Wells Fargo · 12 hours ago
Enterprise Architect
Iselin, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $305K/yr
7+ years expWells Fargo is seeking a Principal Architect to shape the digital strategy and target technology ecosystem. The enterprise architect will drive the creation of the target architecture towards modular, composable cloud-native services, partnering with domain architects to design banking platforms that enhance reuse, resiliency, agility, and customer centricity.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechInsurancePayments
No H1B
Responsibilities
Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Provide vision, direction and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state and transition architecture
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership
Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture
Drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
Lead the development of strategy for capabilities across the bank and influence target state architectures with forward-looking architecture principles, data management, and modern technology
Credibly challenge line of business / domain architecture on alignment to enterprise goals
Contribute to forward-looking policies, patterns, standards, non-functional requirements, methodologies and industry best practices and work with domain architects to promote adherence
Provide leadership and guidance at architecture councils, review boards and internal and external architecture forums
Perform enterprise and portfolio-level analysis to drive investment analysis, rationalization, and convergence strategies
Support data center migration efforts and understand full stack architecture to migrate dependencies accordingly
Produce enterprise architecture specifications and documents using industry standard modeling languages and tools
Drive efforts to ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and performance of architecture solutions
Stay current with technology innovations and industry best practices and apply across the enterprise, where valuable
Transform the Architecture practice
Qualification
Required
7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of architecture in one or a combination of the following areas: enterprise architecture, solution architecture, application architecture, infrastructure or security, or security architecture
7+ years of experience creating architecture strategy, designs, and patterns
7+ years of software development experience
2+ years of experience with architecting solutions using leading vendor solutions and in-house developed systems
Preferred
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly senior management
Ability to negotiate/challenge, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships
Knowledge and understanding of applications technology management role, including managing applications development and support for multiple systems and business functions
Ability to identify key issues, involve affected parties, design solutions, obtain buy-in, and communicate effectively through resolution
Ability to be proactive, innovative and creative in meeting customer and enterprise needs
3+ years of experience using industry standards such as BAG, BIAN, TOGAF and architecture modeling languages such as ArchiMate, UML, BPMN, etc. leveraging BizzDesign Horizzon
Bachelor's and/or master's in computer science or information systems
Prior related experience leading and/or managing architecture strategies with architecture roadmap that aligns with business strategy and objectives
Deep understanding of cloud technologies (GCP, Azure) and familiarity with data center exit strategies
Good analytical skills to set data driven insights with high attention to detail and accuracy
Lead application consolidation and rationalization efforts and the related emerging technology assessments
Benefits
Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement
Company
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a financial services firm that provides banking, insurance, investments, and mortgage services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-10-06IPO
Leadership Team
Charlie Scharf
CEO
Fernando Rivas
CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking
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