IT Architecture Manager

Job Description

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the role:

Manage Build and Delivery for Open Payment Frame Hosted Platform Environments.

What you will be doing:

• You will lead and manage a team of Technology Architects and Engineers to design, plan and support the Banking platform working alongside other program and enterprise teams. You will be a member of the program leadership and will drive and guide the team to design and support superior solutions for the client. You will ensure that the design is performed correctly the first time with consideration for the integration and interplay between all components and systems.

• Drives team to design, plan, deliver and run the platform as per required architecture and agreed timelines

• Ensures platform remains in support and adhered to corporate policies and standards

• Communicates system architecture to technical and business audiences.

• Demonstrates an understanding of FIS systems and the financial services industry.

• Ensures documentation of appropriate architecture principles and standards, position papers, blueprints, best practices, patterns and frameworks.

• Defines and maintains a catalogue of reusable functional application components consumable across FIS applications and product lines.

• Reviews functional and technical designs to identify areas of risk and/or missing requirements

• Partners with enterprise teams to design and deliver leveraged solutions

• Acts as tie breaker on design decisions.

• Documents and communicates opportunities to leverage inter-project synergies, application and enterprise software or infrastructure asset re-use and opportunities to expose application assets for enterprise consumption.

• Other related duties assigned as needed.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

• Requires the following experience or equivalent combination of education and experience as a minimum:

• Must be a strong people and team manager with proven experience of leading architecture and engineering teams to design, build and support technology platforms

• Must have led technology direction for multiple projects and led or presented architecture concepts outside realm of immediate workgroup

• In-depth knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles including waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors

• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills

• In-depth knowledge of FIS products and services  and of the financial services industry

• Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles, i.e., waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development

• Excellent customer service skills that build high levels of customer satisfaction for internal and external customers

• Willingly shares relevant technical and/or industry knowledge and expertise to other resources

• Excellent problem-solving, team and time management skills

• Resourceful and proactive in gathering information and sharing ideas

• Ability to persuade and influence others – immediate team and wider enterprise – on best approach to take

• Ability to estimate delivery work effort for project plans

• Willingly and successfully fulfils the role of teacher, mentor and coach

Added bonus if you have:

• Financial/Banking industry experience preferred

• Knowledge of FIS Products and Services preferred.

• Positive outlook, strong work ethic and responsive to internal and external customers and contacts

What we offer you

• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility and respect

• Competitive salary and attractive range of benefits designed to help support your lifestyle and wellbeing (including private healthcare, 27 days of vacation, work from home, etc.)

•  Varied and challenging work to help you grow your technical skills

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $123,810.00 - $207,980.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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