Director, Cloud Solution Architect

Director, Cloud Solution Architect

Country: United States of America

Your Journey Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. Our focus is on fostering an enriching journey that empowers you to explore diverse career opportunities while nurturing your personal growth. We are committed to creating an environment where continuous learning and development are prioritized, enabling you to thrive both professionally and personally. Here, you will find ample opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented colleagues from around the world, sharing insights and driving innovation together. Join us at Santander, where you are supported by a culture of engagement and a commitment to your success.

An exciting journey awaits, 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.