Director, Cloud Solution Architect

Director, Cloud Solution Architect

Country: United States of America

It Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.  This is more than a strategic shift.  It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

If you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You!

The Difference You Make:

The Director, Cloud Solution Architect, leads and promotes strategic direction of IT Infrastructure Technologies based on business requirements and serves as a point cross-functional technical leader on various projects.

• Develops and maintains solution architecture blueprints.
• Envisions, develops, proves and articulates innovative solutions to business requirements.
• Defines systems/platforms architecture and integration strategy and recommend design solutions.
• Evaluates and recommends technology acquisitions and alternative solutions/methodologies/strategies.
• Performs Proof of Concept testing in a lab environment.
• Coordinates work plans to achieve expected results per expected timelines by utilizing resources from all parts of the organization.
• Anticipates business needs and research technologies that would be appropriate to meet those business needs.
• Articulates emerging technologies, their strengths, weaknesses, risks and their application within enterprise.
• Advises and consults on technologies costs, benefits, and implementation requirements.
• Seeks opportunities to implement standards, policies, and process improvements.
• Develops processes to ensure alignment between the business strategies and applied technology roadmap.

What You Bring:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 12 years of IT experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience: Computer Science Engineering or a equivalent discipline. - Required

• Extensive experience working in Banking and Financial domains and good functional knowledge in Banking and its products.

• Deep Understanding AWS cloud platform technology, architecture and service components.

• Multiyear hands-on experience in DevOps pipelines in both cloud and on-prem solutions is required. Extensive experience in working CICD Pipelines using Github actions, Jenkins, Cloudbees etc.; Github actions preferred

• Extensive experience building Data warehouses and Data Lakes in cloud and on-prem

• Extensive experience in ETL pipeline using Native Coding – Python, Java etc.; Python Preferred
• Extensive experience in Code storage repositories – GitHub, Bitbucket etc.; Github preferred
• Preferred experience with Pandas, Polaris, Pyspak, Snowpark Data frames
• Preferred experience with Machine learning models, feature stores, Sagemaker or other AI tools.
• Preferred experience with Snowflake Administration and associated emerging services.
• Extensive experience with Data Modelling concepts – Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Vault etc. and hands on Data Modelling using Erwin
• Extensive experience in solutioning and designing OLAP applications

Soft Skills:

• Strong Communication, collaboration, negotiation and leadership skills are required for this position
• Ability to influence decisions is highly desirable
• Should be able to work independently with ownership of the complete projects and tasks
• High quotient to learn and adapt, with a can-do attitude
• Risk taker, not afraid to take risks and think outside the box

Certifications:

• AWS Certification preferred

It Would Be Nice For You To Have:

• Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.
• Experience in Microsoft Office products.

What Else You Need To Know:

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may va