Saxon Global
Senior Solution Architect
Job Location
South Boston, MA, United States
Job Description
Overview:
The successful candidate will have solutions architecture experience in the commercial banking domain. The ability to communication with both technology teams and business teams is critical. Experience in agile environments and agile transformation is a big plus.
As a Solution Architect for our client's Consumer Banking and Channels Architecture utilizes his/her expertise to recommend operational strategies and plans for the Solutions Architecture function with direct impact on company and IT results. S/he manages most strategic Consumer Banking Architecture accounts and communicates with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance; influencing business decision made by leadership. In addition s/he evaluates and takes in care of the compliance with the organization's technology standards and works with internal business groups on implementation opportunities, challenges, and requirements of various applications.
Responsibilities:
• Builds and maintains relationships and trust with key business stakeholders to understand business strategy and future needs
• Communicates monthly updates and produces presentations to senior management on matters of strategic importance to the department
• Communicates with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance
• Consults the Enterprise Architecture team on systems design and implementation, helping to grow and develop the current retail business processes and technology implementations
• Consults with project teams to fit projects to Enterprise Architecture
• Consults with senior leadership and IT leaders to develop project scopes and business cases that meet both business and IT strategies and roadmaps
• Consults with the Enterprise Level Architecture team to develop blueprints and roadmaps needed to achieve appropriate balance between IT efficiency and business innovation, allowing individual business units to innovate safely in their pursuit of competitive advantage
• Continually communicates and builds consensus on Enterprise Architecture with IT and business partners
• Develops and implements new Enterprise Architecture products, processes, standards of operational plans that will impact the achievement of functional standards and principles throughout the organization., Directs the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry, and market trends
• Facilitates the development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture standards and adoption of requirements across the enterprise
• Guides improvements in tools and capabilities to support the Enterprise Architecture strategy and vision
• Improves efficiencies by identifying cost saving projects and opportunities for the corporate business lines
• Influences business decisions made by leadership
• Leads, guides, and mentors best practices, design standards, and implementation strategies for EA team
• Maintains a keen awareness of ever-developing industry methods, techniques, strategies and tools for risk and risk information, reporting recommendations regarding their adoption where applicable
• Manages most strategic accounts and relationships for the Enterprise Architecture department
• Manages strategic accounts with key stakeholders to help drive improved business performance
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy., Oversees the implementation and operation of Information Technology solutions
• Recommends and implements agreed process improvements to the Enterprise Architecture function
• Recommends operational strategies and plans with direct impact on the company's results
• Researches any issues to optimize the opportunities for improvement to the EA function
• Trains, mentors, and coaches colleagues and subordinates as needed
Must have Skills:
• 7+ years of experience
• Solution Architect and Digital Banking experience
• Restful APIs, API-led design
• Banking functional concepts: Customer Authentication, Payments, Billpay, monetary movements, Zelle, FundNow, TransferNow
• Integration design experience
• Create logical/functional architecture diagram, create integration by use case sequence diagram
Nice to haves:
• Cybersecurity concepts: MFA, best practices, encryption standards, device biometrics
• Cybersecurity risk assessment
• Consumer Online Banking - browser and native app
• Excellent communication, team player, proactive
• Demonstrated experience of tightly collaboration with Business owners
• Demonstrated experience of tightly collaboration with Technical owners
• Fluency in Spanish is not required but nice to have
Location: South Boston, MA, US
Posted Date: 11/24/2024
The successful candidate will have solutions architecture experience in the commercial banking domain. The ability to communication with both technology teams and business teams is critical. Experience in agile environments and agile transformation is a big plus.
As a Solution Architect for our client's Consumer Banking and Channels Architecture utilizes his/her expertise to recommend operational strategies and plans for the Solutions Architecture function with direct impact on company and IT results. S/he manages most strategic Consumer Banking Architecture accounts and communicates with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance; influencing business decision made by leadership. In addition s/he evaluates and takes in care of the compliance with the organization's technology standards and works with internal business groups on implementation opportunities, challenges, and requirements of various applications.
Responsibilities:
• Builds and maintains relationships and trust with key business stakeholders to understand business strategy and future needs
• Communicates monthly updates and produces presentations to senior management on matters of strategic importance to the department
• Communicates with senior leadership on matters of strategic importance
• Consults the Enterprise Architecture team on systems design and implementation, helping to grow and develop the current retail business processes and technology implementations
• Consults with project teams to fit projects to Enterprise Architecture
• Consults with senior leadership and IT leaders to develop project scopes and business cases that meet both business and IT strategies and roadmaps
• Consults with the Enterprise Level Architecture team to develop blueprints and roadmaps needed to achieve appropriate balance between IT efficiency and business innovation, allowing individual business units to innovate safely in their pursuit of competitive advantage
• Continually communicates and builds consensus on Enterprise Architecture with IT and business partners
• Develops and implements new Enterprise Architecture products, processes, standards of operational plans that will impact the achievement of functional standards and principles throughout the organization., Directs the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry, and market trends
• Facilitates the development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture standards and adoption of requirements across the enterprise
• Guides improvements in tools and capabilities to support the Enterprise Architecture strategy and vision
• Improves efficiencies by identifying cost saving projects and opportunities for the corporate business lines
• Influences business decisions made by leadership
• Leads, guides, and mentors best practices, design standards, and implementation strategies for EA team
• Maintains a keen awareness of ever-developing industry methods, techniques, strategies and tools for risk and risk information, reporting recommendations regarding their adoption where applicable
• Manages most strategic accounts and relationships for the Enterprise Architecture department
• Manages strategic accounts with key stakeholders to help drive improved business performance
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy., Oversees the implementation and operation of Information Technology solutions
• Recommends and implements agreed process improvements to the Enterprise Architecture function
• Recommends operational strategies and plans with direct impact on the company's results
• Researches any issues to optimize the opportunities for improvement to the EA function
• Trains, mentors, and coaches colleagues and subordinates as needed
Must have Skills:
• 7+ years of experience
• Solution Architect and Digital Banking experience
• Restful APIs, API-led design
• Banking functional concepts: Customer Authentication, Payments, Billpay, monetary movements, Zelle, FundNow, TransferNow
• Integration design experience
• Create logical/functional architecture diagram, create integration by use case sequence diagram
Nice to haves:
• Cybersecurity concepts: MFA, best practices, encryption standards, device biometrics
• Cybersecurity risk assessment
• Consumer Online Banking - browser and native app
• Excellent communication, team player, proactive
• Demonstrated experience of tightly collaboration with Business owners
• Demonstrated experience of tightly collaboration with Technical owners
• Fluency in Spanish is not required but nice to have
Location: South Boston, MA, US
Posted Date: 11/24/2024
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