Technical Architect

Responsibilities:

Technology Leadership & Team Management

• Lead multiple software development teams across various product and technology value streams.
• Develop, mentor, and support engineering talent while fostering a high-performing team culture.
• Partner with Product, Business, and Technology leaders to establish priorities, align roadmaps, and deliver strategic initiatives.
• Support organizational planning, resource management, and execution across multiple programs and platforms.

Architecture & Platform Strategy

• Provide leadership for the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices for application development, platform engineering, and enterprise integrations.
• Guide API strategy, application architecture, and platform modernization efforts.
• Support technology decisions that improve scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.

Engineering Excellence

• Promote software engineering best practices, including DevSecOps, continuous delivery, automation, and operational excellence.
• Drive adoption of modern development frameworks, tools, and engineering processes.
• Ensure application reliability, quality, and system performance across supported platforms.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical decision-making.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Business organizations.
• Navigate cross-team dependencies and support issue resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Influence enterprise technology strategies and modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and offshore delivery organizations to support successful outcomes.

Digital Platform Delivery

• Lead the delivery of advisor-facing digital capabilities and enterprise platform enhancements.
• Support the integration of applications, APIs, data platforms, and external systems.
• Ensure solutions support business objectives, advisor experience goals, security requirements, and operational standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software development, or enterprise technology delivery
• 10+ years of experience leading engineering teams, technology organizations, or large-scale technology initiatives
• 10+ years of experience within financial services, wealth management, brokerage, banking, or another regulated industry
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based, distributed, and enterprise-scale technology solutions

Core Competencies:

• Software Development Leadership
• Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering
• Enterprise Application & API Design
• DevSecOps & Software Delivery Practices
• Financial Services Technology Solutions

Preferences:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent cloud architecture certification.
• Experience with application architecture, solution design, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Experience leading user experience, digital platform, or customer-facing application development efforts.
• Experience with Agile delivery frameworks and scaled Agile practices.
• Experience using collaboration and product planning tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Miro, or Smartsheet.