Architect

Company: Bank of America
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

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 an 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 change Works with product management and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize technology focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/features Performs 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 easily Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions Clarifies the architecture and assists with system design for the development teams to support implementation and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments Utilizes the defined best practices, templates, and documentation to create architectural designs and suggests improvements to best practices and templates Managerial Responsibilities: This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above. Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully. Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement. Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results. Risk Manager: Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks. People Manager & Coach: Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback. Financial Steward: Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset. Enterprise Talent Leader: Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth. Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines. Skills: Analytical Thinking Architecture Result Orientation Solution Design Technical Strategy Development Application Development Collaboration Data Management DevOps Practices Risk Management Agile Practices Automation Influence Solution Delivery Process Test Engineering LOB Specific Description Position Summary Responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution architecture for the defined domain (Business, Application, Data and Technology) which aligns with 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/subsystems and their interfaces, assisting with end-to-end solution design where needed, defining non- functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features. This role ensures the solution is fit for purpose and use by working with stakeholders, vendors/service providers, and evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions. Primary Skill Design Thinking Minimum Years of Experience 7 Required Qualifications Responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution architecture for the defined domain (Business, Application, Data and Technology) which aligns with 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/subsystems and their interfaces, assisting with end-to-end solution design where needed, defining non- functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features. This role ensures the solution is fit for purpose and use by working with stakeholders, vendors/service providers, and evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions. Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40

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