Principal Technical Architect

Discover. A brighter future. With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it "” we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine. Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover. Job Description: What You'll Do As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you'll work to ensure architecture cohesiveness and drive alignment to both business and technology objectives for initiatives that span multiple product areas and/or LOBs. You will have a broad view of products, technologies, processes, and data and how they should work together to deliver business value. The architect develops technology strategies and future state architectures that enable value streams and product teams to deliver industry differentiating solutions. We combine deep technical domain understanding with a broad view of organizational concerns including business acumen, security, compliance, and product delivery. Also, actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. How You'll Do It Provides guidance to help define business and BT goals. Guides and approves designs that align to strategic business and technology roadmaps Leads multi-disciplinary architecture teams to support complex business areas Applies broad knowledge of technology and business goals to develop future state target architectures and roadmaps Guides engineering team's designs and decisions to support strategic roadmap and meet tactical business goals Defines overarching enterprise architecture frameworks, guardrails and principles for Discover Design and architect enterprise-scale data center solutions, including compute, storage, networking and virtualization technologies Lead the design and implementation of data center migrations, consolidations and upgrades Designs with PCI / regulatory requirements within their technology and product space Delivers architectures that balance risk, security and operational excellence. Services as a thought leader within their domain or product. Keeps abreast of industry changes across their product family. Assesses relative merits of technology maturity against Discovers needs Demonstrates deep understanding of technical domain (e.g. compute, network cloud, API, frameworks, etc). Creates big-picture design view of product portfolio. Qualifications You'll Need The Basics Bachelors - Computer Science 8+ Years - Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical or related Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of proficient on the Dreyfus architecture scale Physical and Cognitive Requirements The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws: Does this job require remaining in a stationary position, including but not limited to, primarily sitting and standing? Primarily remain in a stationary position Does this job require the ability to move about inside or outside the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job? No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job. Does this job require the ability to transport physical objects? If so, provide the weight of the heaviest object the job needs to transport without the aid of machinery or equipment or the weight equivalency with the aid of machinery or equipment. No Primarily, where is this job performed? Primarily performed indoors in an office setting. Does this job require the ability to operate equipment or machinery? No Does this job require the ability to communicate verbally or in written form? Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form. Does the job require travel? No MENTAL REQUIREMENTS Does this role require testing or assessments to measure the ability to perform the job? This position also requires completion of a series of activities designed to evaluate specific skills, knowledge, and qualifications related to this position. Bonus Points If You Have Proven experience as a Data Center Enterprise Architect or similar role in a large-scale enterprise environment In-depth knowledge of data center technologies, including server hardware, storage systems, networking protocols and virtualization platforms Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) Experience with infrastructure automation, configuration management and orchestra tools (e.g. Ansible, Puppet Terraform) Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. #LI-MF1 #BI-Remote #Remote Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Oct-26-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed. Compensation: The base pay for this position generally ranges between $148,000.00 to $204,000.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position. Benefits: We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include: Paid Parental Leave Paid Time Off 401(k) Plan Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account STD, Life, LTD and AD&D Recognition Program Education Assistance Commuter Benefits Family Support Programs Employee Stock Purchase Plan Learn . What are you waiting for? Apply today! All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management. Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision) ( Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

Created: 2024-11-05