Back to search results Senior Architect - Enterprise AI HLD Architect Charlotte, North Carolina Additional locations Apply × To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge Refer a friend Apply × To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge Job Description:At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!Job Description:This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Business' Products and Services. Key responsibilities include defining the target operating environment, designing for client resiliency, assisting with solution design, and defining non-functional requirements. Job expectations include working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business' strategic objectives, evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions, and contributing to the architecture roadmap.We are seeking a highly accomplished Enterprise AI Senior Architect to define and drive high-level design, reference architecture, and solution patterns for AI capabilities embedded across the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC). This role will shape how engineering teams architect AI-enabled solutions that align to enterprise standards for security, interoperability, operability, and long-term platform sustainability.This role requires strong architecture leadership in platform architecture, enterprise systems thinking, developer workflow, AI systems architecture, security and governance by design, cloud and platform engineering, resilience and operability mindset, and integration and interoperability design. The ideal candidate brings broad technical depth, strong design judgment, and a track record of translating enterprise needs into scalable architecture patterns that enable secure, resilient, and supportable AI adoption.Developer Experience (DevEx) provides enterprise technical standards and common technical services, platforms, and tools that are leveraged by delivery teams across all lines of business. Within the SDLC Software Delivery Lifecycle program, this role provides architecture leadership for enterprise AI high-level design, helping define how AI capabilities are structured, integrated, governed, and operationalized across software delivery workflows.Responsibilities:Works across the business, operations and technology to create the solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritize functional and non-functional requirements into a technology backlog to enable the technology roadmap and functionality to support evolving capabilities and servicesContributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains (Business, Application, Data, and Technology) in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices including standardized templatesClarifies the architecture, assists with system design to support implementation, and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impedimentsFacilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptableEducates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutionsSupports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology productsPerforms design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)Improve the experience for our developers, making it easier to deliver industry-leading solutions, while managing work efficiently and with the right controlsAdvance our technology platforms through innovationReduce risk and improve quality across our technology portfolio by aligning to a single enterprise architecture strategy and delivering governance that enables consistency, integration and automationRequired Qualifications:10+ years of engineering and architecture experience with strong technical leadership across enterprise software platforms, developer tooling, or AI-enabled systemsDemonstrated ownership of architecture design, reference patterns, and technical standards for shared capabilities used across multiple teams or lines of businessExperience engineering solutions in highly regulated environments with strong SDLC, risk, audit, and control requirementsAbility to influence architects, engineering teams, and risk partners through clear high-level design guidance, reference architecture, and pragmatic technical standardsEnterprise AI Architecture, Platform Design & Systems ThinkingDeep expertise in platform architecture and enterprise solution design, with the ability to define high-level structures, capability boundaries, and reference patterns for AI-enabled delivery systemsStrong command of enterprise systems thinking, including tradeoff analysis, dependency management, cross-platform design, and alignment of architecture decisions to long-term enterprise outcomesProven ability to design AI systems architecture that aligns application, data, model, workflow, and platform considerations into coherent and supportable enterprise solutionsExperience designing architecture patterns that improve developer workflow integration across source control, CI/CD, testing, infrastructure, and AI-enabled delivery servicesHands-on knowledge of cloud and platform engineering principles required to ensure architecture patterns are practical, scalable, and aligned to enterprise operating modelsSecurity, Governance & Resilience by DesignExperience applying security and governance by design principles to enterprise AI architecture, including control points, policy alignment, risk-aware patterns, and support for regulated delivery environmentsStrong understanding of architecture decisions that support resiliency, observability, supportability, and operational readiness across AI-enabled delivery systemsProven ability to embed a resilience and operability mindset into high-level design through architecture patterns for failure handling, service dependencies, recovery, and sustainable operationsIntegration, Interoperability & Enterprise EnablementHands-on collaboration with platform engineering, security, data, and delivery teams to define integration and interoperability design patterns that connect AI capabilities with enterprise systems, controls, and delivery processesStrong foundation in interface design, service interaction patterns, data flow architecture, and platform interoperability required to enable scalable enterprise AI adoptionExperience shaping reference architectures that balance reuse, flexibility, standardization, and integration complexity across diverse enterprise delivery environmentsFamiliarity with architecture review processes, dependency mapping, and cross-domain design alignment needed to make enterprise AI solutions interoperable, governed, and supportableArchitecture Enablement, Adoption & Engineering ImpactAbility to define reference patterns, architecture guardrails, and enablement approaches that improve delivery consistency, design quality, and speed to value across engineering teamsProven track record guiding architecture capabilities from concept to enterprise adoption through measurable improvements in solution quality, standardization, governance, and developer alignmentDemonstrated success connecting architecture investments to delivery acceleration, operational resilience, integration consistency, and reduced complexity across software delivery workflowsExperience evaluating solution approaches, architectural tradeoffs, and enterprise constraints to guide teams toward scalable, supportable, and high-value AI use casesEducationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical fieldDesired Qualifications:Advanced degree in a technical discipline or equivalent record of senior architecture leadership in enterprise platforms, AI systems design, software delivery architecture, or cloud engineering.Skills:Analytical ThinkingArchitectureResult OrientationSolution DesignTechnical Strategy DevelopmentApplication DevelopmentCollaborationData ManagementDevOps PracticesRisk ManagementAgile PracticesAutomationInfluenceSolution Delivery ProcessTest EngineeringShift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week: 40 Learn more about this role View transcript Close transcript [Music in background throughout] On screen copy: Bank of America logo Technology Architect Technology Architect: At Bank of America, I help shape the technology strategy that powers our global business. [Technology Architect writing code at his desk] As a Technology Architect, I design the systems and frameworks that our organization runs on; developing the digital ecosystem that our enterprise depends on every day - from designing systems to setting technical standards across the organization. [Technology Architect instructing a colleague one-on-one] I guide team members through large-scale projects that make a massive impact on operations. And I rely on daily, cross-team collaboration, whether I'm reviewing designs or mentoring engineers. On screen copy: Strategic planning Architecture reviews Team collaboration Every day is different, but almost all of them involve strategic planning, architecture reviews, and working with all of our stakeholders to align on a path forward. [Technology Architect leading discussion in a meeting room] On screen copy: Balancing: Innovation Risk Scalability Compliance Sometimes my work is a tightrope walk, balancing innovation with risk, scalability, and compliance. Performance versus cost, security versus usability - there are trade-offs I need to weigh to find the best outcome for Bank of America and our clients. On screen copy: Leadership development My role puts me in a unique position for leadership development, enterprise exposure, and gaining technical depth that will only help me grow professionally. And staying active in forums and knowledge-sharing platforms helps keep me in-the-know and inspired. I love bringing what I learn to my work with engineers, product designers, business partners and beyond. That's where the real magic happens. It's all about new ideas and creative solutions for cross-functional success. [Technology Architect shaking hands with supervisor] There's a sense of accomplishment knowing the work we do has impact, but feeling supported and valued is a big piece of it too. On screen copy: Competitive benefits With competitive benefits, recognition programs, and exciting career mobility, I feel motivated to take on the future of this industry. I'm helping to build systems that are secure, scalable, and ready for what's next. On screen copy: Build relationships Build communities Build careers We all have goals. Pursue yours at Bank of America. We all have goals. Pursue yours at Bank of America. Narrator: What would you like the power to do? Bank of America. On screen copy: What would you like the power to do? Bank of America logo Learn more at careers.bankofamerica.com On screen disclosure: EOE disability/veteran. 2025 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. MAP 8651724 Expiration Date: 06/05/2027 [End of transcript] Apply × To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge Refer a friend Apply × To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge Full time JR-26020214 Manages People: No Travel: Yes, 5% of the time Age requirement: Must at least be 18 years of age. Share: Save job Job saved