Enterprise Architect

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients and colleagues the best experience possible for over 150 years. Help us transform our workforce of the future, today.

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect that will focus on the finance, accounting, operations, risk, and compliance domains. As an Enterprise Architect you will embrace Zions digital banking vision and contribute your leadership to achieve that vision. You will be a catalyst for change, an advocate for the enterprise, and have a direct impact on Zions Bancorporation.

The Enterprise Architecture and Strategy organization is at the heart of innovation at Zions Bancorporation. We continually modernize on many of Zions’ key banking applications/system and its banking core. In addition to application development, we manage the key platforms, services, and processes which enable modernizing engineering and IT operations and delivery through DevSecOps and Agile/Lean principles. Ensuring scalable, quality, innovative solutions for our teams and our customers is integral to what we do.  Come join us in transforming engineering and banking software!

The Enterprise Architect will:

• Build and maintain relationships with key business and technology partners
• Provide technical leadership on strategic enterprise initiatives to guide implementations
• Create new business insight and perspective, clarify and illuminate strategic goals and strategies, guide strategy implementation, analyze business capabilities and identify synergistic opportunities
• Understand business objectives, research potential strategies, architect and design solutions
• Participate in business and technology strategic planning processes and guide business capability and technical capability initiative roadmaps
• Establish future-state enterprise-centric IT architectures that consider business, information, application, infrastructure and security perspectives and manage current state architectures in addressing technical debt to an acceptable level
• Advocate for simple, standard, centralized and automated solutions to business needs based on Zions guiding philosophy and architecture guardrails
• Mature the Enterprise Architecture practice horizontally across banking domains and across our core banking and deposit systems
• Champion and drive M&A activities and guide affiliate migration to core and centralized systems as they are warranted
• Stay current on technologies, technology trends and directions, and best practices

Qualifications:

• Proven track record of influencing change and leading strategic enterprise IT initiatives to achieve well-defined business objectives
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field and 6+ years of enterprise architecture or IT leadership in a highly regulated environment. A combination of education & experience may meet requirements.
• Deep hands-on technical expertise in multiple technical domains
• Ability to listen for understanding, resolve conflicts, negotiate compromise, and collaboratively lead business leaders and project teams to optimal solutions.
• Understanding of information architecture concepts that enable well-integrated transactional, analytical, and collaborative systems
• Ability to cultivate a shared strategic vision, articulate clear business objectives, and align the organization to achieve them
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with business leaders and technical experts at all organizational levels. 
• Experience with core banking systems such as TCS BaNCS, FIS, Fiserv, and ACI Worldwide is a plus
• Understanding of Agile methodology is a plus
• Banking or other Financial Services experience is a plus
• BIAN and TOGAF experience is a plus
• Strong understanding of SOX Controls/Reporting including Risk Management is a plus Frameworks (SOC, RCSA and FFIEC Controls), and Fraud Disclosures is a plus
• Exposure to Cloud Based management and operations is key as Zions moves towards a Cloud Native/Cloud-Based journey to become ‘Digital to the Core’ is  a plus  

Location:

This position has a hybrid work from home schedule with a minimum of three days per week in the office at the new Zions Technology Center in Midvale, UT.

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

• Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.
• At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.
• Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.
• Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.
• Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.
• LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials.

Benefits: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE! 
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products
• Employees may, at the company’s discretion, be eligible to receive a cash bonus award

Apply now if you have a passion for impactful outcomes, enjoy working collaboratively with co-workers, and want to make a difference for the clients and communities we serve.