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JOB OVERVIEW:

The Principal Solution Architect is responsible for the leadership, analysis, and design of the Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA) for the Merger & Acquisition (M&A) group supporting our extraordinary company growth projections and digital experiences vision.
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team-oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years of hands-on design and implementation experience in IT.
• 3+ years of experience in application development, middleware, database management or operations, security, or integration.
• Prior cloud experience.
• Previous experience as a Solution Architect.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, especially wealth management.
• Experience with domain-driven architecture, microservices, and API design.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EKS, Glue, Lambda, and RDS.
• Experience with event-driven architecture using Kafka or Kinesis
• Proficiency in defining current and future state architecture models.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS cloud platform, with strong understanding of AWS security best practices and the Well-Architected Framework.
• Experience migrating monolithic on-prem applications to the cloud using refactoring, re-architecting, and re-platforming approaches, including 12-factor methodology.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools, automated deployments, and containerization.

• Lead enterprise solution architecture modeling and design by collaborating with cross-domain architects and leadership to deliver domain-driven, scalable, service-based solutions that eliminate fate sharing across teams supporting M&A.
• Partner with engineering teams to collaborate and drive design and architecture decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards.
• Implement and enforce architecture governance to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality across solutions.
• Develop blueprint architectures, including multi-year transition plans and recommendations to drive transformation and modernization for M&A and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Collaborate with business, product, and technology teams early in the M&A and product lifecycle to infuse end-to-end architecture thinking—covering both functional and non-functional aspects.
• Craft high-level designs early in the lifecycle and elaborate them into detailed designs as conversations progress.
• Partner with Lean Portfolio Management to provide a high-level vision of enterprise solutions and development initiatives.
• Assist the Agile Program Management Office (ACDC) in identifying and designing development value streams.
• Participate in strategy development for building and maintaining the modern architectural runway via Enabler Epics.
• Promote Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevSecOps capabilities.
• Facilitate reuse of code, components, and proven patterns supporting modern architecture.
• Deliver architecture aligned with Enterprise Architecture standards and advocate for models and patterns that guide solution decisions.
  What are we looking for?
  We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.