Sr Solutions Architect II - Enterprise Architecture
Employer name not established · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · hybrid
About Enterprise Architecture:
Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Chief Technology Officer at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company's technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include:
- Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise.
- Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support.
- Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance.
- Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.
- Ensures Technology Platform solutions are aligned with the corresponding Platform Blueprint and Company Platform roadmaps; may be called on to be the Technology Platform Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
- Focuses on cross-platform integration to use and optimize platform capabilities
- Ensures the engineered environment meets the specification in terms of business requirements, application design and infrastructure requirements, i.e. accountable for the platform integration performance and efficiency
- Performs hands-on solution architecture design work and actively participates in design and code reviews to ensure both delivery of desired business outcomes and alignment to enterprise standards
- Provides input and functional direction to the Technology Platform’s API strategy and implementation roadmap
- Works with Business and Data Architects to align and incorporate their input into platform solutions
- Responsible for coaching and mentoring engineering resources on solution architecture, providing advice, mentorship and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required
- Identifies technical solutions and business process improvements in support of the business and IT strategic direction
- Finds opportunities to embrace innovative technologies
- Interacts with business partners and product engineering teams to share and direct architecture practices that may affect business solution delivery
- Provides architectural governance, reviewing projects to ensure alignment to architectural and technical strategy by driving Technology Platform to Platform Architecture Review (PAR) approval level
- Advises product delivery resources on the best time to engage dependent teams (for example, database engineering teams)
- Ensures accurate asset information is documented and recorded in the appropriate repositories for the assigned portfolio
- 4-5 years of hands-on programming experience meaningful to the assigned Technology Platform in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as:- Advanced hands-on experience with application solution architecture design and end-to end software development of complex distributed (multi-tiered) systems
- Prior experience in multiple IT disciplines with a confirmed understanding of architectural concepts (business, data, technical and solution) and track record of implementation
- Extensive experience using a systems analysis and design methodology that is applicable to an agile product environment
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related field required; advanced degree preferred
- Prior hands-on experience with one or more core technology stack components within the assigned portfolio, such as relevant frameworks and/or programming languages
- Advanced to authoritative level knowledge and understanding of solution architecture, complex application systems design and platform integration via modern approaches (i.e. RESTful APIs)
- Proven understanding of relevant supporting architecture domains required to align and deliver solutions (business, information, application, technical, etc.)
- Ability to perform system design reviews to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, and alignment to strategic platform roadmaps
- Channel-specific solution architecture skills as required by the assigned platform, such as web, mobile, voice or interactive media
- Domain Expertise in Bill Payment and Money Movement platforms and APIs, including but not limited to: Open Banking, ACH, Nacha, Bill Pay, Remittance, wire payments, RTP, P2P, credit/debit, and crypto
- Successful solution architecture implementations that impact significant Mobile and Web Engineering initiatives
- Advanced skills with Open Source components, frameworks and complex systems integration
- Full understanding of Service Oriented Architecture design principles, execution patterns and performance optimization techniques
- Able to participate in the prevention, diagnosis, and resolution of system outages as a leader in the underlying architecture
- Experienced level understanding of relevant SDLC methodologies, practices and compliance policies/procedures
- Deep business capability domain knowledge relative to the assigned portfolio
- Able to acquire results with an emphasis on reducing cycle time and growing the speed to market of new products
- Excellent interpersonal skills (verbal and written), as well as effective consultative and influential leadership skills
- Well versed in current industry best practices regarding solution delivery disciplines
- Strong business insight with the ability to identify key issues and their impact in a broad business context