Enterprise Architect - Consumer Banking

Summary

Collaborate with domain technology leadership to create an end-to-end vision for the overall technology landscape of the Consumer Bank domain / function as well as how it connects to the broader Enterprise technology landscape, including aligning to the enterprise Architecture standards.

Responsibilities

• Understand both enterprise and domain vision and roadmap, and articulate their implication to the technology capabilities, and overall technology landscape for that specific domain

• Maintain domain level value chains

• Support alignment of architectural / technology principles and standards for domain with enterprise guidance

• Identify, analyze, review, and evaluate ideas and opportunities to support the product roadmap with technologies for the targeted domain

• Participate in the planning and execution of strategic initiatives that require architecture guidance

• Provide architectural oversight within the domain / function across architecture areas - application, data, cloud and infrastructure, cybersecurity, and integration

• Develop domain-specific technology / architecture roadmaps based on specific needs

• Conduct analysis to determine best path / opportunities for solving domain problems that may include new products, new platforms, or system enhancements

• Engage with initiative delivery teams to communicate and promote alignment with the domain architecture

• Consult with delivery teams regarding the most critical or complex domain architecture areas

• Participate in and support the governance process including artifact reviews, presenting to the Architecture Peer Review Group and the Architecture Review Board to ensure compliance

• Understand business capabilities (future and current state) and determine corresponding enterprise systems and application and gaps to drive future state roadmap

• Contribute to reference architecture patterns

• Understand cybersecurity principles; identify and address impacts to ensure solutions comply with best practices

• Understand corporate technology standards and ensure solutions fully comply; recommend exceptions where appropriate

• Understand technology trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies and determine their potential impact on the domain

• Identify the principles, guidelines, standards, and patterns related to assigned domain to ensure decisions are aligned with the enterprise's technology future-state architecture vision

• Facilitate the evaluation and selection of new enterprise software product and platforms

• Understand and adhere to M&T's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the company's risk appetite; identify risk-related issues needing escalation

• Support an environment that promotes diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand

• Complete other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Knowledge of core banking platforms, branch and teller platforms, mortgage lending, customer service systems, card, payments, web/mobile channels

• Knowledge of small business & business processes

• Breadth of knowledge across business, application, data, cloud and infrastructure, cybersecurity, and integration architecture

• Strong strategic planning capabilities with a consulting mindset and proven architecture modelling skills

• Ability to connect across disparate parts of the organization and understand domain implications of enterprise priorities

• Good understanding of strategic and new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong presentation skills

• Excellent analytical skills like technical translator, abstraction, pattern recognition, logical and holistic thinking

• Excellent technical skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong understanding of commercial and institutional banking processes

Preferred Skills

• Consumer banking visionary with a focus on researching and driving innovation.

• Knowledge of marketing tech stack, customer segmentation and propensity analytics

• Knowledge of all components of an enterprise technical architecture

• Strong understanding of application architecture and development methodologies, infrastructure and network architecture and cybersecurity

• Prior experience working with developers in an in-and-out outsourced environment

• Relevant certifications in Enterprise Architecture discipline, or other domain-relevant disciplines

• Prior experience with Agile Scrum and Scaled Agile

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 6 years' operational/technical experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 10 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years' operational/technical experience

Preferred Education

• Graduate degree in a business or technical discipline

Required Experience

• Experience working in two or more technical roles related to consumer banking
• A minimum of 6 years' operational/technical experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 10 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years' operational/technical experience

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in financial services industry in a consumer/retail domain

• Experience in driving and delivering innovation within the realm of consumer banking

• Experience in at least two Information Technology solution development disciplines, including technical architecture, infrastructure, application development, cybersecurity, database management or Information Technology (IT) operations

• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments

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Location:

Buffalo, New York, United States of America