Principal Architect - Boston, MA, United States - Fidelity National Information Services

Description

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Engineering

Travel Percentage :

5 - 10%

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the architecture used across multiple products or systems.
• Works with senior stakeholders in the Business, Product, Technology, and Operations functions to design end-to-end solutions for strategic business initiatives.
• Identifies and allocates architecture resources to drive architectural decisions at an initiative/epic level to advance the IT roadmap, including the assessment of new technologies and technical debt that best fit business / project needs
• Adheres to the solution architecture delivery process and standards.
• Ensures solution architecture meets appropriate FIS policies and standards.
• Defines required business capabilities and aligns them with business operating models, technical platforms, technical integrations and underlying infrastructure.
• Identifies solution design options (e.g., Build / Buy / Partner) and analyses their strengths and weaknesses in order to present a recommendation with rationale.
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
• Collaborates closely with multiple parties from across FIS, its partners and clients.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Experience operating in an agile environment, using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Facilitation of workshops involving cross-functional stakeholders
• Financial modelling and understanding of IT Finance
• Team Management skills
• Ability to visualise complex issues
• Ability to speak and present to large groups of people
• Fluency in most IT business architecture areas including business process design and governance.
• General understanding of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, etc.)
• Deep expertise across technology domains (Applications, Data, Infrastructure, Operations and Security)
• Skill in organization, communications, coordination, analytical and people skills
• Skill in leading, supervising and managing effectively under pressure
• Ability to be comfortable interacting with executive level FIS stakeholder and/or clients
• Ability to maintain positive working relationship with FIS stakeholder and/or client
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, activities and problem areas
• Ability to delegate projects to qualified subordinates as appropriate
• Ability to lead, direct and manage effectively
• Ability to operate independently
• Ability to exhibit solid decision-making and analytic/creative problem solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

FIS JOB LEVEL DESCRIPTION

Director level role. Typically responsible for managing the architecture of information technology software, and may include systems analysis and programming activities, for multiple lines of business or a division. Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures the effective achievement of objectives. Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. Regularly interacts with executives and/or major clients. Directs and controls the activities of applications architecture functional area through several managers and senior managers. Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities and recommending and implementing changes to methods. Directly responsible for managing a staff of six or more direct reports, including primarily managers/senior managers and supervisors and may include some senior-level project managers and individual contributors. Works closely with executives on departmental issues. Has very wide latitude for decision-making. Typically requires more than fifteen years related architecture/applications development experience with at least six years leadership responsibility for large applications architecture/development functions.

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $189, $317,690.00 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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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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