Back to search results Technical Architect Charlotte, North Carolina; Plano, Texas 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 is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.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 architectural vision and solution aligned to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices. Key responsibilities include describing the solution intent/associated operating environment, evaluating system impacts, determining the primary systems/sub-systems and their interfaces, and assisting with end-to-end solution design. Job expectations include defining non-functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features and ensuring solutions are fit for purpose by working with stakeholders and service providers.Responsibilities:Consults with the business and operations to identify and understand challenges and opportunities to improve the use and effectiveness of technology, find creative solutions through knowledge of the domain, practical experiments, and Proof of Concepts, and aligns the solution intent and architectural vision to an evolving backlog of technology changeWorks with product management and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize technology focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/featuresPerforms design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements for a solution are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)Leads rapid shaping of a high level architecture with details filled in with emerging business requirements and ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and designed to adapt easilyCloud Strategy & Architecture LeadershipDefine and execute cloud and platform architecture strategy aligned with business objectives and enterprise technology standards for a digital platformProvide architectural oversight to ensure platform initiatives (on-prem and cloud) support scalability, resiliency, reliability, and long-term evolution.Establish and evolve a secure, compliant, and scalable platform foundation.Define and govern integration patterns across enterprise platforms and domains.Apply appropriate tools, frameworks, and best practices to support platform stability, performance, monitoring, and operational excellence.Regulatory, Security & ComplianceProvide architectural insight in compliance with regulatory, data residency, and security requirements for CashPro platform.Partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Information Security teams to ensure adherence to control standards and audit readiness.Support internal and external reviews related to application architecture and controls.Team & Capability DevelopmentEducates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutionsClarifies the architecture and assists with system design for the development teams to support implementation and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impedimentsUtilizes the defined best practices, templates, and documentation to create architectural designs and suggests improvements to best practices and templatesPosition SummaryBank of America is undertaking a strategic, regulated online presence for one of our digital platforms.This role will lead the cloud and AWS architecture strategy for this initiative. It is a senior position focused on building a compliant, scalable, and cost-effective cloud foundation that supports both immediate regulatory needs and the long-term future of our digital platform.This is not solely a migration roleit is a strategic transformation opportunity requiring strong architectural leadership in a highly regulated environment.Required Qualifications:Proven experience designing and leading enterprise-scale cloud architectures, with deep hands-on expertise in AWS services including networking, identity and access management (like Ping Identity), Content delivery network (like Akamai), security, monitoring, and resiliency frameworks and products.Strong background delivering technology solutions in highly regulated financial services environments, with demonstrated understanding of regulatory controls, audit readiness, and risk managementExperience architecting platforms that meet data residency, encryption, and access control requirements, particularly in markets with local regulatory mandatesDemonstrated leadership in driving cloud adoption as a transformation, aligning architecture decisions to business outcomes rather than executing point migrationsProven ability to partner effectively with Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Infrastructure teams.Well versed with Infrastructure and network domains and able to offer solutions for applications resiliency and availability.Experience guiding and mentoring engineers and architects, setting technical direction, and raising overall cloud maturityStrong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex architectural concepts to both technical and senior business stakeholdersExperience managing architecture dependencies across distributed systems and integrating cloud platforms with existing enterprise applicationsDesired Qualifications:AWS Professional-level certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)Experience working with global, multi-region platforms and cross-border application integrationsFamiliarity with DevSecOps practices, automation, and infrastructure-as-code frameworksExposure to working with vendor products and vendors like Akamai, Ping Identity, Glassbox etcExposure to AWS analytics, automation, and AI/ML services to enable innovation within regulated environmentsExperience managing vendor relationships, influencing roadmaps, and negotiating technical and commercial termsPrior experience contributing to or leading architecture governance forums or design review boardsSkills:Analytical ThinkingArchitectureResult OrientationSolution DesignTechnical Strategy DevelopmentShift: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 Im 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. Thats where the real magic happens. Its all about new ideas and creative solutions for cross-functional success. [Technology Architect shaking hands with supervisor] Theres 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. Im helping to build systems that are secure, scalable, and ready for whats 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-26014835 Manages People: No Travel: Yes, 5% of the time Age requirement: Must at least be 18 years of age. Share: Save job Job saved