Vice President, Digital Technologies Architecture

: At First Republic, we care about our people.

Founded in 1985, we offer extraordinary client service in private banking, private business banking and private wealth management.

We believe that personal connections are everything and our success is driven by the relationships we form with our colleagues and clients.

Youll always feel empowered and valued here.Incredible teams doing exceptional work, every dayIn Technology, we support First Republics employees and clients through the acquisition, integration and management of the Banks information technology systems and services.

We drive innovation and explore emerging technologies so our people can be productive and focus on what matters most providing extraordinary service.

: As Digital Technologies (DT) Architecture Lead, you will manage DTs Solution Architecture team and driving DTs Platform Architecture practice.

Youll guide our architects in adopting leading scalable, extendible, resilient, and secure design patterns and build out common solution services to improve component development and reuse.

Additionally, youll partner closely with our platform and enterprise architects to continue modernization of our digital platform with Cloud adoption, containerization, microservices, and modern DevSecOps practices.

The goal for the DT Architecture Lead is to help provide developers with clear instructions, make development more efficient, and simplify the production support process.Reporting to the Head of Digital Technologies and working closely with both our broader Information Services teams and Product teams, youll be a senior member of the Digital Technologies team.

We are looking for a leader who can inspire a lean, high-performing team, modernize and advance our digital platforms, while maintaining great company culture.

You have strong leadership and mentorship skills in fast-paced environments, including a strong track record of driving architecture practices across a high-performing organization.Experience with digital platforms and related technologies is essential as this role will be the responsible for setting the bar on how Digital Technologies builds modern solutions.

You are a self-starter and will need to quickly understand the various components of the current architecture, identify areas for improvement, and execute a roadmap of both tactical and strategic improvements for current and future applications.

Candidates for this role should have experience working within banking or other financial services and display an understanding and appreciation for the complexities therein.What youll do as the DT Architecture Lead:Lead, mentor, and grow the DT Solution Architecture Team by ensuring the team has the right coverage across incoming feature requirements and feature scrum teamsDrive the architecture of DTs Digital 2.0 Platform and ensure the adoption of its target architectureLead the adoption and contribution of solution design patterns, reusable components, and easily accessible code and artifact repositories for developersEstablish consistent and comprehensive diagraming and documentation standards that meet the needs of developers, production support operators, and architecture governanceMaintain the repository of architecture artifactsEnsure solutions have well-defined and managed SLAsEnsure a partnership with Project Managers to help them clearly understand component and work breakdown of solutions and support them on sizing and resolving roadblocks through the Agile development and release processesPartner and collaborate with Product Owners, Technical Product Managers, Architects, and Production Managers to understand their key needs and ensure solution designs meet both functional and non-functional needs : Youll be a great fit if you have:Bachelors degree (Masters preferred) in Software Engineering or related15 years in engineering and architecture, with a focus on digital solutions, building customized experiences leveraging components and microservices, and leveraging AWS for scaling low-latency applications10 years leading and managing teamsPreviously hands-on with Java Spring, NodeJS, Angular, and React frameworks along with iOS and Android developmentSenior management related leaderships skillsAbility to influence results without having direct oversight of all parties involvedExperience executing enterprise-level projectsEffective communication skills to partner with senior leaders across the organizationProven leadership, relationship management, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills Ability to think strategically and create new and better ways for the organization to be successfulMakes good and timely decisions that keeps the organization moving forward; combines analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment in decision qualityOwn your work and your career apply nowAre you willing to go the extra mile because you love what you do and how you can contribute as a team?

Do you want the freedom to grow and the opportunity to take charge of your own career?

If so, then come join us.We want hard working team players.

Youll have the independence to learn, lead and drive change.

A culture of extraordinary service, empowerment and stability thats the First Republic way.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, to the extent consistent with applicable federal and/or state law.