Sr./Lead Solutions Architect

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
flexible benefit account, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), remote work
United States, California, Los Angeles
Jan 10, 2025
CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco We are the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco-public servants with a mission to advance the nation's monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. We are a community-engaged bank, and are committed to understanding and serving the vibrant, expansive communities of the Twelfth District. That means we seek and appreciate new perspectives. We respect people for what they do and for who they are. We build opportunities to learn and grow. When you join the SF Fed, you become part of a diverse team united in its purpose to promote an economy that works for everyone. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is looking for a Sr./Lead Solutions Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture Team. We empower the Federal Reserve business technology landscape by guiding development and management of solutions with cloud-centric strategic architecture. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team driving solution architecture to modernize in the cloud. This requires collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams in a complex environment adopting Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), applying product thinking to accelerate business value. We empower our people to balance their life and work responsibilities. That's why we offer a flexible hybrid work model that allows you to collaborate with office colleagues on some days, and work from home on others. Responsibilities: Lead evaluation, design and analysis for architecture implementation across a group of applications/technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards Ensure required architecture runway, aligning to business product roadmaps, partnering with other architects and system collaborators Lead technical discussions, provide architectural guidance, and influence technology decisions Lead architecture/design/code reviews, define and monitor standard processes and provide guidance Apply business and technical skills to rapidly design well-architected solutions that help system strategy and customers accelerate their adoption of AWS cloud. Understand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determines corresponding enterprise solution designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes High velocity assessment, prioritization, and build of quality, innovative solutions. Understand emerging technology trends (GenAI, serverless, Integrated DevOps) and their practical applications to enable evolving business and operating models Lead software architects to solve complex problems and resolve technological disagreements and develop high performance architects within the organization. Analyze business-IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy, and technical debt, and recommend solutions for improvement Qualifications: Demonstrable experience in business architecture framework, IT architecture vision development, distributed systems design, and large-scale automation in a highly regulated GovCloud environment. Senior Solutions Architect typically requires 8+ years of technical depth in software development, cloud-native, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics Lead Solutions Architect typically requires 10+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience Solid hands-on software engineering skills with object-oriented and functional programming languages (esp. Python, Scala, Java) along with SQL and no-SQL database experience. Experience architecting, migrating, redefining or modernizing solution architecture for large scale business solutions on AWS with an understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-level, including training, workshops, publications Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Green Card holder with the intent to become a U.S. Citizen AWS Certified Solutions Architect or similar certification preferred Base Salary Range Lead Solutions Architect: Min: $155,700 - Mid:$202,200 - Max: $248,700 (Location: San Francisco) Base Salary Range Sr. Cloud Solution Architect: Min: $138,900 - Mid: $180,400 - Max: $221,900 (Location: San Francisco) Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant's background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographic and other market data. We offer a wonderful benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account, Backup Childcare Program, Pre-Tax Day Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Family Care Leave, Vacation Days, Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Pet Insurance, Matching 401(k), and Retirement/Pension. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. The SF Fed is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LI-Hybrid Full Time / Part TimeFull time Regular / TemporaryRegular Job Exempt (Yes / No)Yes Job CategoryInformation Technology Work ShiftFirst (United States of America) The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 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