Lead Architect

s, ensuring reliability, operational stability, and alignment with firmwide controls.

• Help Application Owners with the technical target state and strategy for applications, collaborating with architecture and engineering teams.

• Identify, assess, and manage technology risks, ensuring compliance with firm standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

• Support implementation and evaluation of effective controls, proactively monitor control effectiveness, and recommend enhancements.

• Define team objectives, ensuring everyone understands their responsibilities.

• Assign tasks based on team members' strengths and development needs, ensuring efficient use of resources.

• Identify skill gaps, provide training opportunities, and support career development for team members.

• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability.

• Support efforts to enhance application resiliency, security, and performance through creative problem-solving and technical innovation.

• Provide regular reporting and governance insights to senior management.

• Develop and maintain robust relationships with technologists, data officers, and business partners to facilitate collaboration and progress toward shared goals.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills :

• 5+ years of applied experience in application management, architecture, or related technical roles.

• Experience managing teams, problem-solving and decision-making

• Experience in technology risk management, information security, and familiarity with risk management frameworks and financial industry regulatory requirements.

• Advanced understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), application resiliency, and security.

• Proven record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies.

• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.

• Practical cloud native experience and advanced knowledge of cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile, or other technical disciplines.

• Proficiency in automation, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and agile methodologies.

• Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level strategic decision-making and translate technology insights into business strategies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills :

• Experience in AI and prompt engineering is a plus