Senior Solution Architect

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Regular or Temporary :

Regular

Language Fluency : English (Required)

Work Shift :

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description :

This position serves as a domain architect for Treasury Solutions, guiding the development and implementation of robust solution architectures while ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders across business and technology domains, including Treasury Operations, Risk, and IT.

The role also acts as a consultant and leader within delivery teams, providing architectural expertise and strategic guidance.

The role focuses on working with delivery teams to design and build secure, adaptable, and scalable solutions that ensure high reliability and cost-effectiveness.

The Senior Solution Architect ensures a holistic architecture design by appropriately integrating other key architectural disciplines, including governance (ensuring compliance with policies and standards), cyber security (protecting assets and data integrity), data (defining data models and ensuring data quality), and infrastructure (aligning hardware and software resources).

This position is responsible for the creation and syndication of architectural artifacts, which depicts the current environment, the proposed environment, and a transition plan to reach the target state.

The Senior Solution Architect ensures adherence to Truist best practices, standards, and governance tollgates. The role also involves sophisticated analytical thought and domain knowledge to drive innovative solutions and mentoring less experienced teammates to build technical expertise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.

Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Top down enterprise design with focus on business model, digital transformation and innovation i.e. collaborate with business owners, technology leaders and risk partners to draft the tech strategy, reflecting the corporate objectives / strategy

2. IT Landscape design in the context of business capabilities of the organization supporting enterprise objective, cost and risk reduction

3. Lead cross cutting enterprise solution design that span across multiple CIOs and domains

4. Set strategic direction for the assigned major business division in alignment with the Business Strategy and Technology standards and provide thought leadership in the development of an enterprise strategic IT plan.

5. Maintain a high level of awareness and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, as well as industry and bank issues, to effectively match them.

6. End to end accountability to review and approve design solutions that best meet the business needs of the enterprise, with a primary focus on innovation.

7. Lead or "jump start" initiatives deemed critical to IT Services and Truist's success

8. Provide thought leadership in new technology innovation, incubation, introduction and implementation critical to Truist's technology and business strategy roadmaps and ongoing success

Note : The difference between Enterprise Architect, Sr. Enterprise Architect is scope, years of experience, and complexity of the business line and related technologies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications :

1. Bachelor's degree in Business or IT, or equivalent education and related training

2. Fifteen years of architecture / design / delivery experience which includes ten years of enterprise architecture experience or fifteen years' solution architecture experience in technology and security, and ten years of banking / financial business domain

3. Comprehensive experience with various architectural domains such as application, data, infrastructure, security and integration

4. Strong analytical and broad architectural skills

5. Strong verbal and written communication skills

6. Strong negotiation / facilitation skills

7. Significant knowledge of current and emerging architecture principles, methodologies and tools

8. Experience as negotiator with vendors for relevant products and services

9. Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking with ability to differentiate feasible from academic solutions

10. Demonstrated thought-leadership skills with the ability to translate high-level business planning information into application needs / solutions

11. Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products

12. Ability to travel, occasionally overnight

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE :

Technical Skills

Deep understanding of :

• Payment processing systems and networks
• ISO 20022 message standards
• Banking APIs and microservices
• Cloud-based financial services
• Real-time payment architectures
• Solution architecture methodologies
• Current technology trends and best practices

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Project management expertise
• Leadership and team collaboration skills

Domain Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of treasury management products
• Experience with banking transaction processing systems
• Knowledge of financial messaging standards and protocols
• Real-time payment architectures

Core Responsibilities

Following is a summary of the core responsibilities for this role. Adaptability is required due to evolving business needs, and additional duties, both major and minor, may be assigned as necessary.

Solution Design and Implementation

• Design scalable payment processing architectures supporting high-volume transaction processing, including ACH, Wire, and Real-Time Payments
• Design comprehensive technical solutions that align with the organization's goals and existing enterprise environment
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations including SWIFT, ISO 20022, and Federal Reserve requirements
• Perform approved proof-of-concepts to "test" technology and business solution capabilities, and provide recommendations to stakeholders regarding future use within Truist.

Technical Leadership

• Guide development teams in implementing payment processing systems, focusing on transaction integrity and financial reconciliation
• Design integration patterns for core banking systems, payment networks, and third-party financial services providers
• Lead the identification, planning, creation, and oversight of sound solution architecture frameworks, guidelines, patterns, and standards for use across the treasury domain
• Identify and drive application rationalization, solution consolidation, and optimization opportunities, including the integration of enterprise-wide technologies and new business capabilities
• Shepherd projects through the Technology Delivery Life Cycle (TDLC), overseeing each phase of the process including initiation, planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and post-implementation review

Risk and Compliance

• Ensure solutions meet banking industry regulations including BSA / AML, OFAC, and PSD2
• Collaborate with delivery partners representing Cyber Security, Risk, Infrastructure, Enterprise Data Office, and Enterprise Architecture to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise requirements and standards
• Design solutions adhering to banking industry standards for data protection and privacy
• Create and implement appropriate review processes to identify potential issues early in the development / procurement cycle.

Stakeholder Management

• Establish and understand divisional business strategy and technical requirements
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including line of business stakeholders, Application Technology Managers, developers, and project managers
• Communicate technical information effectively to non-technical audiences

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Visual / Audio / Speaking

Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.

Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding

Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy / fax machines, and printers.

Availability

Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager / supervisor and required by business need.

Travel

Up to 25%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation : All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position.

Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.

Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.

For more details on Truist's generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site . Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist's defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and / or a deferred compensation plan.

As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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