Principal Technology Architect

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Job Description Summary
As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more. All brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance.
We offer a dynamic hybrid work environment located in Atlanta.

Position Summary:

Accountable for delivering thought leadership, strategic direction, and consulting, standards, and technology guidance to both IT service providers and business lines, with the ultimate goal in achieving business objectives. Leads and participates in the development of architecture strategies, frameworks and architecture governance processes. Establishes long term software and data architecture direction to ensure sound investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages the development and communication of architecture vision, migration options and impacts. Direct the alignment of software and technology & data architectures, standards, and best practices across all Technology departments in the District. Establishes long-term software and data architecture direction to ensure sound investment decisions.
• Oversees the QA-Compliance team and architecture staff (directly and/or in matrix relationships); Directs the activities of both functions. Ensures compliance with district and System policies, standards and procedures.
• Sets measurable objectives for subordinates, and develops and monitors progress on function goals and objectives to identify when revisions are required. Provides leadership, counseling, coaching, and mentoring to subordinates; makes decisions on personnel actions and administers disciplinary actions as necessary. Ensures that subordinate management and supervisory staff are adequately trained to effectively perform their duties.
• Leads or participates in projects supporting department, Bank or Federal Reserve System initiatives/workgroups.
• Provides functional expertise and leadership to project teams while ensuring the interests of the department, district or system are served. Leads and/or participates in committees for system level strategic initiatives.
• Participates in strategic planning sessions, proposing short & long term plans in discussion with the IT leadership team.
• Develops trust-based relationships with clients and maintains effective communication and coordination between the department, other Bank departments, branches, other Reserve Banks, vendors, and/or other external customers. Partners with service providers and business lines in identifying appropriate solutions to business needs.
• Develops and monitors the unit/department's operating and capital budgets. Recommends actions or expenditures to meet operational requirements and business directives.
• Plans and coordinates guidelines and reference architectures associated with software development lifecycles. Acts as a resource for software developers on policies, procedures and technical issues.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience:

Eight or more years

Functional Knowledge Preferences

Knowledge Areas:

• Leadership skills
• Systems Architecture
• Process Engineering
• Strategic Thinking

Technical Skills:

• Software Standards
• Architecture Framework

Certifications/Licenses:

• ITIL Foundation Software

Individual Competencies

• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Problem Solving
• Action-Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan
• Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment
• Generously subsidized public transportation
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development programs, training and conferences
• And more…

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments).

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.

Full Time / Part TimeFull time

Regular / TemporaryRegular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)Yes

Job Category

Work ShiftFirst (United States of America)

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