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Senior Third-Party Technical Resiliency Enterprise Architect
 Spectraforce Technologies | |
 United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
 Sep 15, 2025 | |
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Job Title: Senior Third-Party Technical Resiliency Enterprise Architect Duration: 6 months (Potential for extension) Work location: Chicago, IL Work model: Hybrid - onsite 3 days per week Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced technical professional to oversee the resiliency and compliance posture of critical third-party technology providers.. The successful candidate will have deep experience in IT architecture, operational resiliency, incident response, and regulatory interactions within highly regulated industries. Qualifications - Required: * 8+ years in IT infrastructure, application architecture, or cybersecurity within a regulated industry. * 5+ years overseeing critical third-party technology or SaaS vendors. * Direct experience preparing for and participating in regulatory examinations (e.g., OCC, FFIEC, FCA, PRA, DORA, EBA). * Strong knowledge of resiliency frameworks (ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34, FFIEC Business Continuity Handbook). * Proficiency in cloud, on-prem technologies, network architecture, and data protection strategies. * Excellent communication skills for both technical and regulatory audiences. Preferred * Experience in both financial services and technology vendor environments. * Familiarity with global regulatory bodies and cross-jurisdictional compliance challenges. Desired Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field. * Proven experience conducting SaaS or cloud risk/risk/resiliency assessments. Regulatory Engagement & Compliance * Monitor emerging regulatory requirements (e.g., DORA, FFIEC, OCC, FCA, MAS, OFSI, PRA, AUS) and ensure alignment across vendor relationships. * Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams to interpret regulatory guidance into actionable technical controls. Cross-Functional Collaboration * Work with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, DR, and Procurement teams to integrate third-party oversight into enterprise resiliency strategy. Key Skills & Competencies: * In-depth understanding of public cloud, private cloud, on-prem, and SaaS Well-Architected Frameworks, especially the resiliency and reliability pillars. * Familiarity with SaaS architectures and the unique aspects of SaaS resilience and shared responsibility. * Strong experience in vendor risk assessments, including SLA analysis, disaster recovery, business continuity, and operational reliability. * Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings for business stakeholders. * Ability to create architectural diagrams. Key Competencies: * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Ability to influence without direct authority. * Skilled at translating technical issues into regulatory-friendly language. * Comfortable operating in high-pressure, high-visibility situations. Key Responsibilities: * Conduct detailed resiliency assessments for 3rd party vendor-hosted and SaaS solutions using principles from the Well-Architected Frameworks, focusing on reliability, operational excellence, security, cost optimization, and performance efficiency. * Evaluate the architecture or develop the architectural diagrams of external SaaS workloads and confirm alignment with organizational resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements. * Assess vendor readiness for high availability, failover, data integrity, and recoverability, including review of disaster recovery plans, backup procedures, SLA uptime guarantees, and testing/validation routines. * Document findings and remediation recommendations, track remediation efforts, and provide regular reporting on vendor resilience posture, risk, and compliance status. | |