Pathward, N.A. - IT Architect Senior, Principal

• Responsible for architectural effectiveness of data related initiatives within the organization. • Responsible for operationalizing and facilitating programs or COE for Data Platform Governance, multiple end-user platform Governance (Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive), Data Quality, Data Security, Data Platform usage standards and patterns. • Aligns enterprise data platform architecture with business and technology strategy and roadmaps and communicates to business and technical partners across multiple levels within the organization. • Defines and establishes a technical strategy, standards, roadmaps, and guidelines in the data platform architecture domain in collaboration with other architects. • Defines conceptual data platform architecture diagrams in support of large, complex and cross capability-area initiatives. • Defines and implements data platform architecture principles, standards, and patterns using established Enterprise Architecture governance processes and frameworks. Design data solutions addressing specific business capabilities and non-functional requirements. • Identifies and leads selection and implementation of data platforms in support of Modern Data Architecture and multiple end use cases. Create solutions to advance and optimize the enterprise data infrastructure. • Defines Modern Data Architecture leveraging public cloud platforms such as AWS/AZURE/GCP along with Big Data, Micro Services, Advanced Analytics lifecycle Management capabilities • Collaborates, educates, and mentors architects and technical leaders on modern data architecture practices; business and IT partners to define transitional and target state data architectures; the enterprise architecture and information management team members to ensure a holistic, enterprise scale value delivery for the organization • Other duties as assigned. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. Master's degree preferred. • Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a bachelor’s or equivalent. • Strong technical skills • Process management • Problem solving • Develops enterprise architecture; defines and supports the implementation of modern data platforms, methodologies, programs, processes, standards, organization structure, metrics and data structures in support and growth of our business. • Works in close collaboration with senior business and technology leadership and drives strategic data programs across the organization including definition and implementation of a data and analytics strategy and roadmap for the organization. Drives and enables our data capabilities. • Varied experience implementing all aspects of Data Management, Data / Big Data, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Integration / ETL, Metadata Management and Data Security. • Enterprise experience working with modern data architecture efforts with subject matter expertise in varying technology and business disciplines. • Strategizing, designing and implementing secure, governed, and cost-efficient data platforms in the cloud. • Financial industry experience. Compatible domain experience will be considered. • Data Architect with BSA/AML tools, preferably with Actimize. • Leveraging data technologies such as Snowflake, Matillion, Talend, Power BI, and ThoughtSpot. • Supporting regulated workloads (SOX, PCI, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, OCC, etc.) • Proven success in planning, influencing, and leading initiatives across engineering and business organizations. • Strong SQL knowledge, performance optimization, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. • The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.