Business Architect

Job Description

A strategic and experienced Business Architect is being sought to lead the alignment of business objectives with modern technology capabilities for a leading financial services organization. This role is pivotal in driving application modernization, digital transformation, and enterprise architecture initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep financial services experience, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to guide legacy-to-modern transitions in a regulated environment.

• Partner with business units to define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies aligned with banking goals.
• Lead the development of business capability models, value streams, and process architectures tailored to financial services.
• Drive application modernization efforts, including legacy system assessments, cloud migration strategies, and adoption of modern platforms.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, solution architects, and engineering teams to ensure cohesive delivery of modernized applications.
• Facilitate workshops to identify capability gaps, regulatory impacts, and transformation opportunities.
• Support strategic planning, investment prioritization, and portfolio governance for IT initiatives.
• Ensure architecture compliance with banking regulations, data privacy standards, and internal governance frameworks.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for applicability in banking operations.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is required.

Experience

A minimum of 7 years of experience in IT architecture or business analysis within the banking or financial services industry is required. Candidates must have proven experience leading application modernization initiatives in a regulated environment and a strong understanding of banking operations, products, and the regulatory landscape.

Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences are necessary.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or BIZBOK and business capability modeling is also required.
• Certifications such as TOGAF, CBAP, Certified Business Architect, or PMP.
• Experience with core banking transformation, digital onboarding, open banking, and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or Sparx EA and agile delivery models.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

About the Company

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Contact Information

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