Sr Architecture Analyst

Position Summary

The Architect position on our team designs and delivers robust, scalable technology architecture solutions that align business objectives with enterprise technology solutions. Key responsibilities include leading architectural planning, collaborating with cross-functional teams, guiding engineering squads, designing AI-powered solutions, evaluating emerging trends, conducting technology evaluations, building technical proofs-of-concept, and mentoring engineering teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architecture solutions for single or multiple channel systems, ensuring alignment with corporate technology and security standards.
• Bridge the communication gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate business objectives into effective design schemas and architectural diagrams.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI.
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Evaluate emerging trends, specifically in AI, cloud engineering, and modern application development, to inform solution design and strategic innovation.
• Conduct technology evaluations, define architecture patterns, and build technical proofs-of-concept (POCs) to mitigate risks and validate technical choices.
• Mentor and provide engineering governance and guidance to developer teams to ensure they follow established architecture and design patterns.
• Perform reviews of system designs to ensure scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security policies are upheld.
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent experience of 7 years in lieu of degree.
• 6+ years of experience in software development, engineering, or systems architecture.
• 3+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable enterprise-grade architectures, including cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• 2+ years of experience utilizing modern automation frameworks, automated development pipelines, or incorporating AI-powered features into application designs.
• 2+ years of experience with API design, microservices architecture, and modern database systems (SQL and NoSQL).
• Demonstrated experience creating architecture diagrams, technical design specifications, and presenting technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid understanding of Responsible AI frameworks, machine learning models, and Generative AI integrations.
• Architecture certifications (such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure Certified Solutions Architect, etc.).
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Strong understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Ability to influence, mentor, and guide multiple engineering teams towards unified architecture goals.