Principal, Solution Architect

Principal-Solutions Architect

Our Team

Technology Services Group (TSG) powers BNY Mellon by providing scale, capacity and capability to deliver the critical technology required to operate the global financial services markets.

TSG is defined by three core values:

• Creative innovators, delivering excellence and simplicity
• Always doing the right thing for the bank, colleagues and clients
• Fostering a collaborative, diverse and inclusive environment, where we challenge each other to execute as one TSG team

Our Architecture & Engineering team defines enterprise technology architecture and engineering principles and best practices. We develop next-generation engineering solutions focused on Resiliency and Innovation. We engineer and integrate the critical systems and platforms used across the bank and with external clients

The Role

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality architectural solutions, while ensuring compliance with company policies. He will strategizes and contribute to enterprise level technological initiatives on architectures, patterns and standards. In addition to the individual contributor primary responsibilities shown below, may also have managerial responsivities, such as: recruits, directs, motivates and develops staff, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth and their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Defines and implements architecture and design in accordance with architecture principles. Adheres to established architecture methodologies and standards and ensures compliance with company policy.
• Identifies organization-wide initiatives and makes recommendations for the use of technology. Works closely with senior management to educate and to articulate resource requirements necessary to promote architecture goals.
• Works toward architecture and design solutions. Performs enterprise planning and designing solutions for emerging business and complex technology environments. Identifies and recommends ways to drive more value out of the company's technology assets.
• Designs stable and flexible high-performance solutions, maximizing reuse and avoiding redundancy. Works with other stakeholders in optimizing architecture solutions.
• Oversees architecture activities of the organization to assure the strategic goals of the organization are met, including coordinating all required procedures, technical artifacts and approvals.
• Contributes to the achievement of multiple teams' objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of eight years' experience in app-dev or architecture roles, servicing the securities or financial services industry.
• Must be knowledgeable in performance considerations for complex, distributed environments and aware of industry benchmarks for multiple technology environments.
• Strong knowledge of Middleware, Micro-services, Web services, API's, Application development platforms, High Availability designs and technologies. Cloud technologies a plus.
• Self-starter with ability to learn and adopt quickly to dynamic and fluid situations.
• Strong synthesis and presentation skills. Ability to communicate results and recommendations to a wide variety of audiences

MODIFIED BASED UPON LOCAL REGULATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
• 10-12 years of experience in technology and architecture roles required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus