Senior Business Architect - Enterprise Architecture (Technical Arch.)

About the role

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days from 19‑Oct‑2026 and may close early due to applicant volume.

Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 financial services firm (June 2024 ranking, data as of December 2023) with over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada. As a privately‑owned partnership, the firm focuses on clients rather than shareholder returns. Its purpose — “We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society” — drives an innovative, flexible, and inclusive culture that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

Team Overview

The Enterprise Architecture organization partners with business, product, engineering, and delivery teams to define architecture standards, technology roadmaps, and target‑state solutions that support long‑term business objectives. The team drives technology consistency, modernization, governance, and strategic alignment across the enterprise while enabling scalable, secure, and client‑focused solutions.

Position Summary

The Senior Technical Architect provides strategic technology leadership by defining enterprise architecture standards, guiding major technology decisions, and developing roadmaps that align business priorities with technology investments. This role ensures solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to enterprise architecture principles and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture standards, principles, and governance practices.
• Develop target‑state technology roadmaps that support business strategy and modernization goals.
• Evaluate solution architectures and technology tradeoffs for major initiatives.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, and delivery leaders to align technology strategy and execution.
• Lead architecture reviews, design governance, and decision‑making forums.
• Identify enterprise technology risks, dependencies, and modernization opportunities.
• Translate business objectives into technology strategies and actionable architecture guidance.
• Drive adoption of architecture best practices across portfolios and platforms.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience developing enterprise technology strategies, architecture standards, and multi‑year roadmaps.
• Proven ability to align business objectives with technology investments and execution plans.
• Deep knowledge of Enterprise, Application, Solution, Technical, Data, and Security Architecture.
• Experience leading large‑scale digital transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance, technology risk management, and enterprise planning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and technical teams.
• Experience working in Agile, Product Management, and portfolio‑based delivery environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial services industry experience.
• Advanced degree (Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field).
• TOGAF certification or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification.
• Experience with business capability modeling, portfolio planning, and operating model design.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, cybersecurity, enterprise integration, and modern digital architectures.
• Experience developing executive‑level technology strategies, business cases, and transformation roadmaps.

Work Schedule & Location

Candidates who live within a commutable distance of the Tempe, AZ or St. Louis, MO home offices are expected to work on‑site four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, the expectation is three days per week on‑site, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Voluntary benefits (accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness).
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage provided at no cost to associates.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Tax‑advantaged accounts: Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
• Ten paid holidays per year.
• 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning January 1 each year, plus sick time, personal days, and a paid volunteer day.
• Eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing.
• Employee Assistance Program available to all associates.