Senior Application Architect - FedRAMP & Cloud Modernization

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior level Application Architect with deep expertise in Federal compliance standards, such as FedRAMP, and significant experience with Azure cloud technologies. This role will focus on designing and building a new technology platform for our Retail Bond Services business, as part of the bank’s global digital transformation journey. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in federal systems and cloud architecture, ensuring solutions are compliant with federal standards while meeting the bank’s high performance, scalability, and security requirements.

The candidate will serve as a technical leader, collaborating across cross-functional teams within the bank, across multiple vendors, and with Federal systems, guiding the development process and ensuring federal compliance, security, and system efficiency. This role will have a particular focus on ensuring cloud infrastructure meets FedRAMP standards and that Azure services are optimally utilized for security, scalability, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all cloud-based infrastructure complies with U.S. federal regulations, leveraging Microsoft Azure services.
• Modernize an entire application portfolio while ensuring compliance with federal regulations.
• Collaborate with multiple technical teams to integrate systems for loan notices, trades, analytics, and payments, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Act as a technical leader, guiding teams through the development and deployment process, adhering to Fiscal Service performance and security standards.

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal compliance standards.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in application architecture, including at least 5 years working with federal systems or projects with FedRAMP requirements.

Required Technical Skills/Experience

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong understanding of federal security frameworks, such as FedRAMP High, and experience ensuring compliance with federal regulations.
• Proven experience with large data platforms and optimizing data processes for compliance and performance.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Familiarity with Payment methods, CRM tools, and general banking functions.
• Experience with Federal guidelines: FISMA boundaries.
• Experience modernizing mainframe systems with industry-standard platforms and products.
• Ability to collaborate with vendors and ensure the technical strategy aligns with Federal compliance objectives.

Location Expectations

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accrual