Principal Application Architect

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?  

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets.  We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact.  We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits 
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). 

The Impact you will have in this role:

Responsible for creating, communicating, and facilitating alignment to enterprise-wide application architecture, technology strategy and standards, architecture and design principals, guidelines, and common solutions. 

Responsible for advancing application architecture in support of DTCC's business and IT strategy and developing roadmaps and blueprints to ensure architecture goals are met in both tactical and strategic frames. 

Collaborating with Clients & Partners - To collect and assess the requirements and provide optimal strategically aligned solutions. 

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Solution Architecture & Business Alignment
  Translate complex and sometimes ambiguous business and technical requirements into sound, scalable, and secure technical solutions. Understand business needs, IT strategy, and existing assets to identify optimal solution architectures.
• Implementation Guidance & Team Enablement
  Assess implementation context and team capabilities to provide actionable architectural guidance. Ensure successful delivery of application architecture through mentoring and technical leadership.
• Strategic Collaboration & Governance
  Partner with application owners, subject matter experts, product owners, architects, engineers, and delivery teams to enhance DTCC’s Technology Governance, Risk, and Compliance frameworks. Influence strategic direction and define target state platform architectures, capturing outcomes in clear and actionable technical designs.
• Architecture Office Engagement
  Collaborate with the Architecture Office to define, publish, and maintain processes for:
  • Compliance with architectural principles, guidelines, and standards.
  • Software development and deployment practices.
  • Evaluation and selection of third-party products.
  • Retirement of obsolete technologies.
• Technology Evaluation & Recommendation
  Research and evaluate alternative solutions, recommending the most efficient and cost-effective options for system design and delivery.
• Technical Strategy & Leadership
  Provide architectural oversight and guidance on technical strategy. Design end-to-end technology architectures and mentor technical teams to deliver innovative services that enhance customer experience and accelerate delivery.
• Disaster Recovery & Resiliency Planning
  Develop and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery strategies and solutions to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
• Technology Trends & Innovation
  Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends. Recommend strategic directions and approaches that align with business goals and future-state vision.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience

Talents Needed for Success:

The individual should be proficient in the following areas: 

• Enterprise Capability and IT Service Management: Proven experience in designing enterprise capabilities and services, with a strong foundation in ITSM principles and practices.
• Architectural Documentation: Ability to create a wide range of architectural artifacts, including but not limited to logical and reference architectures, sequence diagrams, and system flow diagrams.