Senior Director, Fellow, Enterprise Architect

About the role

The role is central to delivering on BNY’s strategic pillars—Be More for our Clients, Run our Company Better, and Power our Culture—by embedding high-quality architecture into delivery workflows and enabling teams with pragmatic, measurable guidance.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain a catalog of reusable, executable architecture patterns
• Streamline and modernize architecture governance
• Integrate architecture with SDLC
• Establish and evolve standards
• Champion AI-assisted design
• Enable teams and scale adoption
• Drive measurable outcomes
• Govern decisions and traceability
• Influence strategic roadmaps
• Foster a culture of excellence

Requirements

• 15+ years in architecture roles (enterprise, solution, platform)
• Demonstrated impact delivering large-scale, distributed systems in regulated environments
• Expertise in modern architecture domains: cloud-native (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, APIs, event-driven designs, data platforms, security architecture, and reliability engineering (SRE)
• Proven experience making architecture executable: IaC (e.g., Terraform), policy-as-code (e.g., OPA), CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions/Jenkins/Azure DevOps), automated quality/security gates, and reference implementations
• Strong fluency across SDLC and agile delivery: product thinking, backlog grooming, sprint ceremonies, and hands-on partnership with engineering to translate architecture into working code
• Practical governance experience: designing risk-aware, lightweight processes; implementing controls without impeding velocity; and fostering measurable compliance through automation
• Exposure to AI/ML in engineering workflows: understanding of GenAI-assisted design, coding assistants, architectural validation, and responsible AI considerations (model risk, data protection, auditability)
• Excellent communication and influence: able to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences, build consensus, and drive adoption across platforms and practices

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Professional certifications in architecture (e.g., TOGAF, Prince2)

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and industry standards

Benefits

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $136,500 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

Schedule

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.