Vice President – Head of Architecture

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) promotes a strong financial system and healthy economy in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. Through our offices in Dallas, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, and our team of 1300 employees, we work for and with the people of our district to build a strong and inclusive economy. The Dallas Fed works within the Federal Reserve System and with other public and private sector institutions to foster the safety, soundness and vitality of the United States economy and financial system.

We are one of 12 Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., constitute the nation’s central bank. We are part of the Federal Reserve System, which was established by Congress in 1913. Our mission is to serve the interests of the American public by informing and influencing our nation’s monetary policy, fostering financial stability and delivering quality services to the United States government and the financial institutions in our region. Although established by Congress we are independent of government.

Our responsibilities are wide-ranging. We conduct economic research and gather perspectives from our region to bring to national conversations about monetary policy. We work with government, financial industry and the community to ensure our banking system is safe, accessible and secure. We help maintain a reliable supply of cash and support digital payment. We work with community partners to ensure that all people in our district have opportunities to build a bright economic future. Our success depends on actively connecting with the people and communities we serve.

Location: #LI-Hybrid

The Integrated Technology Services Department:

The Eleventh District’s Integrated Technology Services department provides innovative technology solutions and services to support the Bank's mission, vision, and strategic priorities. We work with our partners in the Eleventh District and across the Federal Reserve System (“System”) to provide essential technology solutions and services needed to support the mission of the Federal Reserve.​​​​​​​ We strive to be an agile and innovative organization that delivers high-value solutions and services including business process automation, digital collaboration tools, application development, and product and program management services. We have expertise in a variety of focus areas from cloud computing and automation to artificial intelligence and machine learning. We measure success by our ability to help customers identify and implement leading edge technology solutions that are the best fit for their strategic needs.

The Role:

Overview:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is seeking a Vice President to provide executive oversight and strategic leadership to the Head of Architecture function in the Integrated Technology Services department. The Head of Architecture function sets the IT architecture strategy in support of business product strategies, optimizes how users experience technology, and shapes and aligns the IT architecture to the needs of the business through continuous innovation.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and passionate technology executive who is a forward-looking, visionary technology leader with an innovative, customer-focused mindset capable of helping Federal Reserve businesses achieve their mission through technology transformation. This is a pivotal role that will own business and technology architecture and be responsible for the management and evolution of IT reference architectures for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

The Vice President and Head of Architecture reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. In this capacity, the Vice President supports the development of the Bank’s strategic plan, collaborates with colleagues throughout the enterprise to contribute to the organization’s mission, strategic vision and core values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and expertise in the development of architectural standards, design patterns, and IT practices.

• Leads the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive business and solution architecture requirements.

• Influences strategic direction of business architecture and gains consensus from key governance groups and decision-makers.

• Oversees IT architectures for applications, data, platforms, tools, infrastructure, and data interchange.

• Plays a key role in overseeing IT architecture governance and advisory groups such as the Local Architecture Review Board.

• Serves as princi