Senior Architect

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

• Position Summary:
• This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Business' Products and Services. Key responsibilities include defining the target operating environment, designing for client resiliency, assisting with solution design, and defining non-functional requirements. Job expectations include working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business' strategic objectives, evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions, and contributing to the architecture roadmap. The senior architect position is critical to influence and drive the end-to-end technology strategy/architecture solutions for strategic initiatives aligned to GBCT and GT, in active collaboration with various partners internally and externally to GBCT. Due to upcoming retirement of an employee supporting this role there will be a gap in coverage.

Responsibilities:

• •Works across the business, operations and technology to create the solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritize functional and non-functional requirements into a technology backlog to enable the technology roadmap and functionality to support evolving capabilities and services
• •Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains (Business, Application, Data, and Technology) in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices including standardized templates
• •Clarifies the architecture, assists with system design to support implementation, and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
• •Facilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable
• •Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
• •Supports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology products
• •Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
• •Provide strategic architectural direction and support across GBCT domains, including Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Corporate/Investment Banking, and Capital Markets.
• •Collaborate with enterprise horizontals (DMTEA, GIS, APSE, CTI) to ensure consistency and alignment of horizontals across the GBCT organization.
• •Collaborate with enterprise architects to ensure consistency and alignment across the GBCT organization.
• •Help define and shape the GBCT architecture strategy and roadmap for the next 3–5 years.
• •Develop and maintain target application architectures, blueprints, and strategic roadmaps aligned to enterprise objectives.
• •Drive adoption, reuse, integration, and convergence of horizontal technology capabilities across GBCT applications.
• •Evaluate emerging technologies and determine best-fit solutions for the enterprise.
• •Deliver high-quality architecture solutions for complex, multi‑generational programs spanning multiple business domains.
• •Partner across GBCT teams to ensure alignment, visibility, and execution of architecture deliverables, strategies, and initiatives.
• •Define and enforce enterprise architecture principles and standards, aligned to industry best practices.
• •Support delivery across multiple programs using agile and hyper‑agile methodologies, aligning target-state solutions to business and enterprise goals.
• •Maintain reference architecture, including shared application components, platforms, interfaces, and development tools.
• •Drive proofs of concept (POCs) and prototyping to validate new technologies and architectural approaches.
• •Lead buy vs. build decisions, evaluating internal capabilities and external products/technologies.
• •Provide architectural recommendations and design alternatives based on structured analysis.
• •Communicate architecture strategies, designs, and solutions effectively across business and technology leadership forums.
• •Provide technical guidance on standards, tools, platforms, and development practices.

Required Qualifications:

• •15+ years of experience in developing technology solutions, including 10+ years in architecture roles.
• •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Technology/Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• •Strong expertise in both traditional AI/ML and Generative AI.
• •Proficient in API management, API security, events and data/insights architecture.
• •Proven ability to design and deliver solutions for large‑scale, complex business problems, ensuring high resiliency, scalability, performance, and concurrency.
• •Strong capability in evaluating emerging technologies, presenting clear comparisons, trade‑offs, and target use cases.
• •Well‑versed in agile and hyper-agile methodologies, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and enterprise architectures.
• •Effective collaborator across business and technology teams, translating strategy into practical, scalable solutions.
• •Recognized thought leader, demonstrating openness, inclusiveness, and the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives.
• •Experienced in leading discussions and driving alignment in matrixed organizations, with a focus on team and organizational success.
• •Strong presence in enterprise architecture forums, effectively representing architecture viewpoints and driving decisions.
• •Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to influence across LOBs and technology leadership.

Desired Qualifications:

• •Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• •Experience across Global Banking domains, including data analytics, reporting, and insights, as well as traditional AI/ML and Generative AI.
• •Experience with cloud‑native architectures and container-based platforms.
• •Hands-on software design and development experience using modern programming languages.
• •Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and container automation practices.
• •Strong capability in architecture evaluation and decision-making, leveraging Alternative Architecture Analysis (AAA), proofs of concept (POCs), vendor evaluations, and other structured methods.
• •Experience working in Ag