Functional Architect (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Functional Architect for our client in Charlotte, NC OR Jersey City, NJ. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• The Functional Architect position will partner with SMEs in GRM and CFO to evolve and govern the Risk & Finance Technology Capability model. This work will include analyzing end-to-end business processes to understand how they drive our current state technology platforms, interviewing SMEs in business and technology roles to understand opportunities and pain points.
• You will help to define a target state architecture and roadmap for Risk & Finance Technology and be responsible for creating well-structured documentation and conducting regular communications across the department. You will also help to define and operate a new Architecture & Strategy governance process for Risk & Finance Technology and work closely with multiple initiative programs to ensure alignment with our target state architecture.

Required Skills and Experience we are Looking For:

• Extensive & specific business knowledge of the banking industry e.g. Quantitative skills, Finance, Capital Markets, Risk & Compliance as well as a broad understanding of the types of applications and systems that support these capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and networking skills
• 5+ years’ experience as a senior business and/or technical analyst, with experience documenting complex business processes
• Able to translate business needs into technical requirements and specification by example, and track implementation to ensure all systems conform to business needs and agreed specifications
• Hands-on experience in designing, building and delivering large scale technology projects
• Experience with logical data modelling and analysis of large data sets for large scale, multi-system and platform information strategies and execution.
• Experience with systems functional analysis and a basic understanding of the different technical platforms, databases, application frameworks and related technologies.
• Knowledge of Agile SDLC methodologies, DevOps, micro-services, API design, Containers and Tech Infrastructure
• Experience with the development and maintenance of business architecture models
• Proven track record in working alone and within a team across silos to develop solutions. Experience in the design, development and roll out of enterprise level architecture strategies, including financial analysis to qualify and quantify value based decisions that support strategic recommendations.

Desired Skills and Experience we are Looking For:

• Specific industry expertise with at least one of Bank of America’s eight lines of business and/or specific banking regulations
• Hands-on knowledge of software development – comfortable working with Technology SMEs and reading/analyzing code to better understand a business process
• Based on the different work streams that are part of this role, this person would specialize in key aspects of data management, including Conceptual, Logical and Physical Data Modeling; Master Data Management; ELTL/Data Virtualization/Data SOA, Lineage and Metadata Management, BI/Reporting/Analytics.
• Experience and/or exposure to Databases (such as Oracle, MS SQLServer, DB2, HANA, Teradata), Big Data (Hadoop/Spark); Informatica, DataStage, Composite, Tableau, Microstrategy, ERwin, PowerDesigner and other data modeling, integration and management tools.

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