scalable and responsible adoption across the enterprise
Architecture Governance & ARB Leadership: Chairs the Architecture Review Board (ARB), ensuring consistent governance, design standards, and architectural compliance
Blueprint & Standards Definition: Establishes and maintains enterprise architecture blueprints, reference models, and technology standards across domains
SaaS & Vendor Strategy: Evaluates and guides adoption of SaaS and third-party solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and long-term scalability
Application Portfolio Oversight: Leads rationalization and modernization efforts using the 5R strategy (Retire, Replace, Rehost, Replatform, Refactor), with a focus on simplification and value realization
Architecture Risk Management: Identifies and mitigates architecture-related risks, ensuring resilience, compliance, and security
Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) Architecture: Architects for performance, scalability, availability, and security across platforms and solutions
Qualification
Required
8 years of experience in enterprise architecture
Prior experience in software engineering
8+ Years Required
Preferred
10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture
Experience designing roadmaps and strategy for tech teams
Experience mentoring and leading teams as a trusted technical advisor
Strong communication and presentation skills
Banking or Financial Services Industry experience
University (Degree) Preferred
10+ Years Preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision & HSA/FSA
401(k) savings
Paid holidays & generous PTO
Additional wellness & voluntary benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Commuter Benefits
Life and Disability Insurance
Company
EverBank
We’re a premium performance banking partner.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$350M2025-08-07Debt Financing· $200M
2024-08-28Debt Financing· $150M
2016-08-03Acquired
Leadership Team
Stephen Sullivan
Chief Technology Officer
Steven Potts
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-08-07
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