Bank Of America Senior Architect - GBS 

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai 

133595402

Job Description

The role is accountable for delivering analysis of laws, rules and regulations impacting architecture and cryptography deliverables of the bank that meet business requirements in support of a given portfolio. The role will be accountable for partnering with key roles (e.g., project managers, business analysts, strategic architects etc.) to create guideline documents and approaches that are aligned to the amendment / creation of practices, as dictated by the amendment / introduction of mandates.

Responsibilities

• Laws, Rules & Regulations (LRR)
  • Read LRR and prepare Mapping Sheet.
  • Review with EATM LRR Review Lead.
  • Review potential LRRs to identify likely impact to EATM.
  • Attend Weekly review calls.
  • Track completion in JIRA.

• Crypto, CBDC & Web3
  • Analyze specific industry materials and prepare summary.
  • Understand product technical profile.
  • Help prepare reference architecture.
• Cryptography Audit Identified Issues (AII) – Ongoing support and remediation of AII
• Represent technology strategy & architecture in major programs / initiatives
• Oversee and support Strategic, Functional & Technical Requirements gathering aligned to the LRR impacted
• Promote adherence of practices to bank policies and standards, architectural principles and guidelines.
• Ensure adherence to the architecture governance processes and compliance
• Technical leadership and exposure across a broad scale of tools, technologies and architecture models.
• Thought leadership in evolving and refining architecture team processes based on needs of the broader organization
• Adapt governance and operating models to work across with other architecture teams, as well as teams outside of architecture function (vendors, delivery, testing and production support etc.)

Education*

• BE/MCA
• Certifications If Any: NA

Experience Range*

• 15 - 20 Years

Foundational Skills

• 15+ years’ overall experience – covering Cyber Security and related Laws, Rules and Regulations – with argumentative understanding of Cyber Security and Risk landscape.
• Excellent written (technical), comprehension and verbal communication
• Ability to collect and visualize concepts as models.
• Good understanding of technology landscape (Database, Integration, Cloud, etc.).
• Experience working in an Enterprise setting
• A mindset to understand the relevance & importance of IT Risk Management.
• Strong, proactive leadership capabilities – inspiring fellowship
• Ability to stimulate and participate in creative thinking for out-of-the-box solutions
• Resolving and influencing the positive outcome of conflicting objectives and priorities
• Ability to effectively communicate, interact with and influence Senior Technical associates, Business & Operational partners, and Executives
• Work effectively within a fast-paced, cohesive architecture team and willing to learn fast and adapt quickly to change.
• Translating complex concepts into multiple architectural “views” aimed at varying audiences
• Broad based IT knowledge and experience (Hardware, Financial Software, Middleware, Databases)
• Application knowledge and experience (Distributed Services, Design, Analysis)
• Industry best practices in architectural methodologies and standards (e.g., Zachman, TOGAF, Rational Unified Process, IEEE-1471, etc.)
• Interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions
• Governance and oversight processes for managing alignment of change to strategic goals

Desired Skills:

• Articulate and convincing skills in espousing merits of solution to business and technical teams
• Hands-on technology experience (API, SQL, XML, Containers, Any Programming language pref. Java/Python/Kotlin/C#, CI/CD)
• Experience reviewing Regulatory circulars/publications and interpreting them
• Experience in Banking

Work Timings*

• 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM IST

Job Location*

• Chennai, Hyderabad