Enterprise Architect
Amalgamated Bank
Amalgamated Bank seeks an Enterprise level Architect who is also very technically capable of performing hands-on Systems Administration and Infrastructure Engineering work, disciplined in organizing processes that promote an IT infrastructure in support of successful business practices, by the analysis and eventual mapping of all IT assets to their respective and pertinent business processes, and which will then drive an ongoing set of governance principles and procedures around overall business strategy and systems architectural roadmap.
By joining our team, you’ll be joining a Bank that believes that that maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected is essential for us to grow as a company. We are dedicated to building a more equitable world in our everyday practices by embracing the values of our employees and customers.
Essential Job Functions:
+ Perform hands-on support of various Systems Administration and Infrastructure Engineering work in terms of Application, server host/virtual machine, 3rd party SaaS solution, Cloud build-out/Application deployment, and various other Engineering tasks.
+ Face off with other members of IT and the various Business units in the analysis, deconstruct, and eventual documenting/mapping of all IT assets (i.e. all in-house and 3rd party applications, manual and automated jobs/batch processes, etc) to their respective Business processes in compiling an overall strategic systems architectural roadmap of what currently exists versus future system and process consolidations, migrations, new builds vs buys, and any related retirements and decommissions (i.e. Buy/Hold/Sell).
+ Partner with both other IT members and various Business stakeholders to identify and solidify requirements in support of the above aforementioned.
+ Partner with Applications Development, Engineering, and Data Strategy teams in defining and documenting the overall architectural systems standards and strategic platforms and frameworks, and ongoing architectural review governance principles and procedures in terms of 4 specific architectural domains:
+ Business architecture—defines business strategy and organization, key business processes, and governance and standards.
+ Data architecture—documents the structure of logical and physical data assets and any related data management resources. (must understand and have working knowledge of SEMANTIC layer for reporting in PowerBI)
+ Application systems architecture—provides a blueprint for deploying individual systems, including the interactions among application systems as well as their relationships to essential business processes.
+ Technology architecture—describes the hardware, software, and network infrastructure necessary to support the deployment of mission-critical applications
Required Skills
+ Hands-on Systems Administration and Infrastructure Engineer with both server/host/Virtual machine & appliance as well as SaaS/Cloud/infrastructure experience (at least 5-10 years experience)
+ Hands-on Cloud buildout and application deployment experience (at least one of the two: Azure or AWS)
+ Overall solutions architect that may have run actual Architectural Review Boards to the point of either TOGAF and/or Zachman framework models with focus around overall information security/DLP.
+ At least some knowledge of either Salesforce CRM and/or any of its related components: i.e. Slack, Mulesoft API, Gen AI, etc…
+ Proficient in business process modeling
+ Skilled in either TOGAF and/or Zachman Enterprise Architecture methodologies and best practices
+ Understanding of front-end technologies and client interfaces, such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, etc... from both thin and fat client perspectives
+ Understanding of overall IT General Controls, logical accessibility, information security, and auditing compliance and practices
+ Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, environments such as AD integration, SSO, SAML, etc…
+ Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
+ Understanding of multiple data source integration into singular system and data-modelling schemas that represent and support business processes
+ Proficient understanding of all-things Microsoft from SQL Server to .NET coding development, various .NET languages (e.g. C#, Visual Basic .NET) and HTML5/CSS3
+ Familiarity with the ASP.NET framework, SQL Server and design/architectural patterns (e.g. Model-View-Controller (MVC))
+ Understanding with programming architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC)
+ Understanding of development source code/versioning tools (such as Git, Mercurial or SVN)
+ Familiarity with ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
+ Understanding of server-side templating languages a plus (such as Jinja 2, Mako, etc…) a plus
+ Strong, proficient understanding of standard DevOps and SDLC phases and practices, including Secure SDLC (i.e. static and dynamic testing, ethical hack/penetration testing, OWASP systems and data security threats and vulnerabilities), including Agile methodologies
+ Excellent analytical and communication skills
+ Attention to detail, with strong unit and systems integration understanding
+ BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
+ Strong organizational skills with ability to work independently
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base salary for this role is between $170,000.00 – $185,000.00. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferrable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Amalgamated Bank is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, Minorities / Females / Individuals with Disability / Veterans . (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated\_files/employers/poster\_screen\_reader\_optimized.pdf) AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply. View our Pay Transparency Statement (https://www.amalgamatedbank.com/sites/default/files/pay-transparency.pdf) . Submission of a resume or any information regarding your qualifications does not constitute a promise or offer of employment. At Amalgamated Bank, we consider an applicant to be someone who has interviewed at least once, in person, with the hiring manager. Amalgamated Bank does not sponsor applicants for work visas.
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