Zions Bancorporation · 18 hours ago
Enterprise Architect - Application Architecture
Midvale, Utah, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expZions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations team is transforming the work experience for financial institutions. They are seeking an Enterprise Architect focused on Application Architecture to define and maintain application architecture patterns and guide the enterprise in their use, ensuring alignment with business and architecture objectives.
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Responsibilities
Develop and document application architecture for targeted stakeholder groups to support business and organizational outcomes
Translate stakeholder needs into functional and non‑functional requirements
Ensure architectural designs are clearly documented and reviewed through project and architecture governance process
Create and maintain application architecture patterns, guidelines, and approved technology records
Gather and analyze application requirements, including purpose, functionality, performance, constraints, and user needs
Define application architectures that meet these requirements and collaborate with other architects to align on solution approaches (COTS, SaaS, PaaS, custom)
Establish high-level application structures, major components, technologies, models, their responsibilities, and interaction models
Ensure solution architectures align with the enterprise architecture blueprint
Review and approve enterprise architecture artifacts, such as reference architectures, patterns, standards, and solution designs
Partner with enterprise, data, and infrastructure architects to ensure cohesive end‑to‑end architecture
Participate in evaluating tools, platforms, frameworks, and third‑party solutions
Contribute to Lean Portfolio Management and Agile Release Trains in the Solution Architect role
Work with the EA team to uphold architecture standards, guidelines, and processes
Provide architectural oversight for new or major-change technology proposals
Promote awareness of cross-functional architecture activities, patterns, best practices, emerging technologies, and standards
Develop and champion roadmaps and multi‑year strategies for application modernization and patterns adoption
Collaborate with business leaders, product owners, and engineering teams to ensure solution alignment with business goals
Qualification
Required
Experience in enterprise architecture with a focus on application architecture
Expertise in defining application blueprints, modular designs, and integration patterns
Hands-on coding experience in mainstream languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, React, Node.js, Angular, Swift)
Ability to design end‑to‑end solutions that align with enterprise standards and meet requirements for scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency
Experience with major cloud services and architecture frameworks
Broad knowledge of application technologies, including their strengths, limitations, and appropriate use cases
Experience leading major application refactoring or re-platforming efforts (e.g., monolith to microservices, server to containers, on‑prem to cloud, VMs to serverless)
Understanding of distributed systems, containerization, service mesh, and domain decomposition
Experience with security-by-design principles (authentication, authorization, OWASP, threat modeling, logging, monitoring, data protection)
Solid understanding of data modeling, data flows, metadata management, and data governance
Breadth of experience across enterprise technology stacks (cloud, distributed, mobile, SaaS, desktop native, integrations, data feeds and messaging pipelines, legacy-to-modern mixes)
Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, automated testing, and IaC (e.g., Terraform)
Ability to make unbiased technology recommendations based on context, not personal preferences
Familiarity with TOGAF and similar industry frameworks
Understanding of software development methodologies
Excellent communication skills and ability to present architecture content to both technical and non‑technical audiences
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience). A combination of education and experience may meet requirements
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
Employee Ambassador preferred banking products
Company
Zions Bancorporation
Zions Bancorporation is a financial services company involved in SBA lending, public finance advisory services, and agricultural finance.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.09B2025-08-11Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-11-14Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2013-09-13Post Ipo Debt· $87.9M
Leadership Team
Harris Simmons
Chairman and CEO
Recent News
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