Lead, Solution Architecture

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In consideration for the safety of our clients and colleagues, we will be requiring colleagues to be fully vaccinated* by October 4, 2021 for positions that are in-office or hybrid, unless they have a medical and/or religious exemption.

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Tempe, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina

MUFG is undertaking a significant transformation initiative that will make us an agile company that is powered by a resilient, flexible technology and data stack.

This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that put our clients’ and colleagues’ changing needs first.

We are looking for resilient technologists who will help us build the future of banking with a new digitally-led, cloud-first, real-time deposit system.

This is a rare opportunity to transition to a modern platform as a member of this high-impact team.

Backed by the strength and stability of the world’s 5th largest financial institution, you’ll help build a bank you’ll be excited to call yours.

Success Profile

What makes you successful in your technology career at MUFG?

Check out the top skills we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

• Adaptable
• Client-centric
• Problem-solver
• Forward-thinking
• Agile

Culture

• Client Centric
• People Focused
• Own & Execute

As we transform our digital capabilities and enhance the user experience to create integrated digital and mobile banking tools, we are looking for strong technology professionals who have the technical expertise to guide the bank on its journey to a cloud-first, microservice-based, real-time platform.

Dave H., Head of Core Banking Technology Transformation

For more than 360 years, our passion for progress has been unwavering.

• Other Locations NORTH CAROLINA-Charlotte
• Date posted 09/14/2021

Your potential.

Your opportunity.

About MUFG

Discover your next career opportunity at MUFG Union Bank, N.A., a member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the fifth-largest financial services company in the world.

In the Americas, we are a community of 14,000 colleagues who go above and beyond to make a difference for every client and organization—and the world at large.

Our culture emphasizes putting our values into action and developing positive relationships built on integrity and respect.

As individuals, we listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed, and agility.

As a team, we take responsibility for the future by asking tough questions and owning the solutions.

Want to make your voice heard and your actions count?

Join us at MUFG.

Some MUFG roles require that individuals be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to medical and/or religious exemptions, if applicable.

Should you be selected for an interview, your recruiter will provide additional information.

Overview:

In this role you will focus on developing business product strategic roadmaps and solution designs that achieve business outcomes and support functional and non-functional objectives.

Responsibilities include building a bridge between business and technical requirements by defining application solution frameworks and implementation blueprints; working with software engineers and business analysts to provide reliable and scalable technical solutions; managing enterprise architecture governance; and developing reference architectures and roadmaps for business products.

Major Responsibilities:

• Drives technology strategy and roadmaps of business functional areas
• Establishes as a technology solution expert in one or more of the banking domains
• Experience working with web services, REST, Web API, ESB, message-based development, integration, and deployment
• API, digital/mobile architecture experience
• Technical facilitator bringing various technology groups and vendors for solution design and execution to meet project timeline but keeping strategic focus
• Produce project level and program level technical documentations (solution options, solution architecture, high-level end-to-end design flow) collaborating with other technical leads
• Assists with and contributes to function area-specific target architecture, transition architectures, and technology roadmap
• Leads or assist with new technology evaluation against MUFG target architecture and standards to solve business problems
• Coordinate cross-team communication and facilitate reviewing of technical issues for the technical governance forums.

  Lead socialization of the technical decisions with the project team

• Facilitate and lead resolution of all technical issues on the project/program by establishing strong working relationships with the business, operations, and other technology team members
• Identify and communicate risks (business, application, technical) associated with component or application implementation
• Evaluate multiple solution design options, working with a multi-disciplined team to design integrated solution architecture across application areas and helping the project adhere to Enterprise standards

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in enterprise, application, and/or information architecture preferred
• 6+ years of programming/development experience.
• Experience designing enterprise solutions that support functional and non-functional requirements
• Experience creating diagrams and written summaries to explain an enterprise level architecture design to business, technology, and executive stakeholders
• Experience developing roadmaps to sequence delivery of a target state architecture through prioritized phases
• Experience designing solutions to optimize and automate business processes
• Experience utilizing a variety of specific tools and toolkits for the development and support of applications
• Experience with major public cloud offerings and how to design solutions that are built around these technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and similar)
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing large-scale business solutions.
• Familiar with Agile Development Methodology
• Able to manage ambiguity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfortable interacting with developers all the way up to the “C” level

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business.

We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.

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Factors such as the age of the offense, evidence of rehabilitation, seriousness of violation, and job relatedness are considered in all employment decisions.

Additionally, it’s the bank’s policy to only inquire into a candidate’s criminal history after an offer has been made.

Federal law prohibits banks from employing individuals who have been convicted of, or received a pretrial diversion for, certain offenses.

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business.

We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.