Senior Architect

Bank of America

. Define architectural vision and solution designs supporting strategic business outcomes .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timePennington • New Jersey • United StatesSenior💰 $140,500 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGradleHibernateJ2EEJavaJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMavenMicroservicesOpenShiftSpringSpring BootSpringBootTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define architectural vision and solution designs supporting strategic business outcomes
Define target operating environments, client resiliency approaches, and non-functional requirements
Lead functional and technical architecture for core customer/account reference data applications in the Consumer Data Platform technology architecture group
Create solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions across business, operations, and technology
Prioritize functional and non-functional requirements into technology backlogs
Contribute to architecture roadmaps across Business, Application, Data, and Technology domains
Clarify architecture and assist with system design and resolution of architectural impediments
Facilitate solution discussions and lead designs for complex, flexible, modular, and adaptable architectures
Educate team members on technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices
Help select technology stacks and preferred technology products
Perform design and code reviews for security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability
Communicate complex technology solutions to technical, managerial, executive, and vendor audiences
Develop business cases and detailed technical designs
Collaborate with internal and external technical resources on implementation, customization, and integration strategies
Produce technical specifications for development and systems integration
Provide best practices and third-party solution alternatives
Participate in proofs of concept for emerging technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of relevant experience as a hands-on Solution & Systems Architect
Deep expertise in API-led architecture, microservices, event-driven architectures, and service integration patterns
Hands-on experience designing RESTful APIs, web services, asynchronous messaging, and integration solutions using JSON, XML, Kafka, JMS, or equivalent platforms
Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, domain-driven design, enterprise integration patterns, and application architecture best practices
Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA/Hibernate, Maven/Gradle, and related ecosystems
Experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed applications using Java/J2EE and modern enterprise architecture patterns
Experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud-native deployment models
Experience implementing DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and release automation using GitHub, Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, or equivalent platforms
Knowledge of resiliency, high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing
Experience designing secure solutions using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, mTLS, API security, and enterprise security standards
Familiarity with real-time data processing, master data management, customer data platforms, event streaming, and data integration platforms
Understanding of performance engineering, scalability, capacity planning, and operational excellence
Experience working within agile product delivery models and collaborating across architecture, engineering, product, and operations teams
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Desired: experience with customer data management, customer 360 platforms, identity resolution, customer mastering, consent management, and data governance
Desired: understanding of enterprise data domains, data lineage, metadata management, privacy regulations, and data quality frameworks
Desired: experience supporting digital, analytics, personalization, and AI/ML use cases through customer data platforms

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary incentive award eligibility
Benefits eligibility
Paid time off
Resources and support for employee wellness and financial needs
In-office flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs
Opportunities to learn, grow, build a career, and contribute to shared success